Billy Connolly's Great American Trail Episode 3
23/09/2019 · By Katie Shaw
Follow in Billy Connolly's footsteps on the Great American Trail. Read the fascinating journey on our blog and plan your own with Grear Rail Journeys.
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About the tour
Historic tracks lead us on an unforgettable rail tour through the heartlands of great American music - from Nashville, home of country music, to the blues, soul and rock 'n' roll of Memphis and the expressive jazz of New Orleans. Starting our journey in North Carolina, we discover the music legends of Tennessee, then continue on the City of New Orleans train through Mississippi to Louisiana, tracing musical tracks on a culture-packed adventure.
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Our holiday begins at London Heathrow, where we meet our Tour Manager and the rest of our group of fellow travellers before joining our flight to Charlotte, North Carolina. After touching down in Charlotte, we transfer to our city centre hotel to spend our first night. In this sleek modern city, Downtown is known as Uptown, due to its position on a slight ridge. Our hotel is right in the heart of Uptown, which has a cosmopolitan atmosphere, pedestrianised streets and a great range of restaurants to choose from when you head out for dinner this evening.
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4.2 / 5 · 102 reviews
Mr. Christopher Alan Hill
Submitted 7/Jun
A great tour, bringing together music and cultural history. A good bunch of people on the tour too.
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Paul Atkin
Submitted 6/Jun
Fantastic itinerary plenty to do and see, great tour guide. Enough time off to explore ourselves between venues.
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MR D KEEBLE
Submitted 4/Jun
Best bits Nashville & New Orleans
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David Buck
Submitted 14/May
Excellent trip with a fantastic tour guide, very interesting for anyone into, country, blues and jazz music. Expect a packed and varied schedule and a lot of travelling. I understand that the schedule has changed somewhat for next year, so a more detailed review may not be that helpful l for anyone planning a future trip.
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Mr moore
Submitted 5/May
A well organised and led tour. Our leader, Tim, was very good, organising room keys, entrance tickets, etc. His briefings on music and venues were thoughtful and informative.
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Suzann Quayle
Submitted 4/May
Brilliant holiday we saw so much and more. Everything was so well organised and our tour guide Tim knowledge and help was outstanding.
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