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A Hawk and A Hacksaw and the Hun Hangár Ensemble is an EP by A Hawk and a Hacksaw and The Hun Hangár Ensemble released in 2007 on The Leaf Label. A 20-minute bonus DVD was released with the CD, titled An Introduction to A Hawk and a Hacksaw. The DVD documents two years of touring by original band members Jeremy Barnes and Heather Trost with live footage (by director Dave Herman), as well as a behind-the-scenes look at their travels across Europe.
Track listing
- "Kiraly Siratás" – 2:32
- "Zozobra" – 4:01
- "Serbian Cŏcek" – 4:14
- "Romanian Hora and Bulgar" (live) – 3:15
- "Ihabibi" – 3:57
- "Vajdaszentivány" – 2:36
- "Oriental Hora" – 5:18
- "Dudanotak" – 3:29
The original melodies
Kiraly Siratás, album's opening track, is based around the main melody from Bedřich Smetana 19th-century piece "Vltava". The flowing melody is carried by Heather Trost's violin, accompanied by the sound of a cymbalom. Serbian Cŏcek (or Čoček) is based around the melody of Marko Nešić's piece titled "Kad sam bio mlađan lovac ja" (When I was a young hunter). Oriental Hora is centered on the traditional klezmer melody. Vajdaszentivány is based on a Hungarian song called "Titkon nyílik".
Personnel
- Griffin Rodriguez – mastering
- Zsolt Kürtosi – upright bass
- Jeremy Barnes – accordion, cymbals, drums, glockenspiel, gong, bells, cowbell, sleigh bells, arranger, engineer, mixing
- Béla Ágoston – bagpipes, clarinet, alto sax
- Nick Hall – design
- Zach Condon – mandolin, trumpet, ukulele
- Heather Trost – arranger, cello, viola, violin
- Balázs Unger - cymbalom
- Ferenc Kovács - trumpet, violin
- Paul Collins – bouzouki