A Hawk and a Hacksaw (often abbreviated to AHAAH) is a folk band from Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is currently on The Leaf Label. The band consists primarily of percussionist Jeremy Barnes, who was previously the drummer for Neutral Milk Hotel and Bablicon, and violinist Heather Trost. The music is inspired by eastern European and particularly Balkan traditions, and is mostly instrumental with occasional vocals, shouts and cheers. The band has toured with The Olivia Tremor Control and Beirut. During its CMN tour of the UK in 2007 it was accompanied by the The Hun Hangár Ensemble.

The band's self-titled first album provided the soundtrack for the documentary Zizek!, which features Slovenian cultural theorist Slavoj Zizek (the film's director, Astra Taylor, is married to Barnes' former Neutral Milk Hotel bandmate Jeff Mangum).

The name comes from a line in Hamlet (Act II, scene ii): "I am but mad north-north-west: when the wind is southerly I know a hawk from a handsaw."

• A Hawk and a Hacksaw (2002 - Cloud Recordings, 2004 - The Leaf Label)
• Darkness at Noon (2005 - The Leaf Label)
• The Way the Wind Blows (2006 - The Leaf Label)
• A Hawk and a Hacksaw and the Hun Hangár Ensemble (2007 - The Leaf Label)
• Foni Tu Argile (2009 - The Leaf Label)
• Délivrance (2009 - The Leaf Label)

• A Hawk and a Hacksaw official website
• A Hawk and a Hacksaw on MySpace
• The Leaf Label official website
• The Leaf Label on MySpace
• Electric Rouelette Review