Music is family affair for Sandses

"Tommy Sands grew up in Ireland, but his musical influence was American folk singer Pete Seeger.
'He sang songs about real people in real situations,' he said in a phone interview from Reno, Nev., to promote his concert Friday in Lincoln. 'His songs were like a lesson, like a history lesson.'
You can imagine how excited he was to meet the legend in person.
'It was in the wintertime, and I was over here touring,' he said. 'I met some friends of Pete's who were aware of how fond I was of his music.'
He learned that Seeger knew about him as well. Sands, after all, had been making a name for himself as a singer, songwriter and social activist, performing the music of his native land.
Sands, with his wife and two small children, met Seeger at his log cabin by the Hudson River in New York.
'He is so big,' Sands said, remembering Seeger, who is more than 6-feet tall. 'He gave us all a hug at one time. We stayed for a few days and had a great time. We got on very well. It was a very special time.'"

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