Acclaimed Minneapolis singer-songwriter and troubadour Larry Long is leading a Music & Storytelling Circle at High Court Loft. Following the workshop, the regular Open Mic will take place at High Court Pub at 7:30 p.m and Larry will share music and stories there as well.

The Music and Storytelling Circle is open to to the public, as well as writers and musicians of all abilities. Participants are encouraged to bring stories, artifacts, instruments, songs and/or writing samples. This event is free, and advanced registration is not required. Contact Program Director Adam Wiltgen with questions at adam@lanesboroarts.org.

Larry has made his life work the celebration of everyday heroes. Author, historian, actor, and broadcaster Studs Terkel called Larry “a true American Troubadour.” Larry has written and performed hundreds of ballads celebrating community and history makers. His work has taken him from rural Alabama to the Lakota communities in South Dakota as he has given musical voice to struggling Midwest farmers, embattled workers, veterans and marginalized communities. He assembled the first hometown tribute to Woody Guthrie in Okemah, Oklahoma, which today has evolved into the annual Woody Guthrie Folk Festival.

This activity is sponsored by Lanesboro Arts and made possible by the voters of Minnesota through an Arts Tour grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.