"Dave's music is heartfelt, spiritually rich and endlessly wise... folk music of the sort that can enrapture anyone who takes the time to really listen."

BlackMagicPlastic (Oakland, California)


"...With lyrics as candid as Josh Ritter('s), McGraw's vocals dance over tight guitar riffs and up-tempo rhythms, informed by his past as a percussionist.  His voice is at once familiar and refreshing..."

Jackson Hole Weekly News (Wyoming)


“I listen to a lot of acoustic music. So when an acoustic disc comes my way that is different from most others, I get excited. Dave McGraw’s Where the Sea Settles Down is such an album…It has a bittersweet, exotic, gypsy feel to it – the music of soul-searching...a pure acoustic delight, like listening to a downhome bunch of folks jamming on a wrap-around porch on a crisp evening.”

Muse’s Muse (Fort Meyers, Florida)


“…you can feel the pulse of the wheels on the road as McGraw takes you on an acoustic road trip…a recognition and rejoicing in of the simplification of life that traveling mandates…some lovely music.”

What’s Up Magazine (Bellingham, Washington)


"...talented folksters...clever Americana..."

Santa Fe Reporter (New Mexico)


Flag Live! awards Dave McGraw as 2008's "Best Flagstaff Newcomer" (Arizona)


“Dave has a unique style of fast paced rhythmic guitar combined with beautiful, deep, thought provoking lyrics that kept the full bar enthralled.”

GroovyStylie.com (Tucson, Arizona)


“...Brilliant...”

Oscar Winner Glen Hansard of The Frames, The Swell Season, and movie, 'Once'


"...suberb music inspired by the natural world."

Flag Live! (Flagstaff, Arizona)


"The band displays some fine pickin', and McGraw has a comfortable voice and a knack for writing immediately accessbile songs."

New Times (San Luis Obispo, California)


“The Dave McGraw Trio was incredible.”

Raleigh Music Series (Raleigh, North Carolina)



"Your CD is absolutely one of the best I’ve heard in a very long time.”

Pete Welch- Vashon Island EarthFair (Vashon Island, Washington)