Check out Larry's newest release, "Point Of Entry" at CDBABY.com Awards in 2009: 2009 Grand Prize Winner of the John Lennon Songwriting Contest 2009 Grassy Hill Kerrville Newfolk Competition- Finalist Tucson Folk Festival Songwriting Competition- Finalist Unisong International Songwriting Competition- Honorable Mention Peacedriven.com Songwriting Contest- Honorable Mention It's no surprise that Seattle-based Larry Murante is gaining a reputation as one of the finest contemporary singer songwriters to emerge from the Northwest in recent years. Larry’s three CD releases, Kiss Me One More Time (1994) and Water’s Edge (2000) and Point Of Entry (2009) have garnered critical acclaim from all over the country and parts of Europe. In the past few years he’s racked up a string of national and regional songwriting awards and honors including first place winner of the 1999 Wildflower Songwriting Contest in Richardson, Texas, a showcase finalist at the 1999 Falcon Ridge Festival in Hillsdale, NY, as well as first place in the 2002 and 1998 Tumbleweed Festival Songwriting Contest in Richland, WA (Larry took second place in ‘99) and a top five winner at Lakewood, WA’s 1998 Lakefolkfest Songwriting Contest. Larry grew up in the small rural town of Nazareth, Pennsylvania (also the home of Martin Guitars). In high school, Larry began singing in working bands of every kind. “In my late teens I was singing in a wedding band that performed a variety of styles including jazz, pop, swing, R&B