On November 15, 2012, the Okemah city council voted to make the song Okemah Waltz the official city song. Speaking before the council voted, Larry McKinney, who worked with Larry back in 1988, spoke about his first conversations with Larry, who was looking to come
Larry joined Dale Connelly in the KFAI studio this Wednesday to talk about his song, Water In the Rain, which honors the 38 Dakota men who were hanged on December 26, 1862, following the US-Dakota War of 1862. To listen to the interview and hear
“Creating Intergenerational and multicultural opportunities for all students to prosper.” Larry Long will be honoring over fifty elders with students in communities throughout the United States this school year of 2012-2013. Alan Lomax, one of the great American field collectors of folk music of the 20th
Hang Dynasty - (Members & former members of Steve Miller Band) and special guest star- Larry Long "America's Troubadour" perform this year at A Taste of Rochester! 100% of Hang Dynasty Concert Ticket Sales go to support our Veterans and Military Visit the website here.
Woody Guthrie Centennial Concert with Larry Long, Charlie McGuire, and Pop Wagner Minnesota State Fair Sponsored by the Minnesota AFL-CIO Time: 11:30-12:30 p.m. “STICKING TO THE UNION” WOODY GUTHRIE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION w/ POP WAGNER, LARRY LONG & CHARLIE MAGUIRE Time: 10:00 am - 11:00 am Where: MN AFL CIO Labor
Minneapolis Monarch Festival 10 AM – 4 PM Lake Nokomis Naturescape Gardens, Minneapolis, Minnesota www.monarchfestival.org The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, the Nokomis East Neighborhood Association,Community Celebration of Place and Monarchs in the Classroomare proud to present the 2012 Minneapolis Monarch Festival, on Saturday, September 8, 10 am – 4
This was a huge project brought together by Hali Hammer. Like any great idea - she threw the seeds of Woody Guthrie to the wind - and those seeds took root throughout the nation and world at the same, in the same key, and with
A tribute to Olen Edwards was published in the Okemah News Leader in conjunction with the recent Woodyfest celebration. You can read the article here.
The Okfuskee County Historical Society in Woody Guthrie's hometown of Okemah, Oklahoma are considering making the Okemah Waltz, which Larry wrote with children from Okemah in 1986-87 for their first hometown celebration of Woody, their official town song! Download the chord chart.
Woody Guthrie fans descended on Okemah Friday to listen to folk music and honor the historic icon at the 15th annual Woody Guthrie Festival. The event falls on what would have been Guthrie's 100th birthday Saturday. For the full article and video, click here.
If you are in Minneapolis, Minnesota on July 1, Sunday, please come to this remarkable cultural gathering in celebration and support of our friends from Tibet. Larry will be performing with the Pavarotti of gospel music, Robert Robinson. Visit this link for more information.
Time and Place Friday, May 25th from 5:30pm onward at the home of Gail Daneker and Ian Keith (1791 Dayton Ave., Between Marshall and Selby/Fairview and Wheeler
Larry will be performing with Fiddlin’ Pete Watercott and Billy Peterson at WoodyFest in Okemah, Oklahoma for Woody Guthrie’s Centennial Celebration, July 11-15, 2012, in Woody’s hometown of Okemah, Oklahoma. Other performers include: Arlo Guthrie, Judy Collins, Melanie, Billy Bragg, and more! Larry organized the the
The town of Section is celebrating the essence of its heritage this weekend with a special community program to honor town history and student involvement. For the past year, students at Section High School have been involved in the project by recording community history through interviews