interesting music promotions present
A HAWK AND A HACKSAW + BENJAMIN WETHERILL
Monday 12th May 2008
The Tunnels, Carnegies Brae, Aberdeen AB10 1BF. Phone (01224) 211121
Doors 8pm
Tickets £8+bf in advance / £10 on door
Available from One-Up Records, Belmont Street, Aberdeen. Phone (01224) 642682 or
http://www.ticketweb.co.uk
http://www.thetunnels.co.uk
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A HAWK AND A HACKSAW
Fresh from supporting*
Portishead on the Portuguese, Italian and UK legs of their European tour, and prior to their ATP show, we’re delighted to welcome back old friends A Hawk And A Hacksaw.
The regular duo of Jeremy Barnes
(ex Neutral Milk Hotel) and Heather Trost will be joined by Chris Hladowski from Scatter and Nalle (bouzouki/clarinet/bratch). The group will be performing their singular synthesis of eastern and western folk music, gypsy song, Klezmer and Mexican fanfare, taking inspiration from the last century and beyond.
“uplifting, bucolic balladry”
Observer Music Monthly
“A resonant stew: A Hawk And A Hacksaw sum up what’s most attractive in east European music”
The Saturday Telegraph
"A set glorying in its sensual exoticism"
Mojo
“ambitious, ethnically rich… suffused with Eastern flavours”
Uncut
http://www.ahawkandahacksaw.co.uk
http://www.myspace.com/ahawkandahacksaw
BENJAMIN WETHERILL
With a coward-esque warble and a precise and deliberate manner, Benjamin Wetherill cuts an unusual figure amongst his song-writing contemporaries, performing a romantic blend of darkened, spidery arch-folk and pre-war-swoon material.
From folk crowds to indie and experimental audiences, over the past four years Benjamin has wooed listeners and made an ineffable impression on the UK underground music scene through a constant performance schedule and numerous, independently released recordings.
"a jack-in-the-box, a faberge gem"
http://www.benjaminwetherill.co.uk
http://www.myspace.com/benjaminwetherill