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
On Thursday, April 26, the North Community YMCA & Teen Enrichment Center played host to Elders’ Circle 2012, which gathered elders representing various West Metro area school districts and communities. These elders were honored by Elder’s Wisdom Children’s Song, a program that creates intergenerational relationships and
Larry's work on the Mississippi River is featured in this month's "Big River Magazine". Read all about it here.
Grassroots Concert Series will feature Larry alongside Cory Wong. Read more here.
“Since I was young, at an early age, no one seemed to care what I had to say. If they only knew what we’ve been through, they would say, oh my god, what can I do?” The above excerpt is from “Freedom,” a song written and
This year, Community Celebration of Place's Elder Circle will be held on April 26, 2012, 9am - 1pm, at the North Community YMCA. Featuring Jazz Legends Irv Williams & Jeanne Arland Peterson with Billy Peterson; Harold Mezile, President & CEO, YMCA of Metropolitan Minneapolis; C. Bennice
Celebrate the centennial of Woody Guthrie’s birth with a program featuring folk singer Darryl Holter, a former labor education director for the Wisconsin AFL-CIO and labor educator at UCLA, who has developed a “Woody Guthrie in Los Angeles” presentation/performance, and renowned Twin Cities labor troubadour Larry Long, who assembled the first
My good friend, David McDonald, at the age of 55 just joined the Peace Corp and is now serving in Morocco. David produced two documentaries from two songs on my new sound recording, Don't Stand Still. (You can see them on YouTube). Last Monday David
Larry Long and Robert Robinson have teamed up to create a musical card featuring the beautiful “Mother's Song,” written by Long as a tribute to his mother and appearing on his latest album, Don't Stand Still. Along with the beautiful artwork from Ron Germundson, this
Check it out: We Shall Overcome Featuring Joan Baez, Billy Bragg, Bruce Cockburn, Guy Davis, Ruby Dee, Ani DiFanco, Emmylou Harrish, Larry Long, Scarlett Lee Moore, Bernice Johnson Reagon, Toshi Reagon, Tao Rodriquez-Seeger, Pete Seeger, Dar Williams
Tomorrow, Saturday, March 10th, there will be a 'Celebration of the Life of Marv Davidov' in stories, poetry, song, and film. Speakers and performers include Larry Long, Garrison Keillor, Jamela
UPDATE: Larry Long will be performing his new song with Billy Peterson, Generations 2 Come at the St. Paul Capitol in Minnesota on March 8th, 10:30 am. Larry has just completed the recording Generations 2 Come to help save the Boundary Waters. You can learn
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