Heather Trost

Heather Trost, performing with A Hawk and a Hacksaw in 2006.

Heather Trost (born July 18, 1982) is an American violinist and singer.

Biography

Trost was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, ^[1] and is one of the two members of the American Balkan Folk band A Hawk and a Hacksaw, with husband Jeremy Barnes (of Neutral Milk Hotel). ^[2]

Trost and Barnes also worked together in the band Beirut, having been recruited by Zach Condon to help him complete the recording of his first album Gulag Orkestar (2006). ^[3]

She is a former member of the band FOMA.

Discography

Solo

• Ouroboros (Cimiotti Recordings, 2015)
• Agistri (2017)
• Petrichor (2020)
• Desert Flowers (2022)

A Hawk and a Hacksaw

• Darkness at Noon (2005) – Violin, Vocals
• The Way the Wind Blows (2006) – Viola, Violin
• A Hawk and a Hacksaw and the Hun Hangár Ensemble (2007) – Viola, Violin, Cello
• Délivrance (2009) – Viola, Violin, Accordion, Vocals
• Cervantine (2011) – Viola, Violin
• You Have Already Gone to the Other World (2013)
• Forest Bathing (2018)

FOMA

• Icecaves (2004)
• Phobos (2006)

Other artists

• Beirut  : Gulag Orkestar (2006) – Violin
• Beirut : The Flying Club Cup (2007) – Viola, Violin
• Benjamin Wetherill : Laura (2008) – Violin, Viola ^[4]
• Josephine Foster : Bloodrushing (2012)
• Thor & Friends  : Thor & Friends (2016)
• Thor & Friends : The Subversive Nature of Kindness (2017)
• Swans  : Leaving Meaning (2019)

References

1. "Heather Trost Discography". discogs.com. 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
2. Buckley, Peter (30 April 2009). "Interview: A Hawk and a Hacksaw". layabozi.com. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
3. "Dirt City Chronicles: Beirut". dirtcitychronicles.blogspot.com. 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
4. "Heather Trost Credits". allmusic.com. 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2011.