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Larry Long in SYRACUSE on 10.04.13

Festival of Giving

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 & Fiddlin’ Pete Watercott Reunion Concert

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

Welcome Home

Soul Asylum and the Healing Process

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

In Honor of Steve O’ Neil

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

Video of Larry on the Mary Hanson Show

Larry Long talks about Elders’ Wisdom Children’s Song with Mary Hanson. Recorded for The Mary Hanson Show in May of 2013.

Toshi-Aline Ohta Seeger

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

EWCS Nominated for Nonprofit Award

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

The Mary Hanson Show

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

Community Celebration of Place to Hold 2013 Youth and Elder’s Circle

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

EWCS and Sanford Middle School Honor Pat Bellanger

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

Honoring the North Minneapolis Community through Elders’ Wisdom, Children’s Song!

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,

Elders’ Wisdom, Children’s Song Featured in The Circle

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