The Hawk Owls formed in Sussex County, NJ in 2011 after years of playing in various other bands together. Their songlist includes a variety of originals, traditionals and reinterpreted classics. Their vocal harmonies demand your attention and their energetic acoustic sound is sure to keep you moving. Certainly not an act to be missed!
"The Hawk Owls masterfully weave an acoustic bouquet of traditional mountain instruments, crafty melodic melodies, and jangly upbeat harmonies." - The NJ Herald
"The Hawk Owls masterfully weave an acoustic bouquet of traditional mountain instruments, crafty melodic melodies, and jangly upbeat harmonies." - The NJ Herald
The Hawk Owls are:
Bradley White
Mandolin & Vocals
Mandolin & Vocals
Bradley White is vocalist, song-writer and flat-picker hailing from the Pocono Mountains. He has been performing and composing music for nearly twenty years across a diverse variety of genres including punk rock, jazz and bluegrass. Bradley draws upon his formal training in ecology and education to inspire his musical creations. His compositions are enlivened by his observations of the natural world and the depths human spirit. Bradley founded the Hawk Owls in 2011 as an outlet to share original music with a traditional twist. He currently resides in Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania with his wife Amie and his daughter Abilene.
Peter Lister
Guitar & Vocals
Guitar & Vocals
Pete first became interested in playing music at a young age watching his father play with friends at annual parties and camping trips, By age 5 he learned to play his first song, “Glendale Train” by The New Riders. Throughout grade school he participated in the choirs, band, and theater groups and followed up by studying upright bass at Morris County College of NJ. It was there he networked with a number of great players with whom he has had many projects and still performs with today.
Mike Alexander
Banjo & Vocals
Banjo & Vocals
Played Piano and Guitar for 32 years, 5 string banjo and mandolin for 27 years. Completed an A.A in Music Performance CCM College Piano/Classical Guitar Major with 3.7 GPA/Deans List. Has taught piano, banjo, mandolin, cello, and violin for 12 years. Actively plays a list of instruments in musical groups spanning many musical genres. Loves kittens.
Jim Lashway
Bass & Vocals
Bass & Vocals
Jim Lashway is a multi-instrumentalist from the hills of Morris County NJ. James developed a love for music early on fostered by his parents who bought him his first guitar at the age of ten. Since then he has also added Bass (both upright and electric) and Banjo as well as several other instruments to his arsenal. James attended County College of Morris in 2008 to study Upright Bass and has continued with his musical studies through the years. Well versed in a variety of musical genres, Lashway has preformed with many Artist and ensembles around Northern NJ.