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Tony has worked as a freelance writer and performance poet since 2004, and full-time since 2011. He adopted the professional name 'Longfella' for his height (almost 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m)). Walsh has performed widely around the UK and Europe, at festivals and workshops, and for the British Council. He has led workshops in a wide variety of educational institutions, including schools, colleges, universities, prisons and care units. In 2011, he was Poet in Residence at the Glastonbury Festival.His writings have also featured in many magazines. His first collection of verse, Sex & Love & Rock&Roll, was published in 2015 by Burning Eye Books.

In May 2017, he came to wider attention for delivering his poem "This Is the Place" to the crowds gathered in Albert Square in central Manchesteron 23 May for the public vigil following the bomb attack at the Manchester Arena. His performance was described as "the perfect symbol of the pride, passion and defiance of Manchester's people."