Rory Gallagher, Van Morrison and the Clancys were among the Irish musicians influenced by Lead Belly, writes Richard Fitzpatrick.

PETE Seeger was born in Patterson, New York, on May 3, 1919, and was 94 when he passed away last week in a hospital in New York City.

Pete Seeger, the banjo-picking troubadour who sang for migrant workers, college students and star-struck presidents in a career that introduced generations of Americans to their folk music heritage, has died at the age of 94.