AmericanaFest Tour & Festival 2020
A tour operated by Lateral Travel
4 – 21 September 2020
NEW ORLEANS - MISSISSIPPI - ALABAMA - TENNESSEE
Discover the roots to your rock ‘n’ roll. Explore the diversity of the Deep South
before attending the greatest little festival in America, held each year in Nashville, Tennessee. AmericanaFest, celebrating that eclectic mix of genres which has emerged
over the years: gospel, blues, country, bluegrass, rock ‘n’ roll, funk and just rock. Americana!
Warm up to AmericanaFest by joining us on a music and history tour which starts in New Orleans and winds its way up through the Mississippi Delta to Memphis and then on to Nashville. Discover the roots to your rockn'roll.
Warm up to AmericanaFest by joining us on a music and history tour which starts in New Orleans and winds its way up through the Mississippi Delta to Memphis and then on to Nashville. Discover the roots to your rockn'roll.
Highlights Include:
- Link the history of the United States (slavery, Civil War, and the Civil Rights movement) to the development of its musicExplore historical New Orleans, home of gumbo, birthplace of Dixie and Jazz and with its vibrant music scene and unique architectureAbsorb the sobering vistas of the Delta, birthplace of the bluesStay at Hopson's plantation, the site of the first mechanised cotton picking, which drove the African-Americans to migrate north to ChicagoExplore Elvis'Tupelo birthplace and Graceland in MemphisSing gospel with Bishop Al Green at his churchVisit museums and iconic music venues (Bourbon Street, Beale Street, Broadway, Civil Rights Museum, Country Music Hall of Fame, BB King Museum; Delta Blues Museum)Meet a Swamper in Muscle Shoals and tour the famous studioWarm up for AmericanaFest with a visit to Jack DanielsMix with artists (Kiwi and international) at AmericanafestAttend the Americanafest Honors & Awards Ceremony at the historical Ryman theatreEnjoy the Festival, with over 300 artists performing at 50 intimate venues across Nashville, most of which are walking distance from your hotel
In short, two weeks of non-stop music, history and fun!!Click here to get the brochure
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