Larry Garrett's Family-Friendly-Music      

If you're around long enough, you're likely to get your picture taken and have some nice words said about you in the papers.

Contact me here:  larrygarrett@yahoo.com

 In The News 

 In the late 1990's I hosted a monthly "open mic" at Barnes & Noble. The following quotes and paraphrases are from an article printed in The Kansas City Star Magazine, December 2000, in regard to local writers. I am very grateful to have been included in this article.

Legendary country/folk singer Johnny Cash inspires Larry Garrett to write songs. Garrett's songs are often "a slice of life" story. His writing tends to be dark and somber, and he attributes this to Cash........."It's an outlet. A form of expression," Garrett says. "I enjoy saying what I want in the written word, and having people listen to it. I like telling a story.".........The writer also pens songs about love, dogs, family, and trains. And as a fan of cultural icon Bob Dylan, Garrett writes songs about political and social issues, such as spousal abuse, child neglect, and The Vietnam War....Garrett writes about a medic in Vietnam: "Remembering a guy named Eddie, I see him running around a hot LZ. He was like me, almost 20, but he looked about 43. And I was a hell of a lot bigger, but he'd have kicked the crap out of me"....often follows this with a love song: "First time Lonnie saw Anna, was over 60 years ago. It was at The Vista Theater, far as I know. Lonnie was the son of a railroad man. He was twenty, strong, and lean, and Anna was the prettiest thing he'd ever seen."

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Bob Moses, musical legend and promoter from Richmond, Mo., invited me to play in a Christmas Show that he was producing. The Farris Theater is filled with local and national history. Thanks for having me, Bob, and thanks to The Richmond Daily News for the picture.

Merry Christmas at The Farris. 

I've played Watkin's Woolen Mill Folk Festival many times. Very gracious folks, and they invite me each year. Thank you David Blyth and The Kearney Courier for including me in your coverage.

 

Tuning my guitar before I go onstage at Watkin's Mill.

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