tag:lpgroove.ca,2005:/blogs/larry-pegg-lp-groove-blog?p=3Larry Pegg LP Groove Blog2017-02-04T10:56:37-05:00Larry Pegg Music - LPGroovefalsetag:lpgroove.ca,2005:Post/34271822014-12-22T14:29:28-05:002017-01-15T16:40:59-05:00Last-minute stocking stuffer supports suicide preventionArticle published December 22, 2014 on:<br><br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.ottawacommunitynews.com/news-story/5227751-last-minute-stocking-stuffer-supports-suicide-prevention/" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/95930/8347e22eadbd33ea987dec6cef0a77e501dda143/original/ottawa-community-header-logo.png?1419272888" class="size_orig justify_none border_" /></a><br><br><a contents="View original article" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.ottawacommunitynews.com/news-story/5227751-last-minute-stocking-stuffer-supports-suicide-prevention/" target="_blank">View original article</a><br><br>Manotick News<br>By Emma Jackson <br><br>A Greely musician is asking residents to stuff their stockings with something that can make a difference this Christmas.<br><br>In an 11th-hour campaign to capitalize on the Christmas season, Greely musician Larry Pegg has partnered with several shopkeepers in and around Osgoode who have agreed to sell his full-length album on their counters. All purchases of Before and Afterlife: The Theory of Positivity support the Do It For Daron charity founded in memory of Daron Richardson, daughter of Ottawa Senators assistant coach Luke Richardson. Daron died by suicide in 2010 at the age of 14.<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/95930/adf2a6b9854b97e5ffef588501104b8e18d61cf6/original/best-2-content.jpg?1419273225" class="size_orig justify_none border_thin" alt="Larry Pegg Ottawa singer-songwriter Osgoode Suicide Prevention Accord music sales proceeds benefit Do It For Daron" /><br><br><em><b style="margin: 0px;">Before and Afterlife: The Theory of Positivity</b><br style="margin: 0px;">Before and Afterlife: The Theory of Positivity support the Do It For Daron charity. The CD is now available at Osgoode Tire, the Red Dot Café, Sweet Peas Pantry, Osgoode Foodland, Metcalfe Variety, Black House Yoga/Metcalfe Farmers Store and MacKinnon’s Foodland in Greely.</em>
<hr><br>Pegg has personal experience with the pain of losing a child; his own daughter died by suicide in 2007.<br><br>The 12-track CD, which includes appearances from a number of artists including Canadian folk singer Lynn Miles, is now available at Osgoode Tire, the Red Dot Café, Sweet Peas Pantry, Osgoode Foodland, Metcalfe Variety, Black House Yoga/Metcalfe Farmers Store and MacKinnon’s Foodland in Greely.<br><br>The album is $15. Fifty per cent of that will go to Do It For Daron, which funds Royal Ottawa Health Group research on how to best teach mental-health awareness in schools, provides mental-health education programs to high school students and hosts lunch conversations to facilitate dialog about mental health among parents and their kids.<br><br>Each store has also received a poster featuring a big, red heart, which Pegg encouraged shoppers to sign when they purchase the album.<br><br>“This signing ritual represents your personal recognition of the blast zone (of) those left behind by suicide, those deeply and forever affected by each loss to suicide,” Pegg said in an email. “Think of it as signing the Suicide Prevention Accord.”<br><br>“The heart poster will be a lasting impression and reminder of this commitment at each of the establishments where it is featured and the CDs sold,” he added.<br><br>For more information or to download a digital version of the album, visit <a contents="lpgroove.ca" data-link-label="BUY MUSIC" data-link-type="page" href="/buy-music">lpgroove.ca</a>.Larry Pegg Music - LPGroovetag:lpgroove.ca,2005:Post/34113122014-12-17T18:49:05-05:002017-01-15T16:40:59-05:00Black Sheep Inn: Benefit Concert for Eco-Justice – A New Year's Resolution?<a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.theblacksheepinn.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=489" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/95930/427f66625823b34b4c70c7d87cabb289c9b6fc72/original/01-11-2015-yow.jpg?1418860321" class="size_orig justify_right border_thin" alt="Lynda Collins with special guests Allyson Rogers and Larry Pegg for benefit performances at the Black Sheep Inn on at 4pm January 11 2015 supporting www.EcoJustice.ca" /></a>Join Lynda Collins (<a contents="http://music.cbc.ca/play/artist/Lynda-Collins/Directions" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://music.cbc.ca/play/artist/Lynda-Collins/Directions" target="_blank">http://music.cbc.ca/play/artist/Lynda-Collins/Directions</a>), Allyson Rogers and myself for <a contents="benefit performances at the Black Sheep Inn" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.theblacksheepinn.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=489" target="_blank">benefit performances at the Black Sheep Inn</a> at 4pm January 11th supporting <a contents="www.EcoJustice.ca" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.EcoJustice.ca" target="_blank">www.EcoJustice.ca</a>.<br><br><strong>The Black Sheep Inn</strong><br>753 Riverside Drive,Wakefield QC, J0X 3G0<br>819-459-3228<br><a contents="Click here for event details" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.theblacksheepinn.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=489" target="_blank">Click here for event details</a> <br><br>A $10 ticket to this event will be a sweet gift, maybe a stocking stuffer that might even be part of a New Year's resolution of sorts to being a little, or even a lot more determined to take more personal action for the future we will enter and leave behind. We all care about our environment and our ecological heritage and our place it it. <strong>As Lynda so beautifully sings, "All of us in this together."</strong> <br><br>Come support our unsung Canadian League of Eco-Justice heroes, those that are in the trenches fighting for us. Hear the music and sing for them. A Sunday sell out will make a statement and demonstrate our commitment. <br><br>Hope to see you supporting this great cause.<br><br>Many thanks,<br>– LarryLarry Pegg Music - LPGroovetag:lpgroove.ca,2005:Post/28471272014-04-05T12:36:58-04:002014-04-05T12:36:58-04:00Musician to perform Sandy Hook benefit song at Daniel Barden Mudfest<script src="http://player.bimvid.com/v2/vps/wktv/ae3e329dab8901982cbc7e1e2b9cf0e8f0fd567f/ref=aHR0cDovL3d3dy53a3R2LmNvbS9uZXdzL2xvY2FsL011ZGZlc3QtdG8taG9ub3ItU2FuZHktSG9vay12aWN0aW1zLTI1Mzk5MjU1MS5odG1s"></script><br><br>From <a contents="News Channel 2 WKTV Utica" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.wktv.com/news/local/Mudfest-to-honor-Sandy-Hook-victims-253992551.html" target="_blank">News Channel 2 WKTV Utica</a><br><br>By ALLISON NORLIANStory Created: Apr 4, 2014 at 10:57 PM EDT<br>Story Updated: Apr 4, 2014 at 11:18 PM EDT <br><br>DEANSBORO, N.Y. (WKTV) - Larry Pegg is a musician. The Canadian singer, song-writer and guitarist traveled from Canada to perform at the second annual Daniel Barden Mudfest, Saturday. He spoke with NEWSChannel 2 on Friday evening about why the Mudfest's mission holds close to his own heart.<br><br>The Mudfest started last year to remember Daniel Barden, a 7-year-old student who was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. The founder, Dan Williams, started the event after attending Barden's funeral. Barden and his niece were friends and classmates.<br><br>Pegg unknowingly became connected to the tragedy through his own personal tragedy. He lost his daughter to suicide seven years ago, a day that plays out in infamy in his mind. He used music as his therapy.<br><br>"I wrote a song called 'Last of the Hot Summer Days,' which was meshing America's grief over 9/11 with my own grief," Pegg said."And that my grief like America's grief will be everlasting."<br><br>Pegg was on his way to the recording studio to track that song in 2012, when the unthinkable happened, the Sandy Hook tragedy. Pegg says the news came across the radio in his car, forcing him to pull over.<br><br>"I pulled over and I cried. I went to the studio and I laid it down with the pain of all those parents," Pegg said.<br><br>The song that helped him through his own tragedy, he plans to sing for all those who attend the second annual Mudfest at MKJ Farms in Deansboro.<br><br>"I have always tried to bring a positive message within the reality of life," Pegg said.<br><br>The Mudfest is a family friendly event that includes a kids half mile adventure run, an adult 5K and an adult elite run for experienced athletes.<br><br>All proceeds from the Mudfest benefit the Sandy Hook Promise, the Newtown community organization founded after the mass shooting tragedy. It will benefit Compeer, a community organization serving individuals in the Mohawk Valley who receive mental health services. <br><br>Williams said he decided to make this an annual event after seeing the way it helped the Barden family last year, "It has been difficult but I have to tell you in November, Martin Barden called me and said last years mud run really helped pull them through. He asked if we could do it again and I said absolutely, we'll do it again."<br><br>Registration is at 7a.m. on April 5. The first wave of the 5K begins at 9:00a.m. followed by one every half hour.<br><br>To purchase Larry Pegg's song 'Last of the hot summer days,' or his CD you can visit this website. All proceeds from the sale of his song go to the Sandy Hook promise. <br><br>If you purchase a physical copy of the CD or online, 50 percent of the proceeds go to the Sandy Hook Promise.Larry Pegg Music - LPGroovetag:lpgroove.ca,2005:Post/28346542014-04-01T09:29:42-04:002014-04-01T09:43:53-04:00#LIFEisBIGGER Campaign builds momentum in Hockey World and PressSee <a contents="Recent Press and the new Music Video for the #LIFEisBIGGER campaign" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.thehockeyproject.ca/press">Recent Press and the new Music Video for the #LIFEisBIGGER campaign</a>Larry Pegg Music - LPGroovetag:lpgroove.ca,2005:Post/18501042013-10-14T15:22:51-04:002013-10-14T15:22:51-04:00New video posted, cover of Bruce Springsteen's 'Blood Brothers'<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/18FC_V2Utlk?rel=0" width="420"></iframe><br><br>Oct. 10th, 2013 - Today's Performance of Bruce Springsteen's - "Blood Brothers" was recorded last night by the cottage fireplace, I think it was a fitting setting for this incredible song. I chose it for World Mental Health Day (today) for those that are struggling to find a reason to go on, and for those that are grieving loss, as well as those that are working to make a difference in the struggle for Mental Health. Please take a minute today to think about all of them.<br><br>Sometimes it looks so dark, but there will be a day when you will find the light and if you let it grow that light will spread inside and out. Don't give up.<br><br>Also, my new album "<a contents="Before and Afterlife: The Theory of Positivity" data-link-label="DOWNLOAD" data-link-type="page" href="/download">Before and Afterlife: The Theory of Positivity</a>" was released on Sept. 10th/13 (World Suicide Prevention Day) and it is dedicated to raising awareness and funds for the causes of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention. On WMHD (Oct. 10th) 100% of the album is going to the cause. On other days 50%. For every day, my song Last of the Hot Summer Days will see 100% going to support Sandy Hook Promise (@SandyHook). Also, 100% of proceeds for my song Weight will go to Mental Health and Suicide Prevention always. Details about why can be found at my website (<a contents="LPGroove.ca" data-link-label="HOME" data-link-type="page" href="/home">LPGroove.ca</a>).<br><br>Donations includes radio play royalties. All downloads and radio play can be tracked via download and royalty report. What that means is that we'll know what region the music is being played or purchased. That means you can support organizations that are working in your country/region simply by downloading the music. Of course, you'll get a personalized thank you for doing that.<br><br>Meanwhile, please check out my website and support the music and the causes. <a contents="www.LPGroove.ca" data-link-label="HOME" data-link-type="page" href="/home">www.LPGroove.ca</a> Music Lives!Larry Pegg Music - LPGroovetag:lpgroove.ca,2005:Post/18500692013-10-14T15:16:31-04:002017-01-15T16:40:59-05:00Phoenix 98 FM plays 'Lookin' for the One,' publishes article<a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.phoenixfm.com/2013/10/10/world-mental-health-day-larry-pegg-and-silly-stories/" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/95930/c9b62fe9a651b3770071cebc941968c7ce94ed8e/original/larry-pegg-phoenix-fm.jpg?1381777997" class="size_orig justify_none border_" /></a><br><br><a contents="Phoenix FM" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.phoenixfm.com/2013/10/10/world-mental-health-day-larry-pegg-and-silly-stories/" target="_blank">Phoenix 98 FM</a>, a community radio station broadcasting on 98.0 FM to Brentwood and Billericay, Essex, United Kingdom and online via Shoutcast and Tinychat, played my track "Lookin' for the One" on October 10, World Mental Health Day. Thanks to Bob Simpson for that and the article he wrote on www.phoenixfm.com. From the article:<br><br><em>Larry Pegg is a Canadian musician who has devoted his new album to raising awareness and funds for the cause of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention. Larry has said, “Following the death of my beautiful and vibrant daughter who died by suicide in December 2007, music has become much bigger part of my life than I ever expected. It is the glue that holds me together, a big part of my ongoing therapy, in this aftermath of grief and depression.”</em><br><br>Read the full article <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.phoenixfm.com/2013/10/10/world-mental-health-day-larry-pegg-and-silly-stories/" target="_blank">here</a>.Larry Pegg Music - LPGroovetag:lpgroove.ca,2005:Post/18174952013-10-09T11:07:06-04:002017-01-15T16:40:59-05:00Larry Pegg to perform in Voices benefit concert November 14Larry Pegg will join singer-songwriters Lynne Hanson, Jill Zmud and Pete Hammond on stage beginning at 7:30pm Thursday, November 14, 2013, at <a contents="Voices" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://themissingvoice.com/" target="_blank">Voices</a>, a benefit concert for the Royal Ottawa Foundation for Mental Health. The event takes place at the <a contents="National Arts Centre" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://nac-cna.ca/en/community/event/7015" target="_blank">National Arts Centre</a> Fourth Stage, 53 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Ontario, at Confederation Square.<br><br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://nac-cna.ca/en/community/event/7015" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/95930/7a74998ea3afa236bc6974c212761f472e29ba84/original/voices-larry-pegg.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a>Larry Pegg Music - LPGroovetag:lpgroove.ca,2005:Post/18121062013-10-08T19:02:33-04:002013-10-08T19:02:33-04:00Rabble.ca presents 30-minute interview with Larry PeggYou can listen to a new interview that Rabble.ca presented on September 27, 2013. The conversation centered on the new album, <em>Before and Afterlife: The Theory of Positivity.</em><br><br>To listen, <a contents="click here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://rabble.ca/podcasts/shows/living-on-purpose/2013/09/210-larry-pegg-and-afterlife-theory-positivity" target="_blank">click here</a>.Larry Pegg Music - LPGroovetag:lpgroove.ca,2005:Post/16781342013-09-22T06:38:03-04:002013-09-22T06:38:03-04:00Ottawa South EMC publishes article on album drop, proceeds supportEMCOttawaSouth.com published a story entitled <i><a href="http://emcottawasouth.com/20130912/news/Album+drops+in+support+of+mental+health,+Proceeds+will+be+donated+back+to+communities" target="_new">Album drops in support of mental health, Proceeds will be donated back to communities</a></i>, on September 12. Excerpt:<br><br>
The weight of losing a loved one to suicide never goes away, but a Greely singersongwriter hopes to ease the burden with a new album in support of mental health programs.<br><br><a href="./download.cfm">Before and Afterlife: the Theory of Positivity</a> dropped Wednesday, Sept. 10 on World Suicide Prevention Day.<br><br>
Greely resident Larry Pegg wrote all 12 songs, and recorded them in collaboration with a number of local artists including Canadian folk singer Lynn Miles.<br><br>
Pegg lost his daughter to suicide in December 2007 and has been using his music as therapy ever since. But now he hopes that music can help others get better too, as he offers 50 per cent of all album sales to localized mental health programs, using tracking systems to support services where his customers are.<br><br>
"If 100 purchases come from Smiths Falls then I want to support charities that help Smiths Falls," he said.<br><br>
In Ottawa, all purchases will support the Do It For Daron charity set up in memory of Daron Richardson, daughter of Ottawa Senators assistant coach Luke Richardson who died by suicide in 2010 at the age of 14.<br><br>
The cornerstone of the album is a song called <i><a href="./aboutthesongs.cfm">Weight</a></i>, which Pegg wrote after a conference for the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention last year. It deals directly with the issue of suicide and how parents must carry the weight of that loss. It also asks those with suicidal thoughts to "please wait" before taking such a devastating step.<br><br><a href="http://emcottawasouth.com/20130912/news/Album+drops+in+support+of+mental+health,+Proceeds+will+be+donated+back+to+communities" target="_new">Read the full article</a><br>Larry Pegg Music - LPGroovetag:lpgroove.ca,2005:Post/16761652013-09-21T13:15:00-04:002013-09-21T13:15:00-04:00‘Last of the Hot Summer Days’ song sales to benefit Sandy Hook PromiseI have decided to direct a portion of my album and 100 percent of the proceeds from the song <i>Last of the Hot Summer Days</i> to <a href="http://www.sandyhookpromise.org/" target="_new">Sandy Hook Promise</a> in support of their efforts to change gun laws. <a href="./download.cfm">Click here</a> to buy the song.<br><br>
Thanks!<br>
– Larry Pegg<br><br type="_moz">Larry Pegg Music - LPGroovetag:lpgroove.ca,2005:Post/16167862013-09-13T07:35:00-04:002013-09-13T07:35:00-04:00LP Groove – Friends of Suicide Prevention Awareness Facebook group formedI've just formed a new Facebook group, LP Groove – Friends of Suicide Prevention Awareness. I invite you to join here:<br><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/399962990103332/" target="_new">https://www.facebook.com/groups/399962990103332/</a><br type="_moz">Larry Pegg Music - LPGroovetag:lpgroove.ca,2005:Post/15988032013-09-11T12:30:00-04:002013-09-11T12:30:00-04:00Dahlia Kurtz interviews me on September 10, World Suicide Prevention Awareness DayYesterday, September 10, 2013, was It’s World Suicide Prevention Awareness Day. Dahlia Kurtz, whose show airs weekday afternoons from 1 to 3 on 680 CJOB in Winnepeg, interviewed me, and the audio of the interview is streaming in the SoundCloud player below – please have a listen. <br><br>
Here's the note from Dahlia's show page at <a href="http://www.cjob.com/dahlia/" target="_new">www.cjob.com/dahlia</a>:<br><br>
"Larry Pegg’s daughter took her own life, and now he’s committed to raising awareness around suicide prevention, in a very interesting way…"<br><br>
Thank you so much, Dahlia. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F109752456"></iframe>Larry Pegg Music - LPGroovetag:lpgroove.ca,2005:Post/10108982013-06-25T10:23:10-04:002013-06-25T15:27:47-04:00Even in the Cold celebrates legacy of Pierre Elliott Trudeau – pass on for Canada DayHello musical friends, <br><br>
I hope you’ll enjoy this tribute to Pierre Elliott Trudeau. Excuse the Rah! Rah! Canada...but Trudeau was/still is the Gretzky of politics. The Great One. Forever... <br>
Pass on for Canada Day if you think it’s commendable.<br><br>
In advance of the September 10th release of his debut album, “Before and Afterlife: The Theory of Positivity,” Larry Pegg introduces Even in the Cold, the first song that celebrates the legacy of Pierre Elliott Trudeau. Here’s the link to listen <a href="http://lpgroove.ca/eveninthecold.cfm">http://lpgroove.ca/eveninthecold.cfm</a> or click on the podcast link at the bottom of this post.<br><br><b>About Even in the Cold?<br></b><br>
I wrote this song in October 2000 after Pierre’s funeral in Montreal. I had attended the ceremony with my thirteen-year old daughter. I was moved to attend Pierre’s funeral for a number of reasons. Primarily, I was very moved by his legacy, but on a human scale, his loss of his son Michel in 1998 affected me the most. It showed us all that public figures are still fragile and vulnerable people like the rest of us. They deserve our respect.<br><br>
Many believe that Pierre's loss of Michel was his undoing, and that he lost his will to fight and ultimately to live. I felt this viscerally. My heart went out to the family. In a sense, this song was about my shame that many Canadian’s, literally hated the man. Many still do today, and I believe that this is a dark side of Canada that needs to be exposed, and put to rest.<br><br><a href="http://www.montrealgazette.com/cms/binary/3673662.jpg?size=620x400" target="_new">http://www.montrealgazette.com/cms/binary/3673662.jpg?size=620x400<br></a><br>
Above picture of a family’s crushing loss was taken by the Montreal Gazette.<br><br><b>Why is this song on an Album supporting Suicide Prevention?<br></b><br>
Little did I know that my visceral connection to the Trudeau loss would be a parallel for my own life, as I was to experience the same devastating anguish when I lost my precious daughter to suicide in 2007.<br><br>
From the darkness of ongoing grief, symptoms of PTSD and depression, I’ve found the way to express my own feelings of loss, and more importantly, to try and bring some help and a sense of hope to others through this musical offering, part of my life's collection of music. The Trudeau song is an important part of the story behind this project.<br><br>
Like all my songs, Even in the Cold was written on acoustic guitar. It was always intended to be epic, telling both Trudeau’s and Canada’s story. Ironically, the song runs 6:37, about the same as Lightfoot’s "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald”. A full string section was envisioned, however we rocked this version out with the amazing guitar style of Fred Guignon. Fred’s frantic power chords and soaring whammy bar notes and the Gabriel-esque epic ending are fitting for any celebration of our collective passion for Canada. Special thanks to James Clugston for believing in this song and hitting those Canadian Rocker BG vocal highs and Ross Murray for fine drums/production, Edmund Eagan (continuum operator), Pat Guinta (bass), Jeff Rogers (keyboards).<br><br>
You’ll have to be the judge if it captures some of the passion that we all felt for Canada’s most memorable Prime Minister. A video would be an amazing next step.<br><br>
Thank you.<br><br>
Larry Pegg<br>6:38Larry Pegg Music - LPGroovetag:lpgroove.ca,2005:Post/8963182013-06-07T05:59:06-04:002013-06-07T05:59:06-04:00SamaritanMag names <i>Weight</i> Charity Song of the Month<a href="http://www.samaritanmag.com/charity-song/1570/larry-pegg-weight-2012" target="_new">SamaritanMag.org</a>, which publishes original news stories about good deeds by individuals, charities and businesses, has named Larry Pegg's <i><a href="./download.cfm">Weight</a></i> as Charity Song of the Month. Here's an excerpt of the post by Karen Bliss, who covers music for Billboard, RollingStone.com, MSN, AOL and many others—and who recently won Music Journalist of the Year at the 2013 Canadian Music & Broadcast Industry Awards:<br><br>
"<i>Weight</i> was the catalyst that gave Ottawa roots musician Larry Pegg the will to record another album after the crippling loss of his daughter to suicide in 2007. The song was written, literally between tears in his hotel room, while attending the 2012 Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention's National Conference. Pegg is donating 100 percent of the proceeds from downloads of <i>Weight</i> — and 50 percent of the full album download proceeds [from the album <i><a href="./download.cfm">Before and Afterlife: The Theory of Positivity</a></i>] — to <a href="http://www.difd.com/" target="_new">D.I.F.D.</a>, started in memory of 14-year-old Daron Richardson, who took her own life. <br><br>
Read the full post on <a href="http://www.samaritanmag.com/charity-song/1570/larry-pegg-weight-2012" target="_new">SamaritanMag</a>.<br><br><br type="_moz">Larry Pegg Music - LPGroovetag:lpgroove.ca,2005:Post/8728042013-06-04T05:04:15-04:002013-06-04T05:04:15-04:00Song <i>Ogdensberg</i> featured on television news story in Watertown, NYMy song Ogdensburg and the story behind the music was covered in a story on WWNY TV channel 7 and WNYF Fox 28 in Watertown, New York, on June 3. Thanks to reporter John Friot. Watch below or <a href="http://www.wwnytv.com/news/local/Ogdensburg-Inspires-Musician-To-Write-Emotional-Song-209952311.html" target="_new">visit the station's website</a>.<br><br><script src="http://player.bimvid.com/v2/vps/wwny/917547876a49a5189ec5ee5166520be2b2951ef4/ref=aHR0cDovL3d3dy53d255dHYuY29tL25ld3MvbG9jYWwvT2dkZW5zYnVyZy1JbnNwaXJlcy1NdXNpY2lhbi1Uby1Xcml0ZS1FbW90aW9uYWwtU29uZy0yMDk5NTIzMTEuaHRtbA"></script><br><br>
Here's an excerpt from the story:<br><br><i>"Ogdensburg was a connection to mental health, to grieving, to rising from the ashes...We can find hope, even in the ashes of grief," said Pegg. <br><br>
While his eyes have seen the tragedy of losing his 20 year old daughter to suicide, Pegg says using his voice and guitar is not only a form of musical therapy for him, but also a chance to bring hope to others.<br><br>
He's using his talents to draw attention to suicide prevention and mental illness.<br><br>
"I'm really hoping that we can all do this together through music," said Pegg. </i><a href="http://www.wwnytv.com/news/local/Ogdensburg-Inspires-Musician-To-Write-Emotional-Song-209952311.html" target="_new">Read more</a><br>Larry Pegg Music - LPGroovetag:lpgroove.ca,2005:Post/7666232013-05-17T09:53:08-04:002013-05-17T09:53:08-04:00Don’t Stop Stompin’ Tribute to the late Stompin’ Tom Connors (album Bonus track)Released today (May 17th), "Don't Stop Stompin'", co-written, co-performed and co-produced with Edmund Eagan, is a free bonus track the 5 song pre-album release. Go to Download Section.<br><br>
During the NHL Playoffs, 50% of the proceeds from all sales will go to support DIFD (Do It For Daron). WE hope that hockey fans will help make a big difference.<br type="_moz"><br>Larry Pegg Music - LPGroovetag:lpgroove.ca,2005:Post/7664662013-05-17T09:36:24-04:002013-05-17T09:36:24-04:00PhoenixFM in Essex, England plays “Lookin’ for the One” Hear DJ at this link.Many Thanks to DJ Bob Simpson for his kind words and to PhoenixFM for helping the cause. Hear Bob describe the cause and the music.<a target="_new" href="http://www.mixcloud.com/bobsimpson391/larry-pegg-on-phoenix-98fm/%20"><br><br>
http://www.mixcloud.com/bobsimpson391/larry-pegg-on-phoenix-98fm/<br><br><br><br><br><br type="_moz"></a>Larry Pegg Music - LPGroovetag:lpgroove.ca,2005:Post/7321392013-05-13T11:35:00-04:002013-05-13T11:35:00-04:00Ottawa musician releases five songs for Mental Health Week<b>Songs for the Soul</b> - Greely musician Larry Pegg released five songs off his album Before and Afterlife: The Theory of Positivity to raise funds and awareness for mental health issues. by Emma Jackson. Read More...<a href="http://www.yourottawaregion.com/news/article/1616688--greely-musician-releases-five-songs-for-mental-health-week"><br><br>
http://www.yourottawaregion.com/news/article/1616688--greely-musician-releases-five-songs-for-mental-health-week</a>Larry Pegg Music - LPGroovetag:lpgroove.ca,2005:Post/7159812013-05-10T05:10:00-04:002013-05-10T05:10:00-04:00The Journal-Canadian Musician records song inspired by Ogdensburg for suicide prevention awarenessCanadian singer-songwriter Larry R. Pegg, based in Ottawa, released a song on Monday titled “Ogdensburg” inspired by his experiences in the Maple City. Read More...<br type="_moz"><br><a href="http://www.ogd.com/article/20130510/OGD/705109790" target="_new"> http://www.ogd.com/article/20130510/OGD/705109790</a>Larry Pegg Music - LPGroovetag:lpgroove.ca,2005:Post/7159132013-05-06T05:00:00-04:002013-05-06T05:00:00-04:00TORONTO, May 6, 2013 /CNW/ - In support of Canadian Mental Health Week (May 6-12, 2013)Canada's Larry Pegg is pre-releasing five emotionally charged songs as part of his album "Before and Afterlife: The Theory of Positivity", an album that is raising funds and awareness for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention.<br><br>
Read More: <a href="http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1158869/before-and-afterlife-the-theory-of-positivity" target="_new">http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1158869/before-and-afterlife-the-theory-of-positivity</a><br><br><br type="_moz"><br>Larry Pegg Music - LPGroovetag:lpgroove.ca,2005:Post/6742672013-05-04T05:15:54-04:002013-05-04T05:15:54-04:00CBC Bandwidth to Feature Music from upcoming Album Going into Canadian Mental Health Week, Amanda Putz will be hosting a show dedicated to Mental Health Awareness. Here's the link.<br><a target="_new" href="http://www.cbc.ca/bandwidth/2013/05/03/mental-health-music-laura-smith-david-francey-larry-pegg/">http://www.cbc.ca/bandwidth/2013/05/03/mental-health-music-laura-smith-david-francey-larry-pegg/</a><br type="_moz">Larry Pegg Music - LPGroovetag:lpgroove.ca,2005:Post/6161582013-02-28T05:45:00-05:002013-02-28T05:45:00-05:00Songwriter asks voters to put weight behind Weight<a href="http://www.emcottawawest.ca/20130228/news/Songwriter+asks+voters+to+put+weight+behind+Weight" target="_new">February 28th, 2013 – News Reporter Emma Jackson’s story</a><br><br>
EMC news – A Greely musician is hoping his song can help the world put an end to suicide.<br><br>
Larry Pegg wrote his song Weight last October while attending the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention convention in Niagara Falls. The upbeat but emotional song was motivated by the grief he’s endured since his daughter died by suicide at the age of 20 in 2007.<br><br>
The song’s message, Pegg said, is to convince everyone to slow down and let others help you carry your burden.<br><br>
“We all carry weight, and there are times when we feel crushed by the burden of it and darkness can become frightening and unbearable,” Pegg wrote on his blog. “My objective with this song is to try and help those that have lost hope to reach out and at least to find some comfort in and through the music.”<br><br>
Pegg took his song and message to the next level through CBC’s Searchlight contest, a national competition to find Canada’s next big artist.<br><br>
Under the artist name LPGroove, throughout February Pegg was busy mobilizing an army of voters to help his song win the contest with the promise that all proceeds – from the prize money to future album sales – will support the mental health and suicide prevention cause at large.<br><br>
At press time, the first round of voting had not been concluded to decide which songs made it into the top 20.<br><br>
The song’s lyrics climax with the words, “You’ve got to wait/Just share the weight/This love is great.”<br><br>
Pegg said it captures the feelings of every parent who has endured their child’s suicide.<br><br>
“You’re screaming out, ‘please wait, don’t do it, come back, we love you,’” he said through tears at his kitchen table. “This has become my raison d’etre.”<br><br>
Pegg said that if his song can win the contest, which is currently in its regional voting phase, everyone will win because “the world will be healthier.”<br><br>
“CBC sees it merely as a popularity contest, but I see it as an opportunity to focus the power of the mental health and suicide prevention network, and music.”<br><br>
He plans to donate 100 per cent of the prize winnings, including a paid gig in Toronto and the opportunity to make a music video, to mental health causes. The video, he said, would be used as a tool to get the message out that suicide is not the answer.<br><br>
Voters can secure him a spot in the top 20 by Feb. 24 by voting every day until then. If he makes it to the number one spot in Ottawa he will compete against other regional winners across the country for the national title.<br><br>
But win or lose, Pegg said the contest serves as a convenient platform for suicide prevention.<br><br>
“It will be a way to keep sending the message,” he said.<br><br>
After the contest, Pegg plans to release his first album during Mental Health Week in May, featuring Weight and another nine to 13 songs.<br>
Titled Before and Afterlife and the Theory of Positivity, the album will feature collaborations with a number of Canadian and international musicians.<br><br>
All proceeds from the album’s sales will also go to mental health programs, although Pegg hasn’t decided which organizations will benefit from his music.<br>
To vote for Weight visit <a href="http://cbcmusic.ca/allinaday" target="_new">cbcmusic.ca/allinaday</a>.<br>Larry Pegg Music - LPGroovetag:lpgroove.ca,2005:Post/6267302013-02-24T05:30:00-05:002017-01-15T16:40:58-05:00SENS put their Weight behind Weight – Thank you SENSMy beautiful daughter pictured here with her best friend Dianna. Can you hear her calling. GO SENS GO! I Love You Kelly. <br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/95930/39c433b3dc021bc9f795a479c22681e6667f28e1/original/Kelly-and-Dianna-Sens-Fever-387.png?1367597759" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" /><br><br>
Look for their tweet @sensfoundation<br>Larry Pegg Music - LPGroovetag:lpgroove.ca,2005:Post/6267432013-02-23T05:35:00-05:002013-02-23T05:35:00-05:00LPGroove Commits proceeds of CBC Contest to DIFD – Quick Voting Link — Just added!CLICK this LINK:<br><a href="http://music.cbc.ca/polls/vote.aspx?pollQuestionItem=NTkyOA==" target="_new">http://music.cbc.ca/polls/vote.aspx?pollQuestionItem=NTkyOA==</a><br><br>
If you have problems, copy and paste this short link:<br><a href="http://r3.ca/0YAo" target="_new">http://r3.ca/0YAo</a><br><br>
Vote Today and every day and help the cause of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention. It’s a Quick Click and you’re done.<br>
Please throw your weight behind Weight. Thank you.<br><br>
You can listen to Weight at the above CBC link too, and Read my bio while you’re at it.<br><br>
Thank you for your support for a great cause. We are all part of the solution.<br>Larry Pegg Music - LPGroovetag:lpgroove.ca,2005:Post/6267522013-02-18T05:40:00-05:002013-02-18T05:40:00-05:00Time to Vote! Put Your Weight behind Weight for Suicide Prevention<b>Why should you be voting for Weight IN THE CBC SONGWRITING CONTEST? See link below.<br></b><br>
Weight is donating 100% of the proceeds (including the winning prize of $20,000 and all future sales and royalties) to help the cause of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention<br>
Joining the Weight Campaign will change your life and others for the better and a large part of the world too. Details to unfold shortly, so bookmark this website and start spreading the good word.<br><br>
How to Vote?<br>
CBC Contest: <a href="http://music.cbc.ca/#/artists/LPGroove" target="_new">Click here to vote for the cause</a>.<br><br>
To the right of my bio, you’ll see a Vote for this Artist in yellow. Simply take 2 seconds. Then Bookmark this page and vote everyday for the cause of Suicide Prevention. Hugs to you and those we’ve lost.<br>Larry Pegg Music - LPGroovetag:lpgroove.ca,2005:Post/6267532013-02-16T05:40:00-05:002013-02-16T05:40:00-05:00Voting Details for the CBC Searchlight Contest – Voting starts Monday Feb. 18thHey, To help make it easier for you to help me bring Weight to this competition. Monday Feb. 18th, I will receive an email notice from CBC and it will contain a voting link. I will then be posting the link here, as well as Tweeting it and FB and possible text. This link will allow you to vote for the Searchlight Contest. More importantly, you can pass this link on to your friends and family, wherever they are.<br><br>
Here is the scoop from the Contest Rules: All Submissions will be posted on the Website where public voting will begin on February 18, 2013 at 12:01 a.m. ET until February 24, 2013 at 11:59 p.m. ET to determine the top 20 from each Region (“Regional Semi-Finalists”).<br><br>
Each vote is extremely important and will help me to help the cause (to raise funds and awareness) for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention.<br><br>
If you have lost someone directly due to suicide, you can share the Weight with me. If you can’t imagine what this loss would be like then support Weight and you will be helping bring awareness to this crisis issue.<br><br>
The GOAL: Placing high will help gain momentum to sell this music and through sales when the album is released in May 2013. Winning is not impossible because the cause is strong, It has been gaining strength and attention for some time and we are well positioned to get attention for the music, but most importantly for this issue. I’m hoping that this song will be remembered as a link that made a difference.<br><br>
My album is scheduled for release during Mental Health Week in Canada (May 6-12, 2013).<br>Larry Pegg Music - LPGroovetag:lpgroove.ca,2005:Post/6267582013-02-15T05:45:00-05:002013-02-15T05:45:00-05:00Weight Now Entered in the CBC Searchlight National Songwriting Contest<b>100% of revenues will be donated to Mental Health / Suicide Prevention<br></b><br>
Listen to <i>Weight</i> Now! In CBC’s National Songwriting contest <a href="http://music.cbc.ca/#/artists/LPGr" target="_new">music.cbc.ca/#/artists/LPGr</a>. Voting starts Monday. 100% proceeds to support MH/Suicide<br><br>
– Larry Pegg (@lpgrooves)<b><br type="_moz"><br></b><br>Larry Pegg Music - LPGroovetag:lpgroove.ca,2005:Post/6268352013-01-24T06:05:00-05:002013-01-24T06:05:00-05:00CBC’s “Q” LPGroove’s letter “What Lance Armstrong says about ourselves” gets aired in Canada/USFriends, my letter “What #lance represents about ourselves” was heard on CBC radio X Canada/USA. Hear it <a href="http://cbc.ca/q/episodes/" target="_new">http://cbc.ca/q/episodes/</a> g2 min 23:00<br><br>
Jian Gomeshi read my letter with intensity and I thank him for this because this issue, like many shines a light on ourselves and what we as consumers have become.<br><br><br type="_moz">Larry Pegg Music - LPGroovetag:lpgroove.ca,2005:Post/6267712013-01-24T05:45:00-05:002013-01-24T05:45:00-05:00CBC’s Bandwidth features Music of The Hockey ProjectCBC’s Bandwidth <a href="http://cbc.ca/bandwidth" target="_new">cbc.ca/bandwidth</a> is leading Saturday’s show (5-6pm) with <i>We Love Hockey</i> by <a href="http://TheHockeyProject.ca" target="_new">TheHockeyProject.ca</a>. Thx to CBC’s Amanda Putz.<br><br>
Amanda Putz and I met on Twitter and then the phone today and we had a great talk about the power of music and life. She knows all the players that are working on the album with me and she looks forward to it. Amanda’s first class all the way, with a new baby girl for her and hubby to celebrate and hold close. Congratulations and Thanks Amanda.<br><br>
– Larry Pegg (@lpgrooves)<br><br><br><br type="_moz">Larry Pegg Music - LPGroovetag:lpgroove.ca,2005:Post/6268552012-10-23T07:10:00-04:002017-01-15T16:40:58-05:00CBC Songwriting Contest and the inspiration of Lynn Miles and CASPWeight by Larry Pegg<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/95930/888e96851f6285424f5a17ecf2ec46929e1ed511/original/Guitar-larry-300x300.jpg?1367597761" class="size_orig justify_inline border_" alt="" height="300" width="300" /><br><br>
Weight was written and recorded on October 14th, 2012 in my hotel room while attending the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention (CASP) National Conference in Niagara Falls, Ontario and it was entered into the CBC Lynn Miles Song Writing Contest that same day. This downloadable version was recorded on my Mac laptop using the on-board mic. Although Weight is an uplifting and hopeful song, tears were falling on my laptop and my guitar as I worked and those uncontrollable tears are now recorded in this version. Those tears were for my beautiful daughter lost 5 years ago to suicide and for those others that we’ve lost. Those tears were also for more, much more, and if you’d like to know more, you can keep reading.<br><br>
Although Weight did not officially win the contest, it did finish top 5 and it won hearts and minds, providing me and others with a chance to get the music and the message out. This is a start, not an end.<br><br>
Congratulations to ERIN SAOIRSE ADAIR and Dean Watson for their collaboration on the winning song. You are fine artists and deserve this recognition. Also, thanks to all the songwriters (approximately 65) that participated. I hope to be there this Friday Oct. 26th along with some of my peeps to cheer you at the victory performance and to celebrate Lynn.<br><br>
How did Weight Unfold?<br>
Per the contest guidelines, songwriters were tasked with using Lynn’s lyric line “It is the desperation of a late-night telephone call” from her song “Loneliness”. This lyric provided the perfect line to help me unleash my feelings of anger and pain, pent up for many years after the loss of my daughter in December 2007. Weight also gave me a chance for bringing light. I hope you will feel this light.<br><br>
For context, I met Lynn for the first time only a few weeks after my loss, and a few times since, and she has been caring and gracious, and this connection and the timing of this chapter in my my life has become part of the energy for me. Did Lynn write this for me? No, but let’s just pretend that Lynn is channelling our innermost needs and let’s celebrate her for the artist that she has become. Thank you Lynn.<br><br>
“Stepping out from the Darkness”<br>
The theme for this years CASP Conference was “Stepping out from the Darkness” and it could not be a more appropriate theme as there is darkness for those lost to suicide and to many of those that are left behind, the survivors. I am a survivor, and even after almost 5 years, I’m suffering intensely, PTSD, depression are now familiar and through music, healthy eating, good friends and physical activity, I’m trying to get by . It s no secret that many survivors will carry the scars of their losses forever. These scars can be unbearable and often hidden. WE all need to try to be brave and step out from the darkness. That means try your best to find a path to communicating. Don’t hide. Reach Out!<br><br>
About the Song/Lyrics?<br>
We all carry weight, and there are times when we feel crushed by the burden of it and darkness can become frightening and unbearable. We are all part of the puzzle in a difficult world. For survivors, their world has broken apart. Dreams and families often shattered. We too need to Step out of the Darkness, so my objective with this song (and soon others to come) is to try and help those that have lost hope to reach out and at least to find some comfort in and through the music. The lyrics can be viewed by clicking the link.<br><br>
How to Reach Out?<br>
If you’re feeling the weight of suffering, my message is to ask you to wait, and to consider the crushing burden that your survivors will carry forever if you don’t. You are needed. You are loved. You matter. Reach Out!<br><br>
Please step out from the darkness and find someone, anyone, who will listen to your story. If you don’t have someone close, then reach out to the compassionate networks of caring people in your community. They are trained and they want to help. You can find these services in your community. Perhaps listening to this song is a start? If you need help, for yourself or a friend or loved one, you can call, or text, or find an online Crisis Chat service. Just wait…there can be and will be another day if you try. I know it isn’t easy.<br><br>
Finally, thanks to Lynn Miles for her 25 years of songwriting and for the inspiration with the opening lyric/line of Weight. You deserve this celebration. You have an incredible gift. Thank you. And thank you for sharing it.<br><br>
One more thing! Your download purchase of Weight including any royalties through radio play etc. will see 100% of those funds going to support Mental Health and Suicide Prevention.<br>Larry Pegg Music - LPGroovetag:lpgroove.ca,2005:Post/6268622012-10-22T07:15:00-04:002012-10-22T07:15:00-04:00“Weight” LyricsIt is the desperation of a late-night telephone call<br>
And there’s a chill in the air as the leaves in our dreams start to fall<br>
So park your expectations and excitations<br>
By the fire route back of the mall<br><br>
And weight<br>
On me<br>
Help me see<br>
What love can be<br><br>
Smell the strike of matches, watch the flames rise above it all<br>
Then with a fire in our eyes we’ll go out like we’re ten feet tall<br>
An end to endless hatred for all that’s sacred<br>
In this burn down by the back of the mall<br><br>
And weight<br>
On me<br>
Help us see<br>
What real love can be<br><br>
We can plan our escape<br>
While they pretend they’re awake<br>
Cause they haven’t a clue<br>
Who we are<br><br>
And Wait<br>
For me<br>
And we’ll see<br>
What love can be<br>
Na – Na – Na – Na – Na – Na – Na<br><br>
Please Wait<br>
There is a place<br>
You can be safe<br>
It’s not too late<br>
Don’t close the gate.<br><br>
We can escape<br>
You’ve got to wait<br>
Just share the weight<br>
This love is great<br>
This love is great<br><br>
Your download purchase of Weight including royalties from Radio or Television Play will see 100% of those funds going to support Mental Health and Suicide Prevention in Canada and other countries that support the cause of life. Does your organization want to help? Please contact LPGroove.<br>Larry Pegg Music - LPGroove