Cervantine Explained

Cervantine
Type:	studio
Artist:	A Hawk and a Hacksaw
Cover:	Cervantine.jpg
Released:	February 18, 2011
Recorded:	New Mexico
Genre:	Folk Balkan Mariachi
Length:	40:21
Label:	L.M. Dupli-cation^[1]
Prev Title:	Délivrance
Prev Year:	2009
Next Title:	You Have Already Gone To The Other World
Next Year:	2013

Cervantine is A Hawk and a Hacksaw's fifth studio album, and the first to be released on the new label, L.M. Dupli-cation.^[2] The album's sound stands out from previous recordings, drawing a stronger influence from Greek Romani music, and the mariachi that had surrounded the group in New Mexico.^{[3] [4]}

Track listing

1. "No Rest For The Wicked" - 8:23
2. "Mana Thelo Enan Andra" (traditional song) - 3:54
3. "Espanola Kolo" - 5:34
4. "Cervantine" - 5:50
5. "Üskudar" - 4:08
6. "Lazslo Lassú" - 3:50
7. "At The Vulturul Negru" - 4:46
8. "The Loser (Xeftilis)" - 3:56

Personnel

• Jeremy Barnes - accordion
• Heather Trost - violin
• Stephanie Hladowski - vocals ("Mana Thelo Enan Andra", "Uskudar")
• Chris Hladowski - bouzouki^[5]
• Issa Malluf - doumbek and riq^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Elliott . Richard . A Hawk And A Hacksaw - Cervantine | Music Review . Tiny Mix Tapes . 2012-02-09.
2. Web site: Rock Paper Scissors - A Hawk and A Hacksaw, 2011 Tour - Press Release . Rockpaperscissors.biz . 2012-02-09.
3. Web site: A Hawk and a Hacksaw: Cervantine | Album Reviews . Pitchfork . 2011-03-09 . 2012-02-09.
4. Web site: A HAWK AND A HACKSAW: Cervantine (LM Dupli-cation) . themilkfactory . 2011-04-12 . 2012-02-09.
5. Web site: A Hawk And A Hacksaw: Cervantine | Midheaven Mailorder . Midheaven.com . 2012-02-09.
6. Web site: A Hawk And A Hacksaw: Cervantine, Album Back Cover . 2013-05-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001714/http://images.junostatic.com/full/CS418144-01A-BIG.jpg . 2016-03-04 . dead .