Prayers just said and vibes sent.

I saw this on an autoharp e-mail list I belong to and am copying it here so folks can get the info:

Mary Katherine Aldin who has been Mike Seeger's booking agent for
years sent the following note to several people last night. Mark
Moss of Sing Out and Ken Irwin of Rounder Records forwarded it on to
several mailing lists. Many of you know Mike personally. His
contribution to traditional music cannot begin to be overstated and
this is particularly sad news for the autoharp community. He has
been an inspiration to all of us over the years through his own
playing, his work with the New Lost City Ramblers, and his field
work with the likes of Kilby Snow and Pop Stoneman and other great
names in country music history. I know that the New Lost City
Ramblers were my introduction to "real" music and I can still
remember the night I went to the Ash Grove to see them for the first
time back in 1964 ... he has been a great friend to Mountain Laurel
over the years as well and, more recently, to the California
Autoharp Gathering. This is very sad news indeed.

Many folks in the bluegrass world know, or know of, Mike Seeger.
But you may not know that Mike has been undergoing treatment for
leukemia for several years; just recently he was diagnosed with a
new and very aggressive form of cancer, called multiple myeloma. In
the same forthright way that he has lived his life, he has now made
the decision to discontinue treatment and enter hospice care. His
wife Alexia says that he would enjoy hearing from friends via cards
and emails which can be sent care of his booking agency:
Folklore Productions
1671 Appian Way
Santa Monica, CA 90401