Mike Seeger
Actor
- Born
- August 15, 1933 · New York City, New York
- Died
- August 7, 2009 (age 75)
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
Acting8
- 2020Always Been a Rambler
- 2015Pete and Toshi Get a Camera
- 2014The Winding Stream as Self
- 2012Banjo Tales
- 2011Give Me the Banjo as Self
- 2005Old-Time Banjo Styles as Mike Seeger
- 2002Hazel Dickens: It’s Hard to Tell the Singer from the Song as Self
- 1980Homemade American Music as self
Behind the camera3
- 2012Banjo Tales Producer