| "Longtime" | |
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| Single by Ash Grunwald | |
| from the album Trouble's Door | |
| Released | April 2012 [1] |
| Length | 3:33 |
| Label | Delta Groove |
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At the APRA Music Awards of 2013, "Longtime" won "Blues & Roots Work of the Year" [2]
The music video for "Longtime" was released on 25 April 2012. [3]
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