Five Firsts: David Mallett

NAME: David Mallett
INSTRUMENT: Guitar

1. THE FIRST ALBUM I EVER BOUGHT WAS … “Another Side of Bob Dylan”

2. THE FIRST CONCERT THAT I EVER SAW WAS … probably a country western show like Hal Lone Pine or Dick Curless, both very popular in Maine in my youth

3. THE FIRST MUSICAL INSTRUMENT I EVER PLAYED OR OWNED WAS … my first guitar was a 1962 Martin 0-18

4. THE FIRST SONG I EVER PERFORMED IN PUBLIC WAS … probably some old standard like “Till We Meet Again.” I was so young I can’t recall.

5. THE FIRST BAND I WAS EVER IN WAS … the Mallett Brothers, circa 1963

Maine’s premier singer-songwriter David Mallett steps into the spotlight at The Linda in Albany at 8pm on Saturday (December 12) in support of his latest album, “Alright Now,” on North Road Records.