Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
August 15, 1933
Died
August 7, 2009 (age 75)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York
Mike Seeger
Biography
Mike Seeger was an American folk musician and folklorist. He was a distinctive singer and an accomplished musician who mainly played autoharp, banjo, fiddle, dulcimer, guitar, harmonica, 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. He was posthumously inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame in 2018.
Known For
Filmography
2020FilmAlways Been a Rambler2015FilmPete and Toshi Get a Camera2014FilmThe Winding Streamas Self2012FilmBanjo Tales2011FilmGive Me the Banjoas Self2005FilmOld-Time Banjo Stylesas Mike Seeger2002FilmHazel Dickens: It’s Hard to Tell the Singer from the Songas Self1980FilmHomemade American Musicas self