Mike Seeger performs a song by Texas ragtime musician Henry Thomas at the Delaware Theatre Company in Wilmington, Delaware, May 15, 2009. This is from the New Lost City Ramblers concert presented by the Brandywine Friends of Old Time Music, www.brandywinefriends.org.
@foxtrapper1972 Pan pipse, made out of bamboo or some other wood. Search for "Henry Thomas".
playon51 3 weeks ago
Brilliant - a great musician by any standard.
@foxtrapper1972: they are a type of pan-pipes; they were known as 'the quills'.
Gerrycoop 1 year ago
Thanks for this! Great! What sort of instrument is he playing there? (besides the guitar)
foxtrapper1972 1 year ago
In reply to phkaplan....AMEN!
ArkRed1 1 year ago
He was a fine man
daeusto 2 years ago
When I met Mike for the first time I asked him, "you are Pete's brother?" He replied drolly, "no, he is my brother." Lesson learned. Thanks Mike.
charleyharvey 2 years ago
you'll be sorely missed. what a treasure.
SingOut4SinglePayer 2 years ago
RIP, Mike. Let's all buy recordings by Mike Seeger and those wonderful old time musicians whose music he brought to us.
phkaplan 2 years ago