Austin based indie-folk-Americana duo Dawn and Hawkes have had an encouraging year. After a happenstance encounter, songwriters Miranda Dawn and Chris Hawkes joined together to multiply their talents and formed a male/female fronted band touring the country and sharing songs, shows and everything in between.

Dawn and Hawkes first appeared in front of a large audience at the Kerrville Folk Festival, where Dawn was a finalist in the New Folk competition for emerging songwriters. By June, they had recorded and released their self-produced EP, Golden Heart, featuring signature harmonies and an indie-folk sound influenced by Americana, country-rock and classic Beatlesque-pop.