Born in Old Town, Maine, in 1942, David A. Ingraham spent his youth in Ellsworth and graduated from Ellsworth High School. In Downeast Maine, David gained notoriety as "The Maine Balladeer" by performing songs he composed about the people and places he loved most, with his trusty guitar at his side.  Over his lifetime, he produced hundreds of radio programs about theology and Bible prophecy for Christian radio stations in Texas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and North Carolina.