A unique voice: Laura Long practices for her recital
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Channel: The Virginian-Pilot · 2012 · People & Blogs
Each July for the past 30 years, Laura Long has put on a recital in Manteo, N.C. Though it may just be a concert of old hymns and show tunes, to the 56-year-old it is much more. Long, who has mental disabilities, used to be painfully shy and hid in her home, afraid to talk to strangers. But the recitals and the music she loves have transformed her. Now, as a close friend says, "She is without fear."
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