"Get Off My Lawn" is one of the most important records in recent memory. Those who think of it as comedy haven't listened right. The album is David at his most acerbic and witty, yet it's still contemplative and musically rich. Those who call him "The George Carlin of folk music" don't get the whole picture. His songs go way beyond social commentary. Those of you who take offense, and ask "are you talkin' to me?!" can rest assured, that, yes, he is. He's talkin' to you, and you'll listen, too, and like it. Plus, no one has as much fun on stage as David does, either, and it shows. In a genre that seems to be collapsing under the weight of its own faux-poetry and self-importance, David Stoddard might be the one performer who can save it. Songwriters take note: the bar has been raised, and that's just a simple fact." Olin McGrath

****2008 Big Top Chautauqua Songwriter Competition FINALIST

*****2007 South Florida Folk Festival Songwriter Competition WINNER

*****2006 South Florida Folk Festival Songwriter Competition FINALIST

*****2005 Kerrville New Folk WINNER

*****2004 Minnesota Folk Festival GRAND PRIZE WINNER

*****2003 Winterfolk contest FINALIST

*****1997 Coffeehouse midwinter talent contest GRAND PRIZE WINNER

Hey everybody. Welcome to the site. There's a fair bit you can do here--listen to stuff, look at photos and videos, email me, find out where I'm playing next, look at some lyrics, or (ahem) purchase a cd. It's been a wild ride so far--I've been lucky enough to play for some fabulous audiences, and share the stage with some luminaries, including people like Leon Russell, Juice Newton, Rik Emmett, John McCutcheon, Pat Donohue, Lou and Peter Berryman, Laurie McClain, and a whole host of others, although that really doesn't prove much. Please give me a listen and let me know what you think!