David Mallett

David Mallett
David Mallett

David Mallett
Background information
Born April 21, 1951 (1951-04-21) (age 60)
Genres American folk
Occupations Singer-songwriter, Activist
Instruments guitar, harmonica
Years active 1961–present
Labels Flying Fish Records, North Road Records
Associated acts The Mallett Brothers
Website http://www.davidmallett.com/
Notable instruments
guitar, harmonica
This article is about the singer-songwriter David Mallett. For people using the "Mallet" spelling, see David Mallet (disambiguation).

David Mallett is a singer-songwriter best known for his authorship of the popular tune "Garden Song," made famous by John Denver and Arlo Guthrie. He has recorded for independent record labels for most of his career. 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, Emmylou Harris, and even the Muppets, and his "Garden Song" has become an American folk classic. In 2010 he released "Alright Now," his first collection of songs in more than six years, including "Beautiful," dedicated to his daughter Molly. He frequently performs with violinist Susan Ramsey and bassist Michael Burd, with sound by Tom Gordon.

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 "Artist in Me" 2003 Album of the Year. He has recorded 14 albums, including “The Fable True” (2007), based on Thoreau’s last expedition in 1857, a spoken word CD with accompanying music.

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


He has released fourteen albums:

  • David Mallett (1978)
  • Pennsylvania Sunrise (1979)
  • Hard Light (1981)
  • Open Doors and Windows (1983)
  • Vital Signs (1986)
  • For a Lifetime (1988)
  • This Town (1993)
  • In the Falling Dark (1995)
  • Parallel Lives (1997)
  • Ambition (1999)
  • Artist in Me (2003)
  • Midnight on the Water (2006)
  • The Fable True (2007)
  • Alright Now (2009)

His songs have been recorded by John Denver, Arlo Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Peter, Paul & Mary, Bok, Trickett, ,Muir, Liam Clancy among others.

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