Be part of John Howie’s and Travelrite’s outstanding 2021

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October 9 - 30, 2021

Visiting New York, Lancaster (Pennsylvania), Washington DC, Floyd (Virginia), Bristol (Tennessee), Pigeon Forge (eastern Tennessee), Nashville, Memphis, Baton Rouge, New Orleans

with Bryce & Mahneyfrom The Hillbilly Goats

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This tour has been selling out fast in recent years!

Day 1 Saturday October 9, 2021 New York Depart Australia and fly to New York, arriving same day. Travel by coach to our hotel in central New York. Evening: Enjoy a relaxing evening in New York’s colourful ‘Theater District’ (our hotel is close to Times Square). Overnight: Hotel Ameritania, New York.

Day 2 Sunday October 10, 2021 New York Morning: Sightseeing coach tour of New York, with local guide. Visit Midtown area, Central Park, Harlem, Wall Street financial district, and 9/11 Memorial. During our tour we will visit a colourful church service, featuring outstanding live gospel music. Afternoon: Free time. You may wish to take in spectacular views of New York from the top of the Empire State Building or the Top of the Rock Observation Deck, at Rockefeller Plaza (both optional). Evening: Attend a Broadway musical or theatre production of your choice. Alternatively, you may like to visit the Jalopy Theatre (an atmospheric folk & country honky-tonk), in Brooklyn. All entertainment tonight, optional. (B)

Day 3 Monday October 11, 2021 New York Morning: Enjoy a cruise on New York Harbor, aboard the famous Staten Island Ferry. See the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island (historic immigrant processing facility). We will then go for a walk on the Brooklyn Bridge (great views of the N.Y. skyline from the bridge). Morning tea (& time for shopping) in New York’s colourful Greenwich Village precinct. In the 50s, 60s & 70s musicians like Bob Dylan, Peter, Paul & Mary, & Joan Baez used to perform in ‘the Village’. Afternoon: Free time. You may like to go shopping. New York is a shoppers’ paradise. Evening: You may like to attend Jim Caruso’s Cast Party, at Birdland Jazz Club. Monday night is ‘dark night’ on Broadway, and professional performers get together, on their night off, to perform at this long-running

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Bryce & Mahney from The Hillbilly Goats

The Hillbilly Goats have been Raisin’ a Ruckus for the past 10 years. They use the traditional tunes and tools of oldtime Appalachian music but apply their own zany, modern twist. Undoubtedly one of Australia’s most colourful and popular country music acts. “Kick Yer Shoes off, Put Yer Hoe Down and Hang on to Yer Britches!”

informal Monday night event. Alternatively you may like to visit Hank’s Saloon, in Brooklyn, to listen to the honky-tonk likes of Sean Kershaw and the New Jack Ramblers. All entertainment tonight, optional. (B)

Day 4 Tuesday October 12, 2021 LancasterDepart New York and travel to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. This region is home to the ‘Pennsylvania Dutch’, including the Amish people, many of whom wear plain clothing and travel in horse-drawn buggies. Enjoy a coach tour of the Amish region, with local guide. Have lunch with Amish family in an Amish farmhouse. We will also visit an Amish farmers’ market. Evening: Enjoy an informal performance by our hosts, Bryce and Mahney. Overnight: Eden Resort & Suites, Lancaster. (B,L)

Day 5 Wednesday October 13, 2021 Washington D.C.Morning: Guided tour of Gettysburg National Military Park (site of Civil War’s Battle of Gettysburg). Afternoon: Arrive in Washington D.C.. See the White House (and take photos) before checking into our hotel. Evening: Dinner at one of Washington D.C.’s excellent restaurants, before exploring D.C.’s live music venues (optional). Overnight: Holiday Inn Central, Washington D.C.. (B,D)

Day 6 Thursday October 14, 2021 Washington D.C.Morning: Sightseeing coach tour of Washington D.C., with local guide. Visit Arlington National Cemetery (see President Kennedy’s grave), the Lincoln Memorial, and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. See the Washington Monument, the Capitol, the Pentagon, and many other famous landmarks. Afternoon: Free time. You may wish to join John Howie on a visit to some of the wonderful Smithsonian museums, including the Air and Space Museum, the National Museum of American History (see the original Star-Spangled Banner), and the National Museum of the American Indian. Evening: Visit one of Washington D.C.’s interesting nightlife precincts; e.g., Georgetown. You may like to visit Blues Alley, a supper club in Georgetown, for excellent live jazz (optional). (B)

Day 7 Friday October 15, 2021 Floyd, Virginia Travel from Washington D.C. to Floyd, Virginia. Today and tomorrow we will be travelling through the beautiful Shenandoah Valley / Blue Ridge Mountains region of Virginia. This region has a very rich folk music heritage. Morning: Visit the historic town of Lexington. Visit the impressive Virginia Military Institute and the prestigious Washington and Lee University. Afternoon: Arrive in the Blue Ridge Mountains town of Floyd. Visit the Floyd Country Store. Floyd Country Store is a wonderful general store (over 100 years old), dedicated to the preservation and promotion of local old-time, bluegrass and gospel music. Bryce & Mahney, and some local musicians, will perform a few songs for us during the afternoon, on the stage at the rear of the store. Evening:

Museum (the motel – now museum – where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated). If you would prefer to visit the Memphis rock ‘n’ Soul Museum, or the Stax Museum of American Soul Music, instead of the Civil Rights Museum, please advise John Howie. Evening: Visit colourful Beale Street, including live music venues such as B.B. King’s Blues Club & the Rum Boogie Café (all venues optional). Overnight: Holiday Inn Downtown Memphis. (B)

Day 15 Saturday October 23, 2021 MemphisMorning: Visit Sun Studio (famous recording studio where Elvis, Johnny Cash, & others recorded). Afternoon: Visit Graceland, Elvis Presley’s famous mansion. Our Elvis Experience Tour tickets provide admission to all the main attractions at Graceland, including the mansion, grave site, automobile museum, Elvis’s airplanes, etc. Evening: Dinner at an excellent Memphis restaurant, followed by further exploration of the live music venues in Beale St. (B,D)

Day 16 Sunday October 24, 2021 Baton Rouge Depart Memphis and travel to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Some of today’s trip will be on historic Highway 61, in the Mississippi delta region, where blues music emerged. Visit the Delta Blues Museum, in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Evening: Enjoy a Cajun meal in Baton Rouge, the capital of Louisiana. Overnight: Drury Inn & Suites Baton Rouge. (B,D)

Day 17 Monday October 25, 2021 New Orleans Morning: Travel to the town of Breaux Bridge in the western Louisiana swamp country. Near Breaux Bridge, enjoy a Swamp Tour, by boat. See amazing wildlife (alligators & birdlife) and distinctive swamp vegetation. Afternoon: On the way to New Orleans, visit antebellum homestead at Laura Plantation, including original slave quarters. On arrival in New Orleans, check into our hotel in the famous French Quarter. Evening: Explore the French Quarter, including a walk along colourful Bourbon Street. You may wish to take in the outstanding traditional jazz music at Fritzel’s jazz bar and/or Preservation Hall (both optional). Overnight: Wyndham French Quarter Hotel, New Orleans. (B)

Day 18 Tuesday October 26, 2021 New Orleans Morning: Sightseeing coach tour of New Orleans, with local guide. Visit an above ground cemetery, see the mansions on St Charles Ave., and visit areas ravaged by Hurricane Katrina. See street performers Hack Bartholomew and Doreen Ketchens (the ‘Clarinet Queen’), if available. Afternoon: Free time. Evening: Enjoy a cruise, dinner & jazz music aboard a majestic Mississippi paddle-wheeler. (B,D)

Day 19 Wednesday October 27, 2021 New OrleansMorning: Visit picturesque St. Louis Cathedral, a famous landmark in New Orleans. Remainder of day: Free time for you to explore N.O.’s colourful French Quarter. Evening: End-of-Tour Dinner, including an informal performance by Bryce and Mahney. After dinner visit the Frenchmen Street area, on the edge of the French Quarter, for excellent live music. (B,D)

Day 20 Thursday October 28, 2021 Depart New OrleansFree time for shopping and packing. Mid-Afternoon: Transfer to airport, to commence return trip to Australia. (B)

Day 21 Friday October 29, 2021 In flight

Day 22 Saturday October 30, 2021 Arrive AustraliaArrive back in Australia and the tour concludes.

Enjoy a group dinner. Then attend the Floyd Country Store’s famous, long-running Friday Night Jamboree, a weekly gathering of musicians, dancers and visitors from all over the world. Overnight: Hotel Floyd, Virginia. (B,D)

Day 8 Saturday October 16, 2021 Bristol, TennesseeToday we travel south, to Bristol, Tennessee. Travel along the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway, to Galax, Virginia, where we visit The Roots of American Music Museum, at the Blue Ridge Music Center. We then continue on to Bristol. Visit the Birthplace of Country Music Museum, which celebrates the historic 1927 Bristol Sessions, where Ralph Peer made recordings of early American country music acts, including The Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers. Evening: Attend a bluegrass or old time music performance at the Carter Family Fold, in Hiltons, Virginia (35 kms from Bristol) Overnight: Courtyard Hotel Marriott, Bristol. (B)

Day 9 Sunday October 17, 2021 Pigeon ForgeMorning: Travel south, to Pigeon Forge, eastern Tennessee. Pigeon Forge has an outstanding music-related theme park (Dollywood) and numerous live music ‘theaters’. Afternoon: Visit the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The trees can be a blaze of colour at this time of year, as their leaves change colour (it’s Autumn in the US). Evening: Attend the outstanding live show, Dolly Parton’s Stampede. Fabulous dinner & show, including great horse riding, buffalo and/or longhorn cattle, etc. (Note: Dolly Parton does not appear in this show.) Overnight: Best Western Plaza Inn Hotel, Pigeon Forge. (B,D)

Day 10 Monday October 18, 2021 Pigeon Forge Today we visit Dollywood, including Dolly’s excellent Chasing Rainbows Museum, fabulous live music shows, craft displays, Wings of America (birds of prey show), etc. Dollywood’s Southern Gospel & Harvest Festival should be in progress, so hopefully we will hear some outstanding gospel quartets and groups. Evening: Enjoy an informal singalong ‘session’ with Bryce, Mahney, John Howie, & Gill Delaney. Please bring your instruments and voices and join in! (B)

Day 11 Tuesday October 19, 2021 Nashville Today we travel to Nashville, the home of country music. On the way, stop in Lynchburg for a guided tour of Jack Daniel’s Distillery and lunch at Miss Mary Bobo’s Boarding House (beautiful Southern home-cooked meals). Evening: Explore the honky-tonks in Nashville’s downtown Broadway district. Excellent country music in venues like Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge, Robert’s Western World, & Layla’s Bluegrass Inn. Overnight: Embassy Suites Hotel, Nashville. (B,L)

Day 12 Wednesday October 20, 2021 Nashville Morning: Sightseeing coach tour of Nashville, with local guide, including the downtown area, Music Row area (recording & publishing companies), and exclusive residential area (see homes of the rich & famous). We will also visit the American Pickers antiques & collectibles store. Afternoon: Visit the excellent Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum. Evening: Attend Grand Ole Opry show, featuring country music’s biggest stars. (B)

Day 13 Thursday October 21, 2021 Nashville Morning: In Hendersonville (near Nashville) visit the grave of Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash. Also, enjoy a performance by outstanding Australian musicians, Camille & Stuie (if available). At time of publishing this brochure they are living in Hendersonville. We then visit the amazing Gaylord Opryland Hotel, which features 9 acres of beautiful indoor gardens. Also visit the Opry Mills Shopping Mall (excellent shopping & food court [for lunch]). Afternoon: Visit the Johnny Cash Museum, the Patsy Cline Museum, or George Jones Museum (all optional). Evening: Attend the outstanding Opry Country Classics show, in Nashville’s legendary Ryman Auditorium. (B)

Day 14 Friday October 22, 2021 Memphis Morning: Depart Nashville and travel west to Memphis, home of the blues and the birthplace of rock ‘n’ roll. Afternoon: Visit the excellent National Civil Rights

Tour Operator: Travelrite International Pty Ltd. ACN 005 817 0781 (Travelrite International) is the tour operator.Tour Costs: The tour’s costs are based on transport, accommodation costs and entrance costs at 1 June 2020. Travelrite reserves the right to alter the costs if any of these factors change, giving any passenger that has booked the right to withdraw with full refund of monies paid or modify arrangements. No alterations to costings will be made within 60 days prior to departure.Deposits and Payments: A deposit of $500 per passenger is required at the time of booking. Full payment will be required 60 days prior to departure.A 1.5% administration fee will be charged on payment by Visa, Mastercard and Amex Cards.Cancellations: Cancellations within 60 days of departure will result in the loss of all monies paid. Cancellation outside 60 days from departure will result in a cancellation fee of $500 per person. Travel insurance is recommended to cover the costs of cancellation fees due to illness, death in family, etc.Changes to the Tour Itinerary: Travelrite International reserves the right to make changes to the tour itinerary to fit in with operational requirements.Any changes to the itinerary will be replaced with similar arrangements with an equal or greater value.Minimum Tour Numbers: The tour has been costed on the basis of a minimum number of passengers having booked 60 days prior to departure.Travelrite reserves the right to cancel the tour, giving a full refund of all monies paid or offer arrangements to proceed with the tour at a modified cost if the minimum number is not achieved.Baggage: All passengers qualify for 1 piece free baggage allowance.Refunds: The tour is based on arrangements which do not allow for any refunds in respect to sightseeing, accommodation, meals or other services not utilised after the tour has commenced.

Responsibility: Travelrite International Pty Ltd. is the tour organiser. Travelrite International acts only as agents in making of arrangements with carriers, hoteliers and others for the tour.As a result we cannot accept liability for any act or omission whatsoever,whether negligent or otherwise of those carriers, hoteliers or other persons providing services in connection with the tour over whom we have no direct or exclusive control. We do not accept responsibility for any injury,damage, loss, delay, change of schedule or any other events which are beyond our direct control, such as, but not limited to, war, flood, fire, civildisturbance, acts of God, acts of government, or any other authorities,terrorism, accidents to or failure of machinery or equipment, or industrialaction. The passage contract in use by the carriers concerned, when issued,shall constitute the sole contract between the transportation companies or firms and the purchasers of these tours and the passengers. Baggage is a town risk throughout the tour. The contract shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Victoria, Australia and any legal action must be taken in the State of Victoria.Delays and Unforeseen Events: You engage Travelrite International to book this tour on your behalf and you acknowledge that Travelrite International acts as your agent for the purpose of making contracts between you and the various providers of accommodation, transportation and other services that comprise the tour. Travelrite International may without reference to you provide or make available to you, or may as your agent engage any third party to provide or make available to you, any good or service which Travelrite International reasonably believes is necessary for your benefit to maintain the tour itinerary, repatriate you or otherwise accommodate, transport or sustain you in circumstances in which the tour itinerary fails wholly or partly for any reason. You appoint Travelrite International your attorney for this purpose. You agree to pay Travelrite International any cost thereof and you indemnify Travelrite International

in respect of any cost it incurs in this regard. Travelrite International advises you to obtain travel insurance generally including in respect of the risk that any such good or service may become required.How to Book: Bookings can be made by completing a booking form and sending it with a deposit of $500 per person to:

Travelrite International Pty Ltd182 Canterbury RoadHeathmont, Victoria 3135Further information can be obtained by telephoning

Toll Free: 1800 033 436Phone: (03) 9729 8722Fax: (03) 9729 0682Email: heathmont@travelrite.com.auwww.travelrite.com.auwww.musictours.com.au

About Travelrite International: Travelrite International Pty Ltd is a well-established travel company which has been operating in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne for more than 35 years.It has two fully accredited IATA and ATAS (No.A10538) offices –Heathmont and Balwyn. As such, it directly represents the major airlines of the world and all major domestic and international tour and transport operators. Travelrite International Pty Ltd is a full member of the Australian Federation of Travel Agents – AFTA.

General information and booking conditionsInternational touring can involve a considerable amount of walking and stair climbing in the places visited and it is important that all tour participants have a level of physical fitness that allows them to take part in this activity without the need of assistance from others.

$ 10,769 per person, twin-share $ 226

$ 10,995 per person, twin-share

Tour PriceThe tour priceAir taxes as of 1/6/20 Total tour priceSingle supplement $ 2,595

Included in the tour price:• Return economy-class airfare to USA from Sydney/Melbourne/ Brisbane.

Economy-class air travel within the USA.

• 19 nights’ accommodation in centrally located first-class and moderate first-class hotels with private facilities, on a twin-share basis. Hotel taxes and service charges.

• Meals: Breakfasts daily (mostly Full breakfasts; maybe a small number of good quality Continental breakfasts); 7 dinners (evening meals); 2 lunches.

• Entry to all sightseeing attractions mentioned in the itinerary, except for those marked ‘optional’.

• Admission to all music concerts/events mentioned in the itinerary, except for those marked ‘optional’.

• Transport by first-class chartered coaches throughout. All airport/hotel transfers.

• Tour escorted throughout by well-known Australian & international entertainers, Bryce & Mahney Wearne, from The Hillbilly Goats.

• Tour managed throughout by John Howie, of The Howie Brothers, including organisation of excursions, almost every night of the tour, to hear the best of American music. John has been leading outstanding annual music tours to America for 19 years. Gill Delaney will be assistant tour leader, as long as we receive a reasonable number of bookings on the tour.

Not included in the price: • Insurance. Travel insurance is strongly recommended.

• All items of personal nature, such as drinks, room service, laundry and phone calls.

• Meals and drinks, unless specified in itinerary. Breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and morning teas that are ‘included’ are marked B, L, D, and ‘Morning Tea’, in the itinerary.

• Entry to concerts/entertainment events, other than those listed in the itinerary. Entry to any other musical entertainment to be paid direct. Some entertainment venues, in places such as Beale Street (Memphis), ‘Broadway’ district (Nashville), and the French Quarter (New Orleans) may have a modest cover charge, but many have free admission.

• International airport and departure taxes above the rate quoted.

• Domestic flight connections to and from departure & arrival cities.

Extending: You can extend your stay in America at a small additional airfare cost. Please check with us for optional tours, car hire, hotels, bed & breakfasts, etc.

Please Note: If any of the musical entertainment in the itinerary is unavailable, we will make every effort to replace that entertainment with similar performers/events.

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John HowieJohn Howie will be the tour leader/manager. Since 1995 John has led many successful music tours of Ireland, Scotland, Europe, the U.S., New Zealand and the Australian outback. He has also led many successful music cruises. John is a musician and former secondary school music teacher. He and his twin brother, Graeme, perform as The Howie Brothers, one of Australia’s leading country music / easy listening / vocal harmony acts.

Gill DelaneyGill Delaney (accordion/ukulele/mouth organ player from Wangaratta) has played in dance bands most of her life, and knows a million tunes! She will join the tour as an assistant tour leader and musician (as long as we receive a reasonable number of bookings on the tour), and will be involved in lots of fun-filled informal music sessions with John, Bryce, Mahney, and the tour group.

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