Dawn and Hawkes
Miranda Dawn and Chris Hawkes
Miranda Dawn and Chris Hawkes
Background information
OriginAustin, Texas, United States
Genresindie folk, Americana, folk
Years active2012–present
LabelsSelf-released, Republic Records
Members
Websitewww.dawnandhawkes.com

Dawn and Hawkes are an indie folk duo from Austin, Texas consisting of singer-songwriters Miranda Dawn and Chris Hawkes.

History

In mid-2011 Miranda Dawn and Chris Hawkes collaborated for the recording of Dawn's debut album, Reason to Feel Alive. Dawn was recognized as a finalist in the Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk songwriting competition for her songs "Forever Happily" and "Made to Roam"[1] and performed with Hawkes at the festival in May 2012.

Dawn and Hawkes continued co-writing and touring together and released a collaborative effort, Golden Heart, in June 2012.

While on tour in California in 2013, the duo auditioned for season 6 of the American reality talent show The Voice. Their audition was broadcast on NBC on February 24, 2014, on the inaugural episode of season 6 singing an acoustic version of The Beatles song "I've Just Seen a Face". Adam Levine and Shakira pressed the "I Want You" button turning their chairs. "That was my favorite performance I have ever seen — ever — on 'The Voice'" said Levine.[2] After a brief consultation, they picked to be on Team Adam.

Their iTunes single for "I've Just Seen A Face" charted #1 in iTunes Rock sales and #22 across all genres selling 24,000 copies in the first week as a Billboard charts "Hot Shot Debut."I[3][4][5] Their previously released "Golden Heart" EP followed, climbing to #2 in the singer/songwriter chart[6] and Billboard Magazine's top 25 folk chart.[7]

Dawn and Hawkes toured throughout 2014 including Levitt Pavilion in Arlington, Texas,[7] California tour and appearance on The Voice Season 7 supporting their friend Luke Wade's audition,[8] summer tour with Austin, TX singer/songwriter Bob Schneider,[9] performances at Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth, Texas,[10] Austin City Limits soundstage at Moody Theater,[11] Austin City Limits Music Festival,[12][13] and performances with Chris Isaak,[14] Patty Griffin,[15] Jim Lauderdale,[16] Robert Earl Keen, Hayes Carll and former host of The Tonight Show, Jay Leno.[10] The duo continued touring throughout 2015 with appearances at music festivals like Folk Alliance International and South by Southwest while recording their first full-length album Yours and Mine.[17]

Dawn and Hawkes announced their marriage with the release of their new music video and single, "Yours and Mine"up on August 21, 2015 via Huffington Post.[18] Their full-length album, also titled Yours and Mine, went on sale October 2 and followed with a second video release "Almost Mine" from Texas Monthly,[19] and third video for "Silver Line" from Acoustic Guitar magazine who featured them in "guitar duos on the rise" from the February 2016 issue and the Acoustic Guitar Sessions video series.[20] Yours and Mine debuted in the top 10 folk albums chart at #7[21] and hit #3[22] on Roots Music radio report.

Miranda Dawn and Chris Hawkes recorded music and vocals for Daytime Emmy Award winning 2016 StoryBots series Ask The Story Bots and StoryBots Super Songs[23]

Dawn and Hawkes appeared, individually and together, in the 2017 documentary film Albert E. Brumley: Songwriter of the Ozarks[24] documenting the posthumous completion of several unfinished songs by Albert E. Brumley, songwriter of I'll Fly Away. [25]

The duo stored their possessions and lived on the road full-time while starting their second full-length album The Other Side, released July 6, 2018. The album takes on weighty subject matter; from opposing sides of an argument, to the mortal loss of friends and loved ones.[26] The first video from the album, 'Trees' premiered on Billboard.[27] The Austin American-Statesman called The Other Side “10 new tracks of sweet folk-rock — instantly appealing tunes — rooted in the singer songwriter heyday of the early 1970’s, they also fit well into the modern-day indie-folk revival.”[28]

The Other Side charted in the top ten folk albums[29] and top 100 on Americana Music Association's radio chart.

Discography

Albums

Released Album title Album/
EP		 Artist Chart/Awards
2011
 Reason to Feel Alive Album Miranda Dawn "Forever Happily" and "Made to Roam" Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk Finalist
2012
 Golden Heart EP Dawn and Hawkes #25 Billboard Folk, #31 Top Heatseekers
2015
 Yours and Mine Album Dawn and Hawkes #5 Roots Music Report Folk Album Chart
2018
 The Other Side Album Dawn and Hawkes #8 Roots Music Report Folk and Contemporary Folk Album Chart

Singles

Released Song Title Label Artist Chart
2014
 "I've Just Seen a Face" Republic Records Dawn and Hawkes #13 Rock Digital Singles
#22 Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles
2014
 "Stuck in the Middle with You" Republic Records Dawn and Hawkes

Filmography

Year Title Role Type
2014
 NBC The Voice Themselves/Musicians TV series
2015
 Longhorn Network Sessions from the Cactus Cafe Themselves/Musician TV series
2016
 Texas Music Scene TV w/Ray Benson and Jack Ingram Themselves/Musicians TV series
2016
 Ask The StoryBots Musicians TV series
2016
 StoryBots Super Songs Musicians TV series
2017
 Albert E. Brumley: Songwriter of the Ozarks Themselves/Songwriters Documentary Film

References

  1. ^ "Kerrville Folk Festival". Kerrville-music.com. Archived from the original on 2013-10-06. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  2. ^ Taste of Country: Dawn and Hawkes - "I've Seen a Face' performance on The Voice
  3. ^ "Chart Moves: American Authors Pen First No. 1; Brantley Gilbert Pops Cork Atop Hot Country Songs; Wisin's All-Star Collab Storms Latin Lists". Billboard. 2014-03-07. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  4. ^ Cantor, Brian (2016-01-14). "Dawn & Hawkes Sold 24,000 Copies of "I've Just Seen a Face"". Headlineplanet.com. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  5. ^ Franklin, Mark. "Dawn and Hawkes top iTunes for The Voice | Idol Chatter & Voice Views". Ydtalk.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  6. ^ "Dawn & Hawkes - Timeline Photos". Facebook. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  7. ^ a b Jinkins, Shirley (2014-05-30). "Fresh off 'The Voice,' Hawkes & Dawn make Levitt stop in Arlington". The Star-Telegram. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  8. ^ McCarthy, Amy (2014-09-29). "Luke Wade Gets His Star Turn on NBC's The Voice". Dallas Observer. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  9. ^ Treacy, Ann (2014-07-20). "A night of Austin at the Varsity Theater: Bob Schneider with Dawn & Hawkes - Twin Cities Daily PlanetTwin Cities Daily Planet". Tcdailyplanet.net. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  10. ^ a b "Central Track // Jay Leno // An Evening With a Legend". Centraltrack.com. 2014-11-06. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  11. ^ "The Wine Down feat. Dawn and Hawkes w/ Bites by the Bonneville at ACL Live at the Moody Theater, on NowAustin". Archived from the original on 2014-12-17. Retrieved 2014-12-19.
  12. ^ "Austin City Limits 2014 Lineup". 22 April 2014.
  13. ^ Rajagopalan, Meera (2014-09-02). "Austin City Limits 2014: Interview with Austin's Dawn and Hawkes « Miss A® | Charity Meets™ Style". Askmissa.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  14. ^ "Chris Isaak et al. at Gruene Hall (8/14/14)". Pollstar. 2014-08-14. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  15. ^ Lopez, Rich (2014-11-05). "Patty Griffin brings Americana to the Yucca - MRT.com: Weekender". MRT.com. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  16. ^ "Music City Roots - KKFI 90.1 FMKKFI 90.1 FM". Kkfi.org. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  17. ^ "Indie-folk duo Dawn and Hawkes come back to Steamboat Springs this weekend". Exploresteamboat.com. 2015-08-25. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  18. ^ Ragogna, Mike (19 August 2015). "Black Cat: Chatting With Never Shout Never's Christofer Drew, Plus Dawn & Hawkes and Geoff deBree Exclusives". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  19. ^ "Watch 'The Voice' Stars Dawn & Hawkes Duet In The Middle Of Nowhere". Texas Monthly. 2015-10-05. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  20. ^ "Acoustic Guitar Sessions Presents Dawn & Hawkes | Acoustic Guitar". 18 March 2016.
  21. ^ "Top 50 Folk Album Chart for the Week of Oct 12, 2015". Roots Music Report. 2015-10-12. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  22. ^ "Top 50 Folk Album Chart for the Week of Jan 17, 2016". Roots Music Report. 2016-01-17. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  23. ^ "Miranda Dawn". IMDb.
  24. ^ IMDb: Miranda Dawn page
  25. ^ "THE HOUSE OF SONGS MAKES ITS MARK WITH NEW FILM, SECOND LOCATION". Lonstar Music. 2017-10-27.
  26. ^ "Artist Interview: Dawn and Hawkes – Folk duo singing with depth and beauty". 20 July 2018.
  27. ^ "Dawn & Hawkes Share Stark, Gorgeous 'Trees' Video: Premiere". Billboard. 8 August 2018.
  28. ^ "Austin360 on the Record: Dawn & Hawkes, Justin Stewart, more".
  29. ^ "Top 50 Contemporary Folk Album Chart for the Week of December 1, 2018". Roots Music Report. 2018-12-01.

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