When, a week before her 28th birthday, MorganEve Swain lost her husband and musical partner, Dave Lamb (Brown Bird) to leukemia, the world did not stand still. April continued into May, breath continued its rhythm through the bodies of the living and in their New England studio, MorganEve continued to record bass, strings and vocals into a laptop because it’s what she’d always done. 

The Huntress and Holder of Hands began as a vessel for a young widow pursuing the white stag of grief through a foreign wilderness.

A decade later, the five-piece band, employs cello, string bass, viola, electric guitar, electric bass and drums to create bass-driven, harmony-rich pieces influenced by Post-Metal, Blues and Americana to offer an intense musical and lyrical experience that explores love, loss, power and strength.

The band's first full-length album, Avalon, was released on September 15  2017.

The Huntress and Holder of Hands is playing as much as possible and releasing new music in 2024.

The Huntress and Holder of Hands is:

MorganEve Swain: 5-string viola, guitar, voice

Emily Dix Thomas: cello, voice

Liz Isenberg: string bass, voice

Joel Thibodeau: drums

Chris Sadlers: electric bass

And sometimes:

Rachel Blumberg: drums

James Maple: drums

Spencer Swain: electric bass

Emily Shaw: guitar, voice

Jerusha Robinson: cello, voice

Penn Sultan: guitar