No Depression
“Dawson’s influences reportedly range from Doc Watson and Chet Atkins to Ry Cooder and Van Dyke Parks, and the list of progenitors makes sense, given the richly textured songs on Lucky Hand, all of which are loaded with surprising twists and turns, and consistently engaging.”
Acoustic Guitar
“…The addition of strings has opened and enhanced Dawson’s compositions, providing an air of sophistication. However, the mood is not high-brow, but intimate, humble, and inviting.”
Phoenix Blues Society
“Lucky Hand is a wide-ranging, far-reaching collection of masterful guitar.”
Billybop (Belgium)
“Dawson has never released music as sweeping, dynamic and visually suggestive as this.”
All About Jazz
“Evocative in ways both pastoral and cosmopolitan, this record is quite probably unlike anything else even the most avid musiclovers will hear this year.”
No Depression
“The sounds and textures he creates are magnificent. The record as a whole is cohesive, centered, and downright beautiful.”
Jazz Weekly
“Steve Dawson brings his collection of strings that include acoustic guitar, 12 string, Weissenborn, tricone and ukulele in a mix of gypsy, folk and traditional on this album that includes a string section, horns and other cameo guests.”
Lonesome Highway (Ireland)
“Playing a range of guitars – acoustic, 12-string, national tricone, weissenborn, ukulele – the depth of Dawson’s talent lies in the fact that the melodic progressions are seamless and give the impression of total fluidity and graceful ease.”
Toledo Blade
“If you’re into hearing some really incredible, acoustic guitar solos and genre-busting original songs in a rapid-fire bluesy folk-rock vein, I can pretty much guarantee you that you’ll love the latest disc from Steve Dawson.”
Great Dark Wonder
“This is a superb, constantly surprising album, and I highly recommend it to you.”
Red Guitar Music
“I wasn’t surprised to find that the album was recorded live with up to twelve mics in the room, which alone is a serious testament to Dawson’s considerable skills as a guitarist.”
RNR Magazine
“Lucky Hand, his eighth album, is entirely instrumental and Dawson's playing, whether on acoustic, twelve-string, steel-bodied guitar or Weissenborn, is virtuosic.”