Youth of Sumner Library Presents: “Shake It Off! Stomp It Down!” in honor of Jerry Blue. Featuring: Larry Long (Troubadour), Abdulkadir Said (Somali Composer), Nothando Zulu (Master Storyteller), Joe Savage (Musician & Ojibwe Artist), and Joe Davis (Spoken Word). Thursday, March 26, 5 PM – 6 PM Sumner Library:
The Twin Cities observance of the 1965 Selma March will be held March 8th, 2-4 p.m., beginning at the State Capitol and ending at Central Presbyterian Church in downtown Saint Paul. Music by Larry Long, Tonia Hughes, andCameron Wright. Led by a coalition of faith communities,
Larry Long brings his popular American Roots Revue series back to the Dakota Jazz Club on March 7th. A legendary Minneapolis rocker (now by way of New Orleans) and a well known New York actor, writer and international blues recording artist will join the latest incarnation of
Sonnesyn Elementary School will host an Elders’ Wisdom, Children’s Song celebration honoring three community elders in their gym on Thursday, February 5, 2015, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM. Featuring 4th grade students with Larry Long, plus ‘the first lady of song’ Debbie Duncan and ‘pianist’ Sam
Community Empowerment is the topic to end the year. It the holiday show on Urban Perspectives 12/28/14. I talk with the Chief Financial Officer of American Public Media:Morris Goodwin Jr, Dr. Margret Lovejoy Founder of the Family Place Shelter, Larry Long Director/Founder of Community Celebration
Larry will be taking a three-month break from American Roots Revue and solo performances to focus on his work in education through Community Celebration of Place. Over the past twenty-five years, Larry in partnership with Community Celebration of Place has honored nearly 1,000 community elders from
“Who will carry on this story when I’m gone?” - Slava Bryn, Elder In school year 2013-2014, Larry Long initiated the creation and publishing of twelve story-song books through Community Celebration of Place in partnership with the West Metro Education Program and Minneapolis Public Schools. These books, written and illustrated
Larry is presently working with students from Sonnesyn Elementary School in New Hope, Minnesota to honor the life stories of Beni Persaud, Samuel Wagner Cooke, and Michael Favor in narrative and song through a program called, Elders' Wisdom, Children's Song. The lyrics to their songs
Soulful folk-rock singer-songwriter Chastity Brown, jazz pro Prudence Johnson, and Gospel powerhouse Robert Robinson join Troubadour Larry Long and a stellar backing band for Dakota Concerts Saturday, November 1, 2014. Buy tickets now >
Tickets are still available for the September show at the Dakota. Don't miss this chance to see American Roots Revue back together again for an end-of-summer celebration. And as if you didn't have enough reasons, Robert Robinson is back! Featuring Larry Long, JD Steele, Robert Robinson, Tonia
KFAI will present “For Pete’s Sake”, a celebration of the life and work of musician and activist Pete Seeger, as a holiday-brightening opener on Labor Day morning from 6 to 8 am. Seeger was a lifelong supporter of organized labor and union causes. When Pete died
When I suspend judgment and allow the best intentions of the people to be heard through the collective songwriting process, a power far greater than “I” takes hold. A song has the potential to open up ones heart to love, so often concealed within the ‘busy’ world in which we live. To
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
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
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
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