Larry Long & Fiddlin’ Pete Watercott have been playing music together for over 40 years. They have played music extensively throughout the United States—hitchhiking and hopping freights—and 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 “Mother Teresa of Duluth” 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 Elders’ Wisdom Children’s 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,
Larry Long and Elders' Wisdom, Children's Song are featured on the front page of The Circle, March 2013. The article talks about honoring Anishinabe Ojibwe elder Pat Bellanger on February 12th at Sanford Middle School in Minneapolis. Read the article: EWCS HONORS PAT BELLANGER WITH SONG For more
Larry Long and Elders' Wisdom, Children's Song are featured on the front page of this month's Longfellow Nokomis Messenger. The article talks about Larry's work in schools as well as the upcoming celebrations at both Hiawatha School and Sanford Middle School. Read the article: Hiawatha students
From the History Theatre's website: With Labor organizations and Unions under attack on the political battlefield, now is the perfect time to reflect on the life of one of Minnesota's most important labor activists and civil rights leaders! Nellie had played an important part in Hubert
The Martin Luther King Day Celebration will celebrate Inaugural of the President , the election of the 113 new members to Congress, the new members to Senate and the House of Representatives, and the defeat of the two state amendments. Will include Food, cash bar. Entertainment,