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“Grooving…wistful, driving, and a masterful combination…velvety vocals over staccato guitar and light percussion capture your attention with Sway Wild.“
- Parade Magazine

”…high energy (and) soulful… Like The Wood Brothers and Lake Street Dive, Sway Wild hones a universal likeability where uptempo anthems and melodic precision prevail…Fer is an impressive…[and] masterful guitarist…”
- Glide Magazine

“Off-Grid Lo-Fi is chock full of roots-rich gems…Fer shreds…excellent guitar…a delicate blues madrigal...”
- Acoustic Guitar Magazine

"...outstanding...excellent musicianship...their voices combine perfectly in powerful harmonies..."
- Americana UK

“…refreshing…stunning…some of the best I have heard.”
- No Depression

“…stellar songwriting…exceptional guitar playing…”
- The Utne Reader

“…roots trailblazers Dave McGraw and Mandy Fer continue their upward stride towards artistic nirvana….scintillating…”
- PopMatters

Maritime featured on American Songwriter Magazine, CMT Edge and The Bluegrass Situation and charted at #1 for 2 consecutive months on the EuroAmericana Chart.

“…(Off-Grid Lo-Fi ) suits their music deep down to the ground and digs its roots even further into your soul…(Fer) is over and again proving herself a brilliant songwriter…Off-Grid Lo-Fi is a truly standout new collection from Dave and Mandy, who must surely by now be considered one of Americana’s most vital and essential - and original - duo acts.”
- FATEA Magazine UK

“Excellent”
- FolkRadioUK

“…seriously mesmerizing…harmonic sophistication…spellbinding…”
- Roots Music Report

“Seed of a Pine was an impressive debut album from American duo Dave McGraw & Mandy Fer, and the good news is that the supposedly difficult follow-up second album is even stronger. Maritime has soulful songs, intuitive musicianship and fine singing throughout…”
- Included in “Best Country (Americana) Music Albums of 2014” The Telegraph (UK) 4 stars

“I could talk about these songs [Seed of a Pine] until the cows come home. Honestly this is one of those…albums which ‘had me at hello.’ If you’re a fan of modern folk and Americana, you can’t go wrong with Seed of a Pine.”
- Seattle Post Intelligencer - BlogCritics.org

“Dave and Mandy create a confluence of soulful lyrics, musical chops and harmony in their music that is as beautiful as it is thought provoking.”
- Willy Porter

”[Seed of a Pine] is a smooth and impressive slice of Americana…the album brims with the confidence of good musicianship…McGraw and Fer deserve wider recognition.”
- The Telegraph (UK)

“On stage, McGraw and Fer’s harmonies drew the seated crowd to their feet.”
- Boise Weekly (Idaho)