Best US Music Festivals
Some of the best US music festivals include bluegrass in Telluride, the Tucson Folk Festival, and the Tortuga Music Festival on Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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10 Fun Things to Do in Nashville
Here are some more unusual things to do in Nashville including eating hot chicken, dining at a historic lunch counter, and visiting an award-winning restroom!
Kentucky Beyond the Bourbon
Exploring Kentucky beyond the bourbon and finding historic sites, craft-making experiences, factory tours, and a lot of bluegrass music in The Bluegrass State.
The Beatles Slept Here
Mike Gerrard stays at the Four Seasons hotel by Loch Earn in Scotland, in the chalet once slept in by two of the Beatles.
Memphis’s Top Ten Music Attractions
Memphis’s Top Ten Music Attractions naturally include Graceland and Sun Studio, also Stax records, the Blues Hall of Fame and the WC Handy Home and Museum.
Mardi Gras in Mobile
Enjoying parades and pizza at Mardi Gras in Mobile, Alabama, the oldest Mardi Gras in the USA.
Hank Williams Country
Touring Hank Williams Country in Alabama, including visits to his boyhood home, the Hank Williams Museum in Montgomery, and Hank’s grave in the Oakwood Cemetery in Montgomery.
Jiving Over Lemons
Jiving Over Lemons: Learning to dance the jive in Barcelona is one way to see a very different side of the city.
Back to Tupelo
Mike Gerrard goes back to Tupelo to visit Tupelo Hardware, where Elvis bought his first guitar, and to the Elvis Presley Birthplace and Museum.
Nashville Skyline
The Travel Pages visits Nashville in Tennessee, the world capital of country music, and sees Ryman’s Auditorium, the Country Music Hall of Fame, and Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge, where Hank Williams sank a few beers in his time.
Birthplace of the Blues
Mike Gerrard visits Dockery Farms off Highway 61 in Mississippi which BB King described as the birthplace of the blues.
Walking in Memphis
Mike Gerrard goes walking (and driving) in Memphis, visiting Graceland, Beale Street and hearing the Reverend Al Green’s Tabernacle Choir.
The Hillbilly Shakespeare
Mike Gerrard travels to Alabama and Tennessee to see where his music hero Hank Williams grew up and is buried.
The Stones Meet the Swampers in Muscle Shoals
Mike Gerrard heads for Muscle Shoals in Alabama, where he is one of only a handful of journalists to get a first look behind the scenes at the Muscle Shoals Sound Studios.
