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Genres
  
American folk

Instruments
  
guitar, harmonica


Years active
  
1961–present

Name
  
David Mallett

David Mallett

Born
  
April 21, 1951 (age 73) (
1951-04-21
)

Occupation(s)
  
Singer-songwriter, Activist

Labels
  
Flying Fish Records, North Road Records

Associated acts
  
The Mallett Brothers Band

David mallett le salon a paris


David Mallett is an American singer-songwriter best known for his authorship of the "folk standard" composition "Garden Song". He has recorded for independent record labels for most of his career.

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A resident of Maine for most of his life, in the 1980s he relocated to Nashville, and released two albums with the folk and blues label Vanguard. He has since moved back to Maine and established his own label, North Road Records.

In a career that spans four decades, his music has traveled to all corners of the world. His songs have been recorded by more than 150 artists, including: Pete Seeger, Alison Krauss, John Denver, Arlo Guthrie, Emmylou Harris, Peter, Paul & Mary, Bok, Trickett, Muir, and Liam Clancy. "Garden Song" was even recorded by the Muppets.

Mallett frequently performs with violinist Susan Ramsey and bassist Michael Burd, with sound by Tom Gordon. He has recorded 17 albums, including The Fable True in 2007, based on Thoreau's last expedition in 1857. and Alright Now a collection of songs including "Beautiful," dedicated to his daughter Molly.

He has performed in town halls and folk clubs across America and Europe in addition to major venues such as Barns of Wolf Trap, Newport Folk Festival, and Prairie Home Companion. The Bangor Daily News recognized him as one of the 58 most memorable Mainers of the 20th Century. The readers of Folkwax voted him "2003 Artist of the Year" and his album Artist in Me as "2003 Album of the Year".

His sons, Will and Luke, perform as The Mallett Brothers Band.

David mallett beautiful


Discography

David Mallett has released seventeen albums:

  • 1978: David Mallett
  • 1979: Pennsylvania Sunrise
  • 1981: Hard Light
  • 1983: Open Doors and Windows
  • 1986: Vital Signs
  • 1988: For a Lifetime
  • 1993: This Town
  • 1995: In the Falling Dark
  • 1997: Parallel Lives
  • 1999: Ambition
  • 2003: Artist in Me
  • 2006: Midnight on the Water
  • 2007: The Fable True
  • 2009: Alright Now
  • 2012: Greenin' Up
  • 2015: The Horse I Rode In On
  • 2016: Celebration
  • References

    David Mallett Wikipedia