Have Guitar Will Travel: World
Presented by Nashville PBS
The unscripted travel adventures of a Nashville singer/songwriter seeking to understand the world through its music and music traditions.
With Have Guitar Will Travel: World, we travel along with Nashville singer-songwriter Mark Allen to explore how an area’s unique music and music traditions express interconnected histories and cultures. Mark engages with local artists who embody the vitality of their living and often intangible cultural heritage. Through a shared love of music, Mark introduces viewers to the individuals keeping local grassroots music traditions alive and important lesser-known voices who create and support music communities at home and abroad.
Director’s Statement:
Our Series captures the magic that happens when we explore the world through the “musical conversation.” It’s the spontaneous harmony of local, live music –whether at a pub, club, a community hall or festival. It’s the voice of a culture, transcending both borders and language barriers. –Mark Allen
LOCATIONS:
Have Guitar Will Travel: World — Season One travels to the Shetland Islands, the Scottish Highlands, Switzerland, South Yorkshire, North Wales, and Ireland.
Episode 1- The Shetland Sound:
Mark journeys deep into the North Sea to meet the magic behind the elusive Shetland Sound.
Episode 2- Myths & Monsters of the Scottish Highlands
Mark discovers the deep stream of tradition carrying the sounds of Scotland to Nashville.
Episode 3- Sins, Switzerland & the Crossroads of Culture
Mark explores the musical crossroads and charm of a cinematically iconic Swiss village.
Episode 4 – Sheffield, Steel & The People’s Republic of South Yorkshire Short
In the UK’s revolutionary steel town, Mark learns the newest metal is actually the steel guitar.
Episode 5- Wales & the Soul of the Red Dragon
Mark goes on a musical quest in North Wales in search of the soul of the legendary Welsh dragon.
Episode 6 – Ireland & the Sound of Independence
Mark journeys to Dublin Bay, exploring the deeper meaning behind the ballads he’s sung for years.
Associated Members
ANDREA ENGLESON, Producer
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