A Hawk and a Hacksaw - Cambridge Junction 2 - 28 April 2013

Heather Trost and Jeremy Barnes are known as A Hawk and a Hacksaw and they gave an audience in Cambridge, a delightful 90 minute set on Sunday evening at the intimate Junction 2 venue.

Jeremy was the drummer with Neural Milk Hotel in a previous life and an expanded drummer he remains this time around with a bass drum and drum slung over his shoulder. He also played a masterful accordion and a table mounted and extremely large Zither which, he played with what looked like 2 small sticks hitting the strings, the sound of which, was amazing.

Heather plays a haunting and exuberant violin in equal measure and the mainly instrumental songs can best be described as being influenced by traditional music from Eastern Europe, The pair also played on the first Beirut album, Gulag Orkestar.

Support on the night came from Cambridge resident and quite wonderful guitarist C. Joynes.  A good 45 minute set on acoustic guitar really demonstrated his skill with the instrument. I could go as far as to say Bert Jansch came to mind whist listening to C Joynes.

So this was, just one of those perfect Sunday gigs.

A Hawk & A Hacksaw are on Yorkshire’s Leaf Label