Steve is a man of many talents: a distinctive vocalist, a great songwriter, and an excellent musician. (In addition to playing guitar and mandolin, Steve is also a virtuoso blues harmonica player.) And during the past decade or more, he has become one of the best producers around... winning acclaim for his studio work in Nashville with artists and bands not only from across the USA, but also from Canada, England, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Germany.

Despite being on a small independent label -- "Nashville's Renegade Record Label", Wild Oats Records, of course! -- Steve Haggard has built a (growing) legion of extremely devoted fans around the world. He has done some 55 tours outside of the USA and performed in 17 countries, playing everywhere from Europe to the Middle East. Summer 2009 tour dates for Steve and his band are already booked in Germany and Latvia.

Steve's six Wild Oats Records CDs have picked up radio airplay in over 20 countries, and been distributed on five continents. They've won glowing reviews from music journalists here and overseas, as well as praise from a wide spectrum of music lovers. The *brand-new* Steve Haggard album "Love Conquers All", has just been released. Reviewing it in Nashville's well-respected Shake! Magazine, Jess Marich called Steve "a Nashville treasure...one of the great country/folk/blues artists", while reviewer Wildy Haskell called the new CD "a wonderfully warm roots album that is not to be missed".

Steve Haggard has always stayed somewhat outside the mainstream of the music business, doing what does, avoiding the cookie-cutter mentality that is all too prevalent these days. His albums tend to be very eclectic, although always within the roots framework of Americana, country, blues, rockabilly, folk and rock 'n' roll. And while he may not be a household name, those who know Steve's music -- including some people who are household names -- hold the man and his talent in high regard.

Steve lives in Nashville, where in addition to his many musical pursuits, he co-hosts a weekly radio show, and also writes a regular column for a local newspaper. He is currently working on a book about the music business.

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"Steve Haggard is a Nashville treasure. One of the great country/folk/blues artists... Haggard has parlayed his successful recording career into heading up his own label. Wild Oats Records is regarded as one of the classiest independent labels around. So when Steve makes his own new CD every three years or so, he enjoys complete artistic freedom. "Love Conquers All" is another fine example of Steve's poetic, rootsy music." - Jess Marich / Shake! Magazine (USA)

"Make Your Move", Steve Haggard's fourth project for Wild Oats Records, is one of the year's best country albums. Besides being a fine singer, Haggard wrote all but two of the 11 songs on the collection. His writing is intelligent without being annoyingly clever, and he has a classic country feel for strong images and clear narratives. The production is first-rate, and the pickers convey the kind of back-porch enthusiasm that lifts a song out of the grooves and into the memory."
- Edward Morris / Nashville Scene (USA)

"The combination of his expressive voice, well-crafted lyrics, and melodies written in a jambalaya of country, blues, folk, spiritual and rockabilly genres creates a memorable style." - Michelle B. Honick / American Songwriter (USA)

"The rockabilly/blues/country/honky-tonk ambience of Steve Haggard's fifth CD, "Mysterious Ways", demonstrates all of his talents... One notes particularly his great hymn to the honky-tonks, "Home Is Any Honky-Tonk"... rockabilly ("El Camino"), a superb half-folk and half-country ballad with the flavor of the Rolling Stones at the dawn of the '70s ("Somewhere Down The Line") and a raw, fluid, remarkable blues ("French Quarter Blues")... a very balanced and very successful CD." - Jacques Bremond / Le Cri Du Coyote (France)

"Steve Haggard is a rare talent in country music these days. Eschewing the pop and circumstance that tends to flow freely from Nashville like waste water into a river, Haggard mixes a blend of country, rock, blues, rockabilly, folk and Americana that is uniquely original and accessible. On "Love Conquers All', his sixth release on Wild Oats Records, Steve raises the bar a notch higher with a wonderfully warm roots album that is not to be missed. Haggard has a warm country voice and easy delivery that make him a pleasure to listen to... a musical maverick in much the same light as Lyle Lovett... "Love Conquers All" is what country music aspires to when it's not busy selling the latest pop sensation to MTV. Steve Haggard is what Nashville dreams longingly it could still be". - Wildy Haskell / Wildy's World (USA)

"Steve Haggard is a hard guy to categorize, as his music mixes and matches styles and genres. Which is one of the things that makes him such a great artist: he's a real original. And whether he's doing some southern-fried country, or a wailin' blues, or a sweet acoustic number, or a rockin' tune, he always delivers the goods. Steve has been living in Nashville for twenty years now, and is a thoroughly accomplished singer, songwriter, producer and musician (one of the best harmonica players I've ever heard ...and I've heard a lot of them). I've had a couple of his albums for years, and now he's got a new one: "Love Conquers All", and it's simply a brilliant CD, filled with great playing, wonderful songs, and genuine, very emotional vocals. There's not a weak song on the CD, but my favorites at the moment are the powerful 'Mysterious Ways, Part III' and the stunning 'Same Old Ghost'... If you're in search of a genuine artist and an original talent, I strongly recommend you check out Steve Haggard." - Amy Anne Papineau / Rock 'n' Reel (England)

"This guy is a major talent... Quite simply, "Make Your Move" is wonderful. Filled with fine songs, superb musicianship, and Steve's best singing yet, this CD marks a giant step forward for "the other Haggard"... the album takes the listener on a fascinating journey down the highways and byways of American music... so readers, make *your* move: Get out there buy this CD !" - William Henry / American Music Journal (USA)

"Nashville is flooding the market with new talents, who often sound like they've been produced on an assembly-line... There is rarely a genuine artist among them, but Steve Haggard is one of those exceptions who has preserved his individuality." - Gunzburger Zeitung (Germany)

"Country music with an edge, physically and emotionally...Steve Haggard's music evokes feeling and reality, something sorely missing on radio today." - Kyle Christen / Cosmic American Music News (USA)

"What an artist, what a singer, what a talent !... "Make Your Move" will make you move". - Pascal Paulin / Country Gazette (France)

"Steve Haggard's sound is best described as 'American Roots Music'... He's received consistently good reviews. Well, he should... It's easy to see how he has arrived at his high degree of crediblity… Steve Haggard is certainly not one of the cosmetic phonies who dominate today's music world... Check him out. You'll be glad that you did." - Jess Marich / Shake! Magazine (USA)

"Thanks for the cut on 'Memphis.' You did me proud !" - Tom T. Hall / Member, Country Music Hall of Fame, and Nashville    Songwriters Hall of Fame (USA)

"There’s more to ("Mysterious Ways") than just a straightforward country sound. It mixes a little grass-cutting, maybe a little rockabilly, and a little blues to boot. I was really impressed with (Steve's) harmonica playing that seeped through my speakers like moonshine through a still coil...high marks for musicianship and  songwriting." - Bill Schlitz / Enigma Magazine (USA)

"The whole concert was a 'feast for the ears', and a thrill for me... the crowd loved Steve's virtuoso harmonica playing." - Toni Metzler / CMC Switzerland News (Switzerland)

"Since 1992, I have enjoyed the music, singing and instrumental work of Steve Haggard. I was informed months ago that he was recording "Make Your Move", now my anticipated wait for some more good music has been rewarded... get a copy of this album, and hear the excellent work of a fully-experienced inter-
national music man... 'Genius does what it must, talent does what it can.' Until noticed." - Ian McQueen / Country Music News & Routes (England)

"An invigorating mixture of clever ideas, foot-stompin' rhythms and solid performances make Steve's latest CD, "Mysterious Ways", a sure-fire crowd-pleaser. Just the right blend of proven and adventurous technique to give the album a fresh familiarity." - Allen Foster / Songwriter's Monthly (USA)

"Steve Haggard boasts a voice that is cool and impassioned, well-suited to ruminate on the pangs of regret... Rough Edge spotlights both his vocal and songwriting talents." - Walt Trott / Entertainment Express (USA)

"Ain't Life Grand? is a sort of career overview that includes songs from five of his prior releases... The focus is more on the country side… and Steve Haggard has some great country cookin' going on.… I suspect that in the late 1970s and the early '80s he would have been considered a certain future Country Music Hall of Famer.” - Wildy Haskell / Wildy's World (USA)

"We know Steve as a great performer with a splendid voice... "Rough Edge" lets us hear him as an excellent songwriter and a great singer." - Andre Vanoppen / Radio Maasvallei (The Netherlands)