Have Guitar Will Travel World

HAVE GUITAR WILL TRAVEL WORLD takes viewers on a musical journey with Nashville singer-songwriter Mark Allen to explore how an area's music and traditions express interconnected histories and cultures. As Mark visits the Shetland Islands, the Scottish Highlands, the English Midlands, North Wales, Switzerland and Ireland, he befriends 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 music traditions alive. These often lesser-known voices reveal the surprising origins of musical heritage and culture.

Thu, Mar 5 7:00 A.M. Myths & Monsters of the Scottish Highlands     NH Create (11.4)

Mark treks to the Scottish Highlands on Burns Night as Scots worldwide celebrate their national poet and bard, Rabbie Burns.

Thu, Mar 5 1:00 P.M. Myths & Monsters of the Scottish Highlands     NH Create (11.4)

Mark treks to the Scottish Highlands on Burns Night as Scots worldwide celebrate their national poet and bard, Rabbie Burns.

Thu, Mar 5 3:00 P.M. Myths & Monsters of the Scottish Highlands     NH Create (11.4)

Mark treks to the Scottish Highlands on Burns Night as Scots worldwide celebrate their national poet and bard, Rabbie Burns.

Thu, Mar 12 7:00 A.M. Sins, Switzerland & The Crossroads of Culture     NH Create (11.4)

Mark explores the musical crossroads and charm of a cinematically iconic Swiss village.

Thu, Mar 12 1:00 P.M. Sins, Switzerland & The Crossroads of Culture     NH Create (11.4)

Mark explores the musical crossroads and charm of a cinematically iconic Swiss village.

Thu, Mar 12 3:00 P.M. Sins, Switzerland & The Crossroads of Culture     NH Create (11.4)

Mark explores the musical crossroads and charm of a cinematically iconic Swiss village.

Thu, Mar 19 7:00 A.M. Sheffield, Steel & The People's Republic of South Yorkshire     NH Create (11.4)

Mark joins musicians at the Tramlines festival of Sheffield and discovers the newest metal of "Steel City" is the steel guitar.

Thu, Mar 19 1:00 P.M. Sheffield, Steel & The People's Republic of South Yorkshire     NH Create (11.4)

Mark joins musicians at the Tramlines festival of Sheffield and discovers the newest metal of "Steel City" is the steel guitar.

Thu, Mar 19 3:00 P.M. Sheffield, Steel & The People's Republic of South Yorkshire     NH Create (11.4)

Mark joins musicians at the Tramlines festival of Sheffield and discovers the newest metal of "Steel City" is the steel guitar.

Thu, Mar 26 7:00 A.M. Wales & The Soul of the Red Dragon     NH Create (11.4)

Mark goes on a musical quest in search of the soul of North Wales, and finds himself in a land of dragons and druids, jam sessions and jazz guitars, where bardic poets wear crowns, and the resilience of the Welsh culture can be heard in its language, lore and songs.

Thu, Mar 26 1:00 P.M. Wales & The Soul of the Red Dragon     NH Create (11.4)

Mark goes on a musical quest in search of the soul of North Wales, and finds himself in a land of dragons and druids, jam sessions and jazz guitars, where bardic poets wear crowns, and the resilience of the Welsh culture can be heard in its language, lore and songs.

Thu, Mar 26 3:00 P.M. Wales & The Soul of the Red Dragon     NH Create (11.4)

Mark goes on a musical quest in search of the soul of North Wales, and finds himself in a land of dragons and druids, jam sessions and jazz guitars, where bardic poets wear crowns, and the resilience of the Welsh culture can be heard in its language, lore and songs.


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