Nashville, Tennessee, is celebrating a landmark year in 2018. The city – famous as the home of country music – is soon to welcome the first ever non-stop flights from London Heathrow when British Airways commences service on the route in May.
This year also sees “Music City” mark the 55th anniversary of the death of one of its biggest stars, Patsy Cline, who died in 1963 aged just 30.
As one of the era’s most acclaimed vocalists, she helped define the “Nashville sound” and became one of country music’s first female headline acts (and the first female inductee to the Country Music Hall of Fame). Fans of Cline’s classic hits such as Crazy and I Fall To Pieces can enjoy the unique experience of staying at her former home, which recently began welcoming guests. The home’s lower level has been separated and retro-renovated into a one-bedroom apartment with its own discreet entrance, offering a home-from-home with unique celebrity cachet.
To explore more about both types of music – country and western – follow Eileen Wise and Roger Hermiston on their New Mexico Road Trip: UFOs, Ghost Towns & Country Music.
North America specialist Bon Voyage can tailor-make a five-night Nashville city break from £1,655 per person, including return non-stop flights from London Heathrow, car hire, accommodation in the Patsy Cline Home, admission to the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Patsy Cline and Johnny Cash museums, and a live performance at the Grand Ole Opry (where Patsy Cline appeared frequently).
Call 0800 316 0194 or visit www.bon-voyage.co.uk
