Larry Kronquist writes on the Pete Seeger Facebook page, "I tracked down a nephew of his (using internet information) and messaged him about Bob's status (dead or alive?) That is how I learned that Bob was in the hospital and had no computer access. He is getting better, so hopefully we will hear from him in the near future."

So that's positive news. It is strange to me that no-one I can come across in the international "folkie" community seems to know Bob personally, including the many followers and the co-administrators of the FB Pete Seeger page.