Larry Long singing in New Orleans with a group of people

Larry Long recording a song collectively written with residents from the 9th Ward of New Orleans through his Elders’ Wisdom, Children’s Song program in partnership with the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Author Studs Terkel called Long “a true American Troubadour.” When Pete Seeger was told that Larry is often referred to as the Pete Seeger of Minnesota, Pete replied, “I would be honored to be called the Larry Long of New York.”

“Out of muteness, silence, and pain there comes a song. It rises from the earth, the exploitation, work, and sorrow of the people. It rises from struggle kept alive in our wonderful multiplicity and sounds the tenderness of our solidarity. Bird song, people’s songs, from struggle and death, from the lost and gone and mute, out of the corpse of our death we sing.

Then our joyous singer like Larry Long begins to come where we are working, where we are living, and listens, repeats like a mockingbird, or notes of nightingales or meadowlarks, makes songs out of the first and last breath. He sings where we are, about what is happening. He takes the real sound, the real words and gives us back our songs and we hear what singers we all are and how beautiful, and how strong.”  —Meridel Le Sueur, American Author & Poet

Always Remember, Not To Forget

Larry Long will be performing a solo concer on July 12th, Saturday, at 7 pm for the exhibit opening of the 90th Anniversary of the 1935 Flour City Ornamental Iron […]

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The Doctrine

Join filmmaker Gwendolen Cates, Mitch Walking Elk & Nina Berglund in the Minnesota Premiere of the The Doctrine with musical guests Keith Secola, Buffalo Weavers, Joe Savage, and Larry Long.  […]

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Larry Long Live at LarryFest

Join Larry Long w/Joe Savage (Dobro, Pedal Steel, Harmonica) & Larry Dalton (Upright Bass) on Friday, August 15th, at LarryFest Music Festival in the heart of Wisconsin’s Driftless area.   This […]

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Always Remember, Not To Forget

Larry Long will be performing a solo concer on July 12th, Saturday, at 7 pm for the exhibit opening of the 90th Anniversary of the 1935 Flour City Ornamental Iron Strike.  This exhibit and concert is dedicated to the courage of those workers who fought for better pay, an 8-hour workday, and union recognition. The workers held firm and won on pay and hours, but the employer refused to recognise the union. During the course of this strike two two innocent bystanders were killed by police, and 32 people injured.  It’s of interest to note that this exhibit and opening concert by Larry is being held at the exact location of the Flour City Ornamental Works, which is now called the Ivy Building.

When: Where: Vine Arts Center (Ivy Building) | 2637 27th Avenue South  |Minneapolis, Minnesota 55406 | (612) 728-5745

The Doctrine

Join filmmaker Gwendolen Cates, Mitch Walking Elk & Nina Berglund in the Minnesota Premiere of the The Doctrine with musical guests Keith Secola, Buffalo Weavers, Joe Savage, and Larry Long.  Sponsored by Veterans for Peace.

When: Saturday, June 7  | Where: Sabathani Community Center, 310 East 38th St, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Doors Open at 5 PM | Film at 6 PM | Music at 8 PM

This documentary film is about the impact of the ‘Doctrine of Discovery’ on indigenous peoples and the planet today.  The Doctrine of Discovery is the term for 15th-century decrees issued by the Vatican that authorized conquest and colonization, and later became enshrined in U.S. law.

The film follows a group of Indigenous teenagers from Minneapolis/St.Paul who travel to Rome to meet with Vatican officials and advocate for the repudiation of the Doctrine. Also featured are Indigenous activists in Aotearoa New Zealand, Guatemala, New Caledonia, and Puerto Rico. The film exposes how the Doctrine of Discovery has targeted communities of color, was the origin of the transatlantic slave trade, and enables corporate forces driving the climate crisis.

Larry Long Live at LarryFest

Join Larry Long w/Joe Savage (Dobro, Pedal Steel, Harmonica) & Larry Dalton (Upright Bass) on Friday, August 15th, at LarryFest Music Festival in the heart of Wisconsin’s Driftless area.   This three day festival which runs from August 14th – 16th is located on 60 acres in rural La Farge, Wisconsin, where the cows graze, the corn is sweet, and the grass is blue!

Other featured artists: Amanda Cook Band, Mean Mary, JohnSmith, Pat Wiley, Dan Sebranek & Friends, The MilBillies, Steam Machine, Authentic Unlimited, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades, Squirrel Gravy, & more.

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