Mike Seeger

Mike Seeger
Born	(1933-08-15)August 15, 1933
Origin	New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	August 7, 2009(2009-08-07) (aged 75) Lexington, Virginia, U.S.
Genres	Old-time folk
Occupation(s)	Musician singer
Instruments	Autoharp banjo fiddle Appalachian dulcimer guitar mandolin dobro jaw harp harmonica pan pipes shaker double bass
Labels	Folkways Rounder Arhoolie Argo Greenhays 5-String Productions Appalseed
Associated acts	New Lost City Ramblers Strange Creek Singers Peggy Seeger Alice Gerrard John Hartford David Grisman Robert Plant Alison Krauss Ry Cooder

Mike Seeger (August 15, 1933 – August 7, 2009) was an American folk musician and folklorist. He was a distinctive singer and an accomplished musician who played autoharp, banjo, fiddle, dulcimer, guitar, mouth harp, mandolin, dobro, jaw harp, and pan pipes. Seeger, a half-brother of Pete Seeger, produced more than 30 documentary recordings, and performed in more than 40 other recordings. He desired to make known the caretakers of culture that inspired and taught him.

Seeger was born in New York and grew up in Maryland and Washington D.C. His father, Charles Louis Seeger Jr., was a composer and pioneering ethnomusicologist, investigating both American folk and non-Western music. His mother, Ruth Crawford Seeger, was a composer. His eldest half-brother, Charles Seeger III, was a radio astronomer, and his next older half-brother, John Seeger, taught for years at the Dalton School in Manhattan. His next older half brother was Pete Seeger. His uncle, Alan Seeger, a poet, was killed during the First World War. His sister Peggy Seeger, also a well-known folk performer, was married for many years to British folk singer Ewan MacColl. His sister, singer Penny Seeger, married John Cohen, a member of Mike's musical group, New Lost City Ramblers. Seeger was a self-taught musician who began playing stringed instruments at the age of 18. He also sang Sacred Harp with Ewan and Calum MacColl.

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