Larry performed the song "Redskins" today on KFAIâs Truth to Tell radio program (kfai.org/truthtotell). The song, which decries the use of the name "Redskins" by the Washington Redskins, was written for the  upcoming Minnesota Vikings vs. Washington football game at the Metrodome Nov. 7 NOVEMBER 7th Schedule: â
American Roots Revue Presents Larry Long, Robert Robinson, JD Steele and Tonia Hughes at the Dakota Jazz Club and Restaurant November 22, 2013 - 7pm and 9pm shows Tickets: $30. With Cory Wong (Guitar), Brian Ziemniak (keyboards), Yohannes Tona (bass), and Michael Bland (traps) Start the holiday season with a
Larry & Fiddlin' Pete Watercott will be playing at the Festival of Giving with Dean McGraw, Marc Anderson, Louis Alemayehu, and Alex Goldfarb, September 7, 2013, 11:00 - 3:00 at Common Ground Meditation Center, 2700 East 26th Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55406. The event is offered free
Larry Long & Fiddlinâ Pete Watercott have been playing music together for over 40 years. They have played music extensively throughout the United Statesâhitchhiking and hopping freightsâand in the mid seventies they traveled in the much-beloved Lone Prairie Schooner and the Red Caboose down the
On Friday, July 27th, I performed with Soul Asylum on their finale song, Stand Up & Be Strong, as part of Skyline Music Festival.  Michael Bland  and Dave Pirner asked that I bring other singers with me to join them, center stage, on the 3rd
Steve O'Neil was called the âMother Teresa of Duluthâ for his work with the homeless and poor. His wife Angie and he lived their life in the proud Catholic Worker tradition of Dorothy Day. Steve and I have been friends for over thirty years. When I
Larry Long talks about Eldersâ Wisdom Childrenâs Song with Mary Hanson. Recorded for The Mary Hanson Show in May of 2013.
On Tuesday, July 9th, the world lost a beloved cornerstone of the traditional music world: Toshi-Aline Ohta Seeger, aged 91. Toshi was the wife of Pete Seeger or--perhaps more fittingly--Pete Seeger was the husband of Toshi. She passed away just a few days shy of
Community Celebration of Place has been nominated for a 2013 Nonprofit Mission Award for our work in communities and schools. From their website: Through its Elders' Wisdom, Children's Song⢠program, Community Celebration of Place works to eliminate prejudice and racism in society by demonstrating a commitment
Larry Long will be featured on the Mary Hanson Show July 1st, Monday, on Channel 6 at 9 PM, Metro Cable Network (MCN).  For more information: www.maryhansonshow.com
Richie Havens was a warm and kind person. He was a strong man, with radiant ebony skin and full beard, a ring on every finger, and often wearing a long, blousy African shirt, draped with necklaces he'd collected from around the world. The man commanded
Join Larry Long and Community Celebration of Place on May 30, 2013, from 9am to 1pm, for the Youth & Elders' Circle 2013 to celebrate the elders honored by Elders' Wisdom, Children's Song during the 2012-2013 school year as well as all the elders honored
On February 12, 2013, EWCS honored Anishinabe Ojibwe elder Pat Bellanger at the Sanford Middle School celebration. Bellanger is a founding member of the American Indian Movement and shared her story with students, who wrote the song Awanakwe to honor Bellanger. You can read more
Elizabeth Hall International Elementary School students from Minneapolis Public Schools, under the direction of music teacher Rebecca Totzke, recorded three original songs written with Larry Long at the Minneapolis Media Institute. This was a wonderful opportunity for young people to work in a historic studio,