Biography
Woven Hand (also spelled as Wovenhand) is a band from Denver, Colorado led by former 16 Horsepower lead singer David Eugene Edwards. Woven Hand's music combines elements of alternative country, post-rock, punk, industrial music, folk rock, old-time music and native American music, among others. Allmusic describes their music dark, gloomy, dreamy, organic and atmospheric.The band began in 2001 as a solo project for Edwards while his
primary group, 16 Horsepower, were taking a temporary hiatus. The
band's first live shows were performed by Edwards and
multi-instrumentalist Daniel McMahon; the debut, self-titled Woven Hand album was released in 2002 on Glitterhouse Records.
Performances following this record were executed by Edwards, McMahon,
drummer Ordy Garrison and cellist Paul Fonfara. 2003 saw a release of Blush Music,
the score to a dance performance mostly composed of reworked material
from the first record. Touring behind this album saw Shane Trost
replacing Fonfara.
In 2004, Consider the Birds
was released on the Sounds Familyre label, who has also released the
previous Woven Hand releases domestically. Edwards performed the bulk
of the instrumentation in the studio; he and Garrison toured behind the
record as a two-piece.
2005 saw both the demise of 16 Horsepower and the Woven Hand debut of guitarist Peter van Laerhoven, a Belgian guitarist - McMahon and Trost were now inactive with the group. 2006's Mosaic
album featured more input from Garrison and van Laerhoven, but still
read like an Edwards solo album for the most part. Touring behind the
record saw the inclusion of Pascal Humbert, 16 Horsepower's founding
and long-time bassist. Nonetheless, Edwards also played solo tours at
this time billed as Woven Hand.
2008's Ten Stones, conversely, was the first record from the
group written and performed collaboratively; the project had thus
evolved into a proper band, albeit with Edwards firmly at its head.-Wikipedia
primary group, 16 Horsepower, were taking a temporary hiatus. The
band's first live shows were performed by Edwards and
multi-instrumentalist Daniel McMahon; the debut, self-titled Woven Hand album was released in 2002 on Glitterhouse Records.
Performances following this record were executed by Edwards, McMahon,
drummer Ordy Garrison and cellist Paul Fonfara. 2003 saw a release of Blush Music,
the score to a dance performance mostly composed of reworked material
from the first record. Touring behind this album saw Shane Trost
replacing Fonfara.
In 2004, Consider the Birds
was released on the Sounds Familyre label, who has also released the
previous Woven Hand releases domestically. Edwards performed the bulk
of the instrumentation in the studio; he and Garrison toured behind the
record as a two-piece.
2005 saw both the demise of 16 Horsepower and the Woven Hand debut of guitarist Peter van Laerhoven, a Belgian guitarist - McMahon and Trost were now inactive with the group. 2006's Mosaic
album featured more input from Garrison and van Laerhoven, but still
read like an Edwards solo album for the most part. Touring behind the
record saw the inclusion of Pascal Humbert, 16 Horsepower's founding
and long-time bassist. Nonetheless, Edwards also played solo tours at
this time billed as Woven Hand.
2008's Ten Stones, conversely, was the first record from the
group written and performed collaboratively; the project had thus
evolved into a proper band, albeit with Edwards firmly at its head.-Wikipedia
