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Beyond The Yellow Ribbon

Thursday, August 14th, I collectively wrote an anthem for Beyond The Yellow Ribbon in Crookston, Minnesota with eleven of their supporters at the Crookston City Hall. They shared with me the story of how Beyond The Yellow Ribbon began and their commitment to help veterans and

American Roots Revue 2014 Five-City Legacy Summer Tour

Community Celebration of Place (501 C-3), through a Minnesota State Art’s Board ‘Legacy Tour Grant’, sponsored American Roots Revue, which features several of Minnesota’s most gifted performers and arts educators, to perform in five outstate Minnesota communities in partnership with homeless shelters, incarceration facilities; community

Larry Long & American Roots Revue honor the Veterans in Crookston, Minnesota

American Roots Revue will be performing this Thursday & Friday, August 14th & 15th,  in Crookston, Minnesota, as part of Ox Cart Days to honor our Veterans, in partnership with Beyond the Yellow Ribbon and the Crookston Chamber & Visitor’s Bureau.  Free & Open to the public! The 4th Annual

Hands Across the World

American Roots Revue will be performing for Hands Across the World in St. Cloud, Minnesota on July 31st, Thursday, from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm at Wilson Park, 625 Riverside Avenue NE, St. Cloud, MN. Free and open to the public! Rain or shine! American Roots

Singing for Mary Jo Guthrie Edgmon (Woody Guthrie’s Sister)

Larry Long sang on the front porch of the Old London House with Mary Jo Guthrie Edgmon (Woody Guthrie's Sister) - sharing memories at the Okfuskee Historical Society in Woody's hometown of Okemah, Oklahoma! Performing with is Fiddlin' Peter Peter J Watercott and Neil Gelvin, as part

Gii Zah G’iin (I Love You)

“American Roots Revue” has now performed in two of the five out state Minnesota communities this summer. Each concert features a song collectively written by members of the host community at a two-hour ‘World Café’ model workshop with Larry Long.In Cass Lake, Minnesota, the host organization

The 80th Anniversary of the Great Minneapolis Teamsters Strike

SUNDAY, JULY 20, Noon to 4 pm., Wabun Picnic Area D, Minnehaha Park Minneapolis 55417 Music/ Brief Speeches/ Children’s Games/ Historical Display FREE LUNCH-RAIN OR SHINE Featuring: LARRY LONG, Social Justice Troubadour, with Fiddlin’ Pete Watercott & Neil Gelvin; WISCONSIN SING ALONG GROUP, Nation’s longest

LARRY LONG, TO BE INDUCTED INTO AMERICA’S OLD TIME MUSIC HALL OF FAME

 For the past thirty nine years, a quiet unassuming organization has been very busy 'saving' what they call America's old-time music.  Located in the very Midwestern State of Iowa, it was founded by Smithsonian Institution recording artists Bob & Sheila Everhart who make their home in

American Roots Revue Summer 2014 Legacy Tour

Featuring: JD Steele, ‘Waubanewquay’ Dorene Day, Larry Long, Tonia Hughes American Roots Revue celebrates in story and song the many nations of people who call this country home. The American Roots Revue works from the core of America's richest musical traditions of gospel, folk, blues, R&B

Larry Featured in Star Tribune Article

Check out the great article from Kim Ode at the Star Tribune on Larry and his work. “ Larry Long doesn’t care for the term folk singer, ‘which sounds like something from Greenwich Village in the 1960s.’ He prefers troubadour, like the medieval singers who

For Pete’s Sake: Thank You All So Very Much!

"Thank you all so very much for coming to For Pete's Sake: Celebrating Pete Seeger's 95th Birthday at the Fitzgerald Theatre. The portals of heaven opened up for this moment of time and we were able to catch a glimpse of dreams fulfilled through the

Once Upon a River: Celebrating the St. Croix River in Stories & Song, hosted by Dan Chouinard Special Guest: International Troubadour Larry Long

Saturday, April 26, 2014, 7:30 PM Earth Day at Festival Theatre means Dan Chouinard and special guest musician Larry Long take the stage for music and stories celebrating our most constant neighbor, the St. Croix River.  Pianist, accordionist and occasional storyteller Dan Chouinard is a Minneapolis native who plays, tours and

Larry on Radio Heartland All Week

Every day this week at noon, Larry will be on the Radio Heartland music stream with host Mike Pengra to talk about Pete Seeger and introduce a song. Radio Heartland is a 24-hour roots and Americana music stream from Minnesota Public Radio at www.radioheartland.org. It's also on HD

Larry Long’s American Roots Revue to Tour Minnesota in 2014

Larry Long’s American Roots Revue has been awarded a 2014 Arts Tour Minnesota Grant through Community Celebration of Place (501-C3). American Roots Revue will perform in five greater Minnesota communities for forgotten populations and audiences in partnership with homeless shelters, incarceration facilities, and community and

May 3, 2014: Pete Seeger’s 95th Birthday

For Pete's Sake: Celebrating Pete Seeger’s 95th Birthday  A collection of singers, musicians, spoken word artists, social leaders, and filmmakers will honor one of the world’s most influential folksingers, Pete Seeger, May 3rd, 7:30 PM – 9:30 Pm, at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul. The