Historic Music Scene Walking Tour in Asheville
Description
Explore Asheville’s Music Scene! Yesterday and Today! We will tell you about Asheville’s connections to members of national and regional Music Halls of Fame. You will learn the local venues for national touring acts, as well as, the spots for our area’s amazing local talent! We will discover Asheville’s historic Grove Arcade, Citizen-Times Building (AKA Citizens Vinyl) and the Flatiron Building. Learn about Asheville’s historic connection to the early days of America’s radio and record industries. After an informative walk around our historic city, the tour will finish at Asheville’s famous Moogseum: A first rate museum to Bob Moog and his historic Moog Synthesizers. Discount tickets will be available to continue your tour with the good folks at the Moogseum. A must see for all serious musicians!
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Itinerary
You will be allowed discounted entry into the Moogseum
We will pass by Citizen Vinyl and learn about the history of the building and how they are pressing Vinyls there today!
The spot for local bluegrass. We will talk about who has played here and who will be playing in the near future
Current music venue! We will talk about some big names that have played, tell you more about the space, and how you can best enjoy it!
Featured stop on the national R&B and Soul tours in the 60s and 70s! Talk about the history of the Orange Peel and what's there to visit now!
Great seating, great acoustics, still active theatre and music venue
Where many of Asheville's festivals and events are held in town!
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(27)
Dave was extremely informative and enthusiastically proud of the Asheville music scene. He seemed to have an encyclopedic understanding of the back stories behind musical artists from a wide variety of genres. Overall, we were quite impressed with the experience.
Super knowledgeable and friendly guide, Dave, did a great job not just talking about the music history of Asheville but other information about the city that helped form a great backdrop for the tour!
For the music and history buffs out there, this tour is for you. Our guide David knows more about local Asheville history and its music history than anyone I know. David guides you through the town and in the two hour tour, regales you with tons of little known details and information about music history in Asheville, as well as some local historical info too. David is a wealth of knowledge and leads a great tour inspired by his love of Asheville and music.
David is incredible. He knows so much about the Asheville music scene and history. He’s very personable and knowledgeable. It was an incredible tour.
Walked around several notable buildings with musically historical background within downtown Ashville. David told stories and was very knowledgeable. He tried to relate to the artists so that we could understand the connection better. Reached out prior so I could ask questions. Highly recommend!
We had a great time. Very informative. Our guide was very knowledgeable about the area and knew his music history. We had an enjoyable time.
Very enjoyable, educational tour. Our guide had extensive and amazing knowledge of Asheville’s music and cultural history as well as current hot venues for listening.
Dave was wealth of information regarding Asheville’s ties to famous musicians and those in the music industry. If you love music, this is your tour.
This was an excellent tour. The guide was very knowledgeable and kept us engaged the entire time. We learned a great deal about the city (past and present), the venues, and the entertainment that has visited or resided in its boundaries and surrounding areas. If you are interested in seeing vinyls made, be sure to go Mon-Fri. I don't think this was mentioned in the advertisement. We went on a Saturday and were disappointed that this option was not available; however, tour was still worth it, even without this expectation being met.
David was a wealth of information about the musicians, influences, and history of Asheville. We learned so much on our tour!
