Dave Sear is a New York City-born American folk singer whose singing, 5-string banjo picking, WNYC radio career and political activism has spanned over 70 years. His career was inspired by his boyhood connections and inspiration with Woody Guthrie, the Almanac Singers and Pete Seeger, which led to his immersion into the great American folk song revival of the 1950s and 1960s.  He has performed all over North America including Alaska, led several folk singing groups, and performed solo in concert halls, night clubs, and just about everywhere, teaming with some of the greats of folk music including Pete Seeger, Sonny Terry, Tom Paxton, Judy Collins and Jean Ritchie, and he collaborated with Oscar Brand in the infamous Bawdy Songs and Backroom Ballad record series. His WNYC show, The Folk Song Almanac, broadcasted concerts, live interviews and the occasional baroque music piece.