news + upcoming shows
February 9, 2010
Blue Planet, Green Living Article with Larry - Part Two is Up
The second installment of Julia Wasson's interview with Larry (this time on Bringing Woody Home) is up on their site. Check it out!
February 7, 2010
Hands and Hearts for Haiti Benefit Concert - February 21st!
Larry Long will be performing along with other local musicians for a benefit concert to help those affected by the recent tragedy in Haiti. All proceeds will go to the Red Cross. Download the flyer
January 28, 2010
Blue Planet, Green Living Article
Check Blue Planet, Green Living for a great interview with Larry and his work on the Mississippi River.
November 27, 2009
America.gov
Check out the feature on Elders' Wisdom, Children's Song over at America.gov! It's got a video, photo gallery and some more in-depth articles about the program and some of the elders from past celebration. It's currently on the home page, and you can find the permalink here.
If you would like to learn more about Community Celebration of Place and their work check out the ever-expanding Community Celebration of Place website.
November 17, 2009
Give to the Max — Community Celebration of Place
This Tuesday, November 17, donations made to GiveMN.org will be matched by the Minneapolis and St. Paul Companies. Community Celebration of Place is participating this year. Please take a moment to check out our page at GiveMN.org and consider making a donation today. Remember, any amount helps!
If you would like to learn more about Community Celebration of Place and our work in communities throughout the U.S., check out the Community Celebration of Place website.
September 12, 2009
Monarch Festival 2009
Lake Nokomis - Minneapoplis, MN
Celebrate the start of the monarchs’ amazing 2,000 mile migration from Minnesota to Mexico with music, dance, storytelling and art.
There’ll be good food, a native plant sale, prairie garden tours and art-making activities – monarch mandalas, milkweed seed mudballs and more. Performers include Larry Long, Mitch Walking Elk, Fiddlin’ Pete Watercott, authentic Aztec dancers, and more! Go to official website
August 12 & 13, 2009
Larry Long and Band are doing a live recording called "Back To the Depression Days." Joining him will be Fiddlin' Pete Watercott, Joe Savage and Larry Dalton. There’s no cost for this, except for what you want to throw into the hat. You will be asked to dance and sing a long!
August 14-15, 2009
LarryFest 2009
Larry will be performing this year at LarryFest, an outdoor festival held in LaCrosse, WI, on August 14 and 15, 2009.
He'll be performing with the incomparable Fiddlin' Pete Watercott; pedal steel, slide, harmonica, and dobro virtuoso Joe Savage; and the equally impressive upright bass player Larry Dalton.
There is a block of tickets reserved for friends and family. The festival sells out quickly every year so if you're interested in attending, email Larry. The cost for the weekend is $50.
Special Note: On August 12th and 13th we will be performing in the refurbished back room dancing hall of Leo & Leona’s doing a live recording called "Back To the Depression Days." There's no cost for this, except for what you want to throw into the hat. You will be asked to dance and sing a long!
About the Festival : LarryFest was started by Larry Sabranek and his brother Doug. It evolved from the atmosphere created at Leo & Leona's Bar, just outside of LaCrosse. Leo & Leona’s was built back in the in the late 1800’s and is something like a “Luckenbach, Texas” for Midwestern musicians. It's a place where musicians gather with local farmers, working people, old and aging hippies, river rats and Franciscan theologians.
August 1, 2009
Larry will be performing with Joe Savage at the Big Top Chautauqua in Bayfield, Wisconsin. (Download flyer
July 11, 2009
2009 marks the 20 year reunion of the first Woody Guthrie Festival, with the children and good people of Okemah who made this all possible. It'll be great to catch up with everyone after such a long time. I'll be bringing in my old friend Fiddlin' Pete to celebrate this day with me. Read more...
July 4, 2009
Craig Hergert, a professor at MCTC has submitted a great letter to the Star Tribune on the reasons he believes "This Land Is Your Land" should be considered for the National Anthem. Published in Commentary, July 4, 2009. Read the letter...
June 19-July 24
An exhibition of photography called Hootenanny: The Community features the work of local photographer Tony Nelson who has been documenting Jim Walsh's weekly hootenanny, an event that brings local songwriters and storytellers together The exhibit features candid photography from the weekly event as well as capturing images of the performers in their own space. Larry, a regular at the weekly "hoot", is among the featured artists. Read more...
February 20, 2009
Larry's song "Freedom, Oh, Freedom," originally recorded for Ezra Cunningham by the youths and elders of Alabama, is be featured in a new movie about life on the Marshall Islands. Learn more about the movie and listen to the song...
March 28, 2009
Larry was on Radio Heartland tonight talking with Dale Connelley about Elders' Wisdom, Children's Song, and his work with kids in Okemah, OK, Woody Guthrie's hometown. For more information about Meroslava Bryn, as well as the other Honored Elders, check out the Community Celebration website.
March 28, 2009
Larry performed at the MN Spoken Word Association's Youth Slam Series Quest for the Voice. The event was held at the Walker Church and featured collaborations of youth poets, elder poets, musicians, singers, and many well known artists in the community. More...
Elders' Wisdom, Children's Song™ and Larry were featured in the Star Tribune. Read article... To watch the video from the article, check out the video section!
April 20, 2009
NEW SONG POSTED! In honor of Pete Seeger's 90th Birthday, Larry wrote a song called "For Pete's Sake". Listen Now!
> DOWNLOAD notation, lyrics and MP3.
April 28, 2009
The first Elders' Circle was convened on Tuesday, April 28th, and brought together all the elders who have been involved with Elders' Wisdom, Children's Song™ over the years. The Circle bewas the first step in the partnership with the elders to make EWCS an even stronger program. For more on the Elder Circle or Community Celebration of Place, visit Community Celebration of Place's website.
May 3, 2009
Larry performied at Madison Square Garden celebrate Pete Seeger's 90th birthday. He was joined by more than 40 artists including Bruce Springsteen, Arlo Guthrie, Billy Bragg, Ani DiFranco, Emmylou Harris, Kris Kristofferson and Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Read more...