Notes From The Usa
Detroit, Michigan: the city with a creative heart and a Motown soul
In partnership with Brand USA
Detroit, Michigan, was the next stop on Northern-Irish singer-songwriter Foy Vance's musical tour of the US. Best known as the home of the automobile and of Motown, he discovered there was far more to this vibrant city "of resourceful people."
Notes From The Usa
Savvy Seattle, Washington: where innovation and nature collide
In partnership with Brand USA
Acclaimed Northern-Irish singer-songwriter Foy Vance travelled around the US on the trail of music, history and culture. When he washed up in Seattle, Washington, he discovered a city with a distinctly independent spirit.
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Notes From The Usa
On the trail of Santa Fe: New Mexico’s cultural melting pot
In partnership with Brand USA
Most of the stops on acclaimed Northern-Irish singer-songwriter Foy Vance's whistlestop US road trip were places he'd played in before. When he rolled into Santa Fe, it was his first time in the New Mexican city. And he was smitten.
Notes From The Usa
The Grog Shop, Cleveland: the ‘place to play’ for up-and-coming bands
In partnership with Brand USA
We’ve been travelling across the USA with northern-Irish singer-songwriter Foy Vance to discover some of the country’s best music, cuisine and culture. The journey continued in Cleveland, the city known to many as the 'home of rock'n'roll'.
Notes From The Usa
Muscle Shoals, Alabama: the small town of big musical hits
In partnership with Brand USA
Nestled in the corner of Alabama, Muscle Shoals was originally known for being the location of the Wilson Dam across the Tennessee River… that is until the music industry catapulted this sleepy Alabama town of just over 13,000 inhabitants into the limelight.
Notes From The Usa
Behind the scenes at music legend Rick Hall's FAME Studios
In partnership with Brand USA
As part of the series Notes from the USA, Northern-Irish singer-songwriter Foy Vance takes us to a small town at the heart of the state’s musical reputation - Muscle Shoals - to discover the place where it all began… FAME Studios.
Notes From The Usa
Visiting Muscle Shoals Sound Studio: a place that changed the history
In partnership with Brand USA
You may not know much about the small town of Muscle Shoals, but it is renowned as one of the epicentres of the music industry. Both local and international musicians have recorded there.
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Russian rappers defy authorities to challenge society
"I fill my eyes with kerosene, let it all burn, let it all burn", sings Nastya Kreslina dousing herself with liquid outside the Russian White House, which houses the country's government, as her co-singer Nikolay Kostylev drops a lit match.
