Wovenhand
David Eugene Edwards live 2004
Background information
Origin	Denver, Colorado, United States
Genres	Alternative country, Neofolk
Years active	2001–present
Labels	Glitterhouse Records, Sounds Familyre
Associated acts	16 Horsepower, Lilium
Website	myspace.com/wovenhand
Members
David Eugene Edwards Ordy Garrison Pascal Humbert
Past members
Daniel McMahon Paul Fonfara Shane Trost Peter Van Laerhoven

Wovenhand (also spelled as Woven Hand) is a band from Denver, Colorado led by former 16 Horsepower lead singer David Eugene Edwards. Woven Hand's music combines elements of neofolk, alternative country, post-rock, punk, industrial music, folk rock, old-time music and native American music, among other influences.^[1]

History [link]

The band began in 2001 as a solo project for Edwards while 16 Horsepower was taking a temporary hiatus.^[2] Woven Hand's first live shows were performed by Edwards and multi-instrumentalist Daniel McMahon; the self-titled debut album was released in 2002 on Glitterhouse Records. Performances following this record featured Edwards, McMahon, drummer Ordy Garrison and cellist Paul Fonfara. 2003 saw the release of Blush Music, the score to a dance performance mostly composed of reworked material from the first record. Touring behind this album featured Shane Trost replacing Fonfara.

In 2004, Consider the Birds was released on the Sounds Familyre label, which 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. 16 Horsepower disbanded the following year, and Edwards further focused his attention on Woven Hand. Peter van Laerhoven, a Belgian guitarist, was added to the lineup, while McMahon and Trost became inactive with the group.

After 2006's Mosaic, Pascal Humbert, a founding member of 16 Horsepower, became the band's bassist. 2008's Ten Stones 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. In 2009, the band operated as a three-piece, sans Van Laerhoven.

Their fifth studio album, The Threshingfloor was released June 2010. Shortly thereafter, the group announced touring plans opening for the alternative metal band Tool.^[3]

Discography [link]

Albums [link]

• Woven Hand (2002)
• Blush Music (2003)
• Blush (Original Score) (2003)
• Consider the Birds (2004)
• Mosaic (2006)
• Puur (2006)
• Ten Stones (2008)
• The Threshingfloor (2010)
• live at Roepaen (2012)

Other [link]

• Black of the Ink (2011) [Book + 6-track EP re-recorded Best-of]

References [link]

External links [link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Wovenhand

• Wovenhand's Official MySpace Page
• Woven Hand Unofficial Fan Page
• Woven Hand Live NPR Tiny Desk Concert Series