Freelance Tour Manager for Rail Based vacations around the world
Nope - not a typo! The Louvin Brothers were an American musical duo composed of brothers Ira (the taller of the two) and Charlie Louvin who performed secular country music, as well as fire and brimstone Gospel. The album cover shown above is for the latter. Designed by Ira Louvin, the cover features the brothers standing …
Continuing my preparation for the upcoming 'Tracks Of The Deep South' Tour and I came across the Gandy Dancers. Their songs, combined with the spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants of Black America feed directly into the creation of the Blues, and since we'll be visiting Beale Street, Memphis, the birthplace of the Blues, …
Think of New Orleans and you think of Jazz, or at least that's the prevailing wisdom. When I think of visiting New Orleans I tend to think of it being another opportunity to enjoy both Zydeco & Cajun music - but what are they exactly, and what is the difference between them? In simple terms, …
Continuing research today for the upcoming 'Tracks of the Deep South' Tour (or, as I like to call it 'The Music Tour'). I'm looking at New Orleans at the moment. Sometime in the next few days I'll post a blog entry about the differences between 'Cajun' and 'Zydeco' music and why I love them both. …
My next Tour is a second chance to enjoy the "Tracks of the Deep South", a romp through the musical heritage of the USA and some of the slightly less well visited states and places in my favourite country. It's early days yet, but I'm beginning to start the process of doing my homework on …
Got back home from Sicily last night and slept for 9 hours, then today. Unpacked.Completed PaperworkPosted QuestionnairesPolished ShoesWalked DogReceived Information pack for next Tour in 7 days Now, relax with glass of red and a very garlicky Spaghetti Bolognese for dinner. And the music to do it all by comes from the woman with one …
I'm now in the final stages of prep for this tour, and I have to say that I'm rather looking forward to it. In just under two weeks we cover a little bit of the early colonies (Jamestown), The American Revolution (Yorktown), The Civil War (Gettysburg & Virginia) and The Declaration of Independence/Constitution (Monticello, Washington …
There are no end of Manhattan videos available but this one is really something different and special. If your bandwidth allows, run in HD and full screen. I'll be there in two weeks and will need to photographically up my game if only for my self respect. https://vimeo.com/217449774
Summer is starting to get busier - after a short rest, I'm already preparing for the next tour and this time it's the big one, the Cadillac of tours; the one that I joined for. It's some way out but so far the weather looks to be more settled than the last time I did this …
My next tour leaves on Saturday - Atlanta, Nashville, Memphis, New Orleans and Houston. This is going to involve all of my favourite music! From now on I'm going to need to do a Welcome Meeting for my clients on the first morning. Nothing too fancy, just a chance for the clients to know what …
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