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Pete

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Pete Seeger (May 3, 1919 - January 27, 2014) was an American folk singer, political activist and author, and a key figure in the mid-20th century American folk music revival. He is particularly loved as the author (or co-author) of the songs Where Have All the Flowers Gone, If I Had a Hammer, and Turn, Turn, Turn. One of his brothers is Mike Seeger; Peggy Seeger is his half-sister. As a member of The Weavers, Seeger had a string of hits, including a 1949 recording of Leadbelly's "Goodnight Irene" that topped the charts for 13 weeks in 1950. He was formerly a member of the Communist Party of the United States of America and was a major contributor to folk and protest music in the 1950s and the 1960s. Perhaps best known today as the author or co-author of the songs Where Have All the Flowers Gone, If I Had a Hammer, and Turn, Turn, Turn, songs that have been recorded by many artists both in and outside the folk revival movement and which are still sung all over the world. Flowers was a hit recording for The Kingston Trio (1962), Marlene Dietrich, who recorded it in English, German and French (1962), and Johnny Rivers (1965). "If I Had a Hammer" was a hit for Peter, Paul & Mary (1962) and Trini Lopez (1963), while The Byrds popularized "Turn, Turn, Turn" in the mid-1960s. Early work Seeger dropped out of Harvard (where he studied journalism) in 1939, and he took a job in Washington, D.C. at the Archive of American Folk Song in the Library of Congress. In that capacity, he met and was influenced by many important musicians such as Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly.

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Thu, 8 Oct 2026
Pete & Bas
O2 Academy Bristol · Bristol
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Fri, 9 Oct 2026
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indigo at The O2 · London
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Sun, 11 Oct 2026
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upcoming dates

Thu, 8 Oct 2026
Pete & Bas
O2 Academy Bristol · Bristol
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Fri, 9 Oct 2026
Pete & Bas
indigo at The O2 · London
Ticketmaster ↗
Sun, 11 Oct 2026
Pete & Bas
Manchester New Century Hall · Manchester
Ticketmaster ↗
Mon, 12 Oct 2026
Ulrika Spacekon the line-up
Brudenell Social Club · Leeds
Tickets ↗
Wed, 14 Oct 2026
432 present Pete & Bas
Newcastle University Student Union · Newcastle Upon Tyne
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Fri, 23 Oct 2026
Pete & Bas
EngineRooms · Southampton
Tickets ↗

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