Following the overwhelming success of their UK Spring tour with the Hungarian virtuoso group, The Hun Hangár Ensemble, A Hawk And A Hacksaw return to the UK for a two night residency at The Luminaire in Kilburn, north London.

These very special shows will take place on Tuesday 4 and Wednesday 5 September 2007. AHAAH’s Jeremy Barnes and Heather Trost will be joined by the undoubted star of the tour, Cimbalom maestro Unger Balázs, for two nights of celebration of the music of Eastern Europe, both original and traditional songs. Men Djamler and Directing Hand will open the evening on the Tuesday and Wednesday respectively, with Benjamin Wetherill playing both nights to complete the line up.

In addition to this, AHAAH have been invited to play All Tomorrow’s Parties’ Nightmare Before Christmas event, curated by Portishead, which runs from 7-9 December this year.

The Leaf Label will also be releasing a digital-only EP version of God Bless The Ottoman Empire, taken from AHAAH’s third album, The Way The Wind Blows, on 24 September. The main track will be backed with a bonus tracks,  Vereb/The Sparrow, which is a Hungarian traditional track combined with a Barnes original and was recorded live at the Glatt und Verkehrt Festival in Krems, Austria in July this year. The group will also be recording sessions for Rob Da Bank’s BBC Radio 1 show and Stuart Maconie’s FreakZone on BBC 6 Music.

A Hawk And A Hacksaw | The Leaf Label

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