Monday 12th May, Aberdeen Tunnels: A Hawk and a Hacksaw / Benjamin Wetherill
A Hawk and a Hacksaw
a hawk and a hacksaw - a rooster, a gaggle of geese, bits of tin, two rivers (one in france, one in new mexico), a violinist who began playing at age three, a small cat who has three little kittens, an assortment of gongs, wooden percussive implements, and portable drums, the occasional jazz musician, or tuba player, an oud master, three accordions, a romanian brass band, 4 hungarian cosmopolitans and a stroh violin. there are three records, and an ep. www.ahawkandahacksaw.co.uk
Benjamin Wetherill
"...Wetherill mixes traditional songs with haunting originals and veers between straight-up gritty folk and ethereal psychedelia. His voice possesses a fragile quality, somehow not of this era but also fresh sounding. Though acoustic folk is hardly a new concept, it is very difficult to think of any particular artist he is imitating". (Sandman)