New Lost City Ramblers | |
|---|---|
 in the 1960s | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | New York City, New York, United States |
| Genres | Old-time, folk |
| Years active | 1958–2019 |
| Labels | Folkways, Flying Fish, Vanguard |
| Past members | Mike Seeger John Cohen Tom Paley Tracy Schwarz |
The New Lost City Ramblers, or NLCR, was an American contemporary old-time string band that formed in New York City in 1958 during the folk revival. Mike Seeger, John Cohen and Tom Paley were its founding members. Tracy Schwarz replaced Paley, who left the group in 1962.[1] Seeger died of cancer in 2009,[2] Paley died in 2017, and Cohen died in 2019.[3] NLCR participated in the old-time music revival, and directly influenced many later musicians.
- ^ The Guinness Who's Who of Folk Music, 1993, ISBN 0-85112-741-X
- ^ "Mike Seeger Cleared Paths, Showed Us The Way". Npr.org.
- ^ "Banjo Player, Folklorist, Photographer and Filmmaker John Cohen Has Died". Npr.org.