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Friends of Carrie Benefit Show Great Success

The benefit, Friends of Carrie, with the legendary members of “Hang Dynasty” raised over $12,000 for Carrie Stenson-Hansen’s fight against cancer.   Larry wrote and performed a song especially written for the occasion with Hang Dynasty, called Friends of Carrie.  Friends of Carrie Friends of Carrie We are

Dennis Oglesby and Friends… The Music of Our Lives

Larry will be performing at a benefit concert for Park Avenue Youth & Family Services. Hosted by T. Mychael Rambo with special guests Greta Oglesby, Larry Long, Van Nixon, Kingdown Road and more. Friday, March 2, 2012 6:30 Reception – 7:30 – 9:30 concert Where: Profile Event Center 2630

Book Release Party for Meridel LeSueur

Join Larry on February 22, 2012, from 6:30 to 9:00pm, for a Book Release Party for This with my last breath and a 112th birthday celebration for Meridel LeSueur. Featuring performances by Barb Tilsen, Gayla Ellis, Louis Alemayehu, Steve Sklar, Fernando Silva, Larry & Jacqueline

Larry and JD Steele Host Black History Month Seminar

On February 16th at 1:00 PM Larry Long & JD Steele will be giving a one hour seminar for Black History Month entitled Freedom, Oh Freedom: The Power of Song at the Minneapolis Media Institute, College of Media Arts, in Edina, MN.  The Recording Campus

Legendary Musicians to Perform at Cass Lake in Veterans Benefit

Larry Long will be joining Hang Dynasty and the Leech Lake Honor Guard  in Cass Lake, January 27-28 in a benefit concert to raise money for “Bring A Vet Home” (BRAVE), an organization devoted to helping homeless U.S. military veterans. “Hang Dynasty” is a four-piece rock-and-roll

Larry to be on Centerstage Minnesota Tonight

Larry Long will be featured this evening at 6 PM on ‘Centerstage Minnesota’, KAXE, Grand Rapids.  The program that will include an interview with Larry and music from his just release CD, Don’t Stand Still.  It will also air Saturday at noon.   This segment will

University of Minnesota to Host 31st Annual MLK Concert featuring Committed

MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL (12/15/11) -- On Sunday, January 15, 2012, from 4-6 p.m., the University of Minnesota will host the 31st Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Concert featuring Committed, winners of NBC’s The Sing-Off, plus Larry Long with musical guests Tonia Hughes, Billy Peterson, and Billy Steele. The concert will take place at the

Celebrating Appalachian Communities

Larry just facilitated his second in a series of collective songwriting workshops in the Appalachian communities of Section and Camp Hill, Alabama through a partnership with PACERS through Larry’s nonprofit, Community Celebration of Place. Celebrating Appalachian communities is a project through which young people and

Duty, Honor, Courage

In 2007 I was asked to write a song to honor the Eden Prairie Fire Department. After going out with them on a fire run the first draft of Duty, Honor, Courage, was written. The song remained unfinished until 2009, when I visited Ground Zero. Duty,

2011 Monarch Festival

This year, the Minneapolis Monarch Festival will be held on Saturday, Sept 10, at Lake Nokomis. The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, the Nokomis East Neighborhood Association and Community Celebration of Place invite you to join us at the Festival to learn about our state’s

Larry to Perform at Minnesotans Standing Together

In 2007 Larry wrote a song to honor the Eden Prairie Fire Department. After going out with them on a fire, the first draft of Duty, Honor, Courage, was written. The song remained in limbo until 2009, when he performed at Pete Seeger’s 90th Birthday

Article on Monarch Festival in Longfellow Messenger

This month's Longfellow-Nokomis Messenger has a great article on the Minneapolis Monarch Festival, which will be held this year on September 10 at Lake Nokomis. Get close to monarchs during Lake Nokomis festival Sept. 10 By Tesha M. Christensen Send a monarch butterfly on its amazing journey from

PACERS: Celebrating Appalachian Communities

Through 2011-2012  CCP and Larry are working in partnership with PACERS:  Celebrating Appalachian Communities. Throughout Appalachia there are examples of celebrations and festivals that have positive financial outcomes and improved community resilience and well-being.  With generous assistance from the Appalachian Regional Commission,  PACERS will build upon

Larry to be on The Mary Hanson Show

Larry's appearance on the Mary Hanson Show will be re-broadcast on Channel 6, the Metro Cable Network (MCN) on Sept. 5 at 9 PM in honor of Labor Day. The interview, "An Interview with Larry Long," will also be seen on the Minneapolis Television Network