For Professional Group Travel Planners

It was the most important event in the History of Country Music. In 1927 in the mountains of Virginia, a talent scout for the Victor Talking Machine Co spent 8 days making the first ever musical recordings. Known as the ‘Bristol Sessions’ that event has also been called “The Big Bang of Country Music,” bring your group and see Country’s origin at the hallowed Carter Family Fold, and its glory at the Grand Ole Opry.

It’s a very simple recipe. You take two parts Memphis (get your Mojo simmering) . . . then add New Orleans . . . then you combine two parts of the French Quarter (oh my). . . and Baby, you’ve got a dish that’s gonna make your feet start dancin’ on the street.

This sightseeing tour is about listening & learning. It’s about Music & Recording. It’s about the 50’s in Memphis (already Home of the Blues), and Sun Studios giving birth to Rock n’ Roll. It’s about the 1960’s and music studios in Muscle Shoals, AL turning Albums into Gold. Come visit these Studios, cut a group record and learn about producing music.

Just outside the lights of Nashville, Clarksville, TN is the perfect host for a unique music tour. Here in the countryside away for all the noise and the clatter is where Johnny Cash escaped and Loretta Lynn lived. Visit their homes in the daytime then enjoy two evenings of great food and Country Music.

It’s time now to revisit the Great Smoky Mountains in the fall. Dollywood has made a huge addition to their annual fall festival with their “Great Pumpkin LumiNights.” There are hundreds of artistic pumpkin sculptures, in whimsical and delightful scenes throughout the park. Make this the centerpiece of your next fall foliage trip.

What does it take to make it to the Opry lights?  How do you get elected to the Hall of Fame.  “From the Studio to the Stage” is a brand-new experience available this year to groups.  Hear the personal stories from music industry veterans who have ‘made it’ Music city, and get an unfiltered view of the journey from the up-and-comers who put their hearts into their dreams every day.

Beginning with Oklahoma City’s Rodeo Opry you enjoy a great music tour that starts with Cowboy Country, continues to Memphis for a bit of Rock and Roll then drives into Nashville for the latest in American Country Music at the Grand Ole Opry.

This Super Combo features a full day at the Biltmore Estate followed by Dinner and The Candlelight Evening, then two straight nights in Pigeon Forge with wonderful dinners and music shows. You may ask for customization if you want to see different shows.

From the third week of November through Christmas week, the Gaylord Opryland Hotel is host to a special event titled “A Country Christmas” which includes spectacular holiday lights, a Christmas Dinner Party, and an exhibit called “ICE!”  It is four weeks of non-stop holiday fun! When would you like to go?

Come experience two beautiful Tennessee Holiday destinations packaged as one.   Start in Pigeon Forge with three nights of festive fun followed by the Gaylord Hotel’s Country Christmas.