Délivrance is the fourth full-length studio album by A Hawk and a Hacksaw, released in 2009 on The Leaf Label.
Singles "Foni Tu Argile", a traditional Greek Rembetika song, is the first single from the album. It was released as a 500-copy, limited edition, hand-numbered 10-inch single, cut at 78 rpm. It was also released digitally.
The song was featured on NPRs All Things Considered as the 'Song of the Day' in August 2009.
Track listing "Foni Tu Argile" – 3:55 "Kertész" – 4:46 "The Man Who Sold His Beard" – 5:37 "Hummingbirds" – 2:29 "Raggle Taggle" – 4:52 "I Am Not A Gambling Man" – 2:38 "Turkiye" – 5:07 "Zibiciu" – 2:18 "Vasilisa Carries A Flaming Skull Through The Forest" – 3:59 "Lassú" – 2:01
Personnel Jeremy Barnes – Accordion, Drums, Vocals Heather Trost – Violin, Viola, Stroh Violin, Vocals, Accordion Chris Hladowski – Bouzouki, Baglama Ariel Muñiz – Cello Balázs Unger – Cimbalom ("Kertész") Kálmán Balogh – Cimbalom ("Hummingbirds") Béla Ágoston – Clarinet, Other [Bratch] Péter Pataj – Double Bass [Upright Bass] Sari Kovács – Flute Péter Bede – Saxophone Ferenc Kovács – Trumpet, Violin Mark Weaver – Tuba, Tuba [Baritone] Recorded by Jeremy Barnes Mixed by Griffin Rodriguez Tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 10 written by Jeremy Barnes. Track 9 written by Heather Trost. "Foni Tu Argile", "Raggle Taggle", "Turkiye" and "Lassú" are arranged traditional songs, adapted by Jeremy Barnes and Heather Trost. Recorded in Budapest, Devon and Albuquerque, from August to December 2008.
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