David Eugene Edwards
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He is the lead singer of Wovenhand, and also the main songwriter and the principal musician on the recordings of the band. He is the former lead singer of 16 Horsepower
16 Horsepower
16 Horsepower was an American alternative country music group based in Denver, Colorado. Their music often invoked religious imagery dealing with conflict, redemption, punishment, and guilt through David Eugene Edwards's lyrics and the heavy use of traditional bluegrass, gospel, and Appalachian...
. Although many labels have been applied to his music, it defies simple genre categorization, including elements of old-time
Old-time music
Old-time music is a genre of North American folk music, with roots in the folk music of many countries, including England, Scotland, Ireland and countries in Africa. It developed along with various North American folk dances, such as square dance, buck dance, and clogging. The genre also...
, folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
, punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
, medieval
Medieval music
Medieval music is Western music written during the Middle Ages. This era begins with the fall of the Roman Empire and ends sometime in the early fifteenth century...
, gypsy and Native American music
Native American music
American Indian music is the music that is used, created or performed by Native North Americans, specifically traditional tribal music. In addition to the traditional music of the Native American groups, there now exist pan-tribal and inter-tribal genres as well as distinct Indian subgenres of...
. Lyrically, it deals with pain, conflict, faith, and redemption, with Edwards' personal Christian beliefs influencing much of the lyrical imagery.
Edwards, along with Jean-Yves Tola and Pascal Humbert (together as 16 Horsepower) performs on the soundtrack to the Jim White inspired film Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus, playing the traditional "Wayfarin' Stranger." He also appears in the film, playing a fragment of "Phyllis Ruth," a 16 Horsepower song from 1997's Low Estate.
Edwards is married and has two children, a boy and a girl (Asher, who appears in the video for 16 Horsepower's song "Clogger").
Albums
- 16 Horsepower:
- 16 Horsepower EP (CD/vinyl - 1995)
- Sackcloth 'n' AshesSackcloth 'n' AshesSackcloth 'n' Ashes is the first full-length studio album by the band 16 Horsepower. It was released in 1996.- Track listing :# "I Seen What I Saw" – 3:24# "Black Soul Choir" – 3:52...
(CD - 1995) - Low EstateLow EstateLow Estate is the second full-length album by 16 Horsepower. Released in 1997, only a year after Sackcloth 'n' Ashes, it drew heavily upon compositions pre-dating the band's first album.- Track listing :...
(CD - 1997) - Secret SouthSecret SouthSecret South is 16 Horsepower's third full-length studio album. Released in 2000, the album marked a distinct change in direction compared to previous efforts as it focuses more on storytelling over a more laid back soundscape.- Track listing :...
(CD/vinyl - 2000) - HoarseHoarse (album)Hoarse is a live album by the band 16 Horsepower. It was released in Europe in 2000 in digipak with Glitterhouse Records. In March 2001 it was released regularly in jewel case with Glitterhouse. An American version was released in 2001 on Checkered Past records...
(CD - 2000) - FolkloreFolklore (16HP album)Folklore is the 4th studio album by 16 Horsepower, released in 2002.As hinted to by its name, most of the material on the album is drawn from traditional folk music. Only four of the songs on the album are original 16 Horsepower compositions.-Track listing:...
(CD/vinyl - 2002) - Olden (CD/vinyl - 2003)
- Woven Hand:
- Woven HandWoven Hand (album)Woven Hand is the self-titled debut album by David Eugene Edwards' Woven Hand.-Track listings:#The Good Hand#My Russia#Blue Pail Fever#Glass Eye#Wooden Brother#Ain't No Sunshine#Story and Pictures#Arrowhead#Your Russia#Last Fist...
(2002) - Blush Music (2003)
- Blush (Original Score) (2003)
- Consider the BirdsConsider the BirdsConsider the Birds is the second album by David Eugene Edwards' Woven Hand. The album's title comes from the Sermon on the Mount. When asked why he chose this as his album's title, David Eugene Edwards replied, "I wanted to remind myself of the birds. I am often anxious...
(2004) - MosaicMosaic (Woven Hand album)-Track listings:#Breathing Bull#Winter Shaker#Swedish Purse#Twig#Whistling Girl#Elktooth#Bible and Bird#Dirty Blue#Slota Prow - Full Armour#Truly Golden#Deerskin Doll#Little Raven/Shun-Personnel:*David Eugene Edwards - vocals, guitar, bass...
(2006) - Puur (2006)
- Ten Stones (2008)
- The Threshingfloor (2010)
- Woven Hand
Singles
- 16 Horsepower:
- Shametown (vinyl 7" - 1994)
- Black Soul Choir (CD - 1996)
- Haw (vinyl - 1996)
- For Heaven's Sake (CD - 1997)
- Coal Black Horses (CD - 1997)
- The Partisan (CD - 1998)
- Clogger (CD - 2000)
- Splinters (CD - 2001)
Video
- 16 Horsepower:
- Black Soul Choir and Haw (1995)
- 16HP DVD (2005)
- Live DVD (2006)