When senior members of a community talk about their lives and work and children write songs with Larry Long about what they have learned from the elders, they create a remarkable celebration of humanity and hard work.
—Dr. Anthony Seeger, Professor of Anthropology, UCLA
Elders’ Wisdom, Children’s Song™ is an intergenerational program created by Smithsonian Folkways recording artist and social justice advocate Larry Long, director of Community Celebration of Place. Working with young people in schools throughout the nation Larry has generated an unparalleled collection of life stories of American elders in both song and narrative. More...