The New Lost City Ramblers

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. Seeger died of cancer in 2009, Paley died in 2017, Cohen died in 2019, and Schwarz died in 2025. NLCR participated in the old-time music revival, and directly influenced many later musicians.

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