August 21, 2012
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August 21, 2012
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Minneapolis Monarch Festival shaping up nicely.
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
August 1, 2012
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Sing Out for Earth Day
August 1, 2012
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Sing out for Earth Day Video available online
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
July 27, 2012
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Larry’s tribute to Olen Edwards
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.
July 27, 2012
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Okemah may adopt ‘Waltz’ as town song
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.
July 15, 2012
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Woody fest in the news!
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.
June 23, 2012
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Larry to perform at Tibetan cultural gathering
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.
May 21, 2012
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Larry Long will be performing in St. Paul, MInnesota this Friday, to benefit Save Our Sons
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
May 21, 2012
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Larry to Perform at Woody Guthrie’s 100th birthday
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
May 21, 2012
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Woody Guthrie’s 100th
May 8, 2012
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Larry helps write Section town song
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
May 7, 2012
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Elders’ Circle featured in Spokesman Recorder
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
May 7, 2012
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Rollin’ down the River
Larry's work on the Mississippi River is featured in this month's "Big River Magazine". Read all about it here.
May 4, 2012
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Larry to be featured in upcoming concert series
Grassroots Concert Series will feature Larry alongside Cory Wong. Read more here.
April 20, 2012
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Youth Voices Music Project – Southern Poverty Law Center
“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