Mike Seeger
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Mike Seeger (b. August 15, 1933 in New York, New York) is an American folk musician and folklorist.
He was exposed to traditional music through his mother (Ruth Crawford-Seeger) and father (Charles Seeger), who worked with musicologists John and Alan Lomax. His famous musical family includes half-brother Pete Seeger and sister Peggy Seeger.
He is an accomplished musician; a distinctive singer who plays autoharp, banjo, fiddle, dulcimer, guitar, mouth harp, mandolin, and dobro. At 25, along with John Cohen and Tom Paley, he became a founding member of the New Lost City Ramblers.
His influence on the folk scene is described at some length by Bob Dylan in his recent book, Chronicles.
[edit] Discography
- Solo: Old Time Music (Rounder) (1991)
- Tipple, Loom & Rail (Smithsonian Folkways) (1965)
- Strange Creek Singers (Arhoolie) (1968)
- American Folk Songs for Children (Rounder) (1977)
- Fresh Oldtime String Band (Rounder) (1988)
- American Folk Songs for Christmas (Rounder) (1989)
- Animal Folk Songs for Children (Rounder) (1992)
- Third Annual Farewell Reunion (Rounder) (1994)
- Way Down in North Carolina (Rounder) (1996)
- Southern Banjo Sounds (Smithsonian Folkways) (1998)
- Retrograss (Acoustic Disc) (1999)
- True Vine (Smithsonian Folkways) (2003)
- Early Southern Guitar Sounds (Smithsonian Folkways) (2007)
- Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Raising Sand (Rounder) (2007)
- Ry Cooder - My Name Is Buddy (Nonesuch) (2007)
[edit] External links
- Official site
- Internet radio interview with Mike Seeger, he discusses Elizabeth Cotton, Dock Boggs, Henry Thomas, Alan Lomax, the current state of folk music and more, and plays some gourd banjo and jaw harp live on the air
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