The Music Lover's Guide to North America

The first-ever guidebook to North American music museums and other sites, from the iconic to the obscure.
Wherever you are, you don’t have to go far in North America to find world-class music museums and historical sites. Whether in major cities like Nashville, Detroit, and New Orleans or less familiar locales like Hibbing, Minnesota (the childhood home of Bob Dylan) or Nazareth, Pennsylvania (home of the Martin Guitar Company), the riches of its musical heritage are available to everyone from newbie tourists to veteran road-trippers. The Music Lover’s Guide to North America is the first guidebook of its kind, focused on the best music museums and other points of interest between the Atlantic and the Pacific, in both Canada and the United States. In addition to practical information, it provides fascinating background on history, culture, geography, and politics, covering everything from major destinations like the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame to festivals, signature instrument shops, driving and walking tours, and much more.

Author Biography

Josephine Matyas is a full-time travel writer and member of the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW), and The Writers’ Union of Canada (TWUC). She has traveled and written extensively for more than twenty years on destinations around the globe. Published writing samples, awards, and background information can be found at www.writerwithoutborders.com.

Craig Jones is a lifer-musician trained in political economy at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. The eclectic mix of music, history, politics, and current affairs is what drives his career in freelance writing, lecturing at the university level, teaching music, and performing regularly with multiple bands and choirs. Craig has a special interest in politics and has produced magazine and newspaper articles and reports on both music and social justice topics.