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David Reynolds spent his early years of songwriting in Alaska, working as a fisherman and carpenter. Working at sea and in remote camps, isolated for months at a time, he embraced the solitude and rugged beauty of the untamed wilderness as inspiration for each new song. With a notebook, an acoustic guitar, and a powerful voice, he writes of wanderlust, adventure, human connection, and wonderment of the natural world.

When the work season ended, he traded the stillness of the wild for the open road, loading his car and embarking on cross-country tours. He played in bars and coffee shops, selling CDs to make ends meet. His early recordings were intimate and raw, stripped down to acoustic and vocals, as if being heard around the campfire. "In Full Uniform" was one of the first tracks to receive popular acclaim.

Reynolds now shares his time between Alaska and Northern Appalachia. While writing his latest EP “Postcards”, he was determined to collaborate with others to bring the songs to their full potential. Driven by the forces of nature, Reynolds suddenly found himself watching in amazement as Grammy winning Producer Julian Dreyer, Engineer Sacha Müller, and a suite of professional musicians added their creative sparks, collectively bringing the songs to life. These songs mark the start of a new journey, and the first single “Postcards” is a dreamy, nostalgic rendition of all the reasons you should take the time to write home. The second single "Ahead" imparts the musings of a young man gazing out upon the horizon in the face of adventure and adversity. Accompanied solely by Mike Guggino (Steep Canyon Rangers), the haunting italian folk mandolin solos bring reverence to the tune, meshing well with the celtic droning of the open-tuned acoustic guitar.

With the upcoming release of the "Postcards" EP, and another full-length album currently in production, Reynolds is back to touring, albeit in a different fashion than the rowdy bar tours of his youth. He is now focused on house concerts and listening room venues that allow a more intimate performance with both storytelling and song. A fisherpoet at heart, Reynolds tells tales from his adventures at sea and on the road, and sings the songs he wrote at each of those places in time. His songs and stories are a lifetime journey through the temperate rainforests and coastal waterways of Southeast Alaska, the subzero temperatures on the frozen Arctic tundra, traversing the backroads and highways from coast to coast in the lower 48, and all of the characters met and life lessons learned along the way.