When Londoner Will Hyde took a road trip to explore the origins of country music in Tennessee in Virginia,

he was surprised how often he felt right at home.

When I went to this part of America, you find out that all these instruments have come from the British Isles and the

banjo has African American influences.

The historical aspect of this blew me away.

Travel writer Tony Horwitz takes us to Harpers Ferry, West Virginia to explore territory that still feels

inhabited by the Civil War.

I'm not someone who believes in ghosts, but on some of these battlefields and in some of these

places you can feel the presence

of the 1860s.

It still feels haunted by John Brown.

And we'll celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Appalachian Trail where anybody can enjoy getting a little muddy.

I encourage anybody of any age to do more than you think you can.

Hi, I'm Rick Steves.

Explore Appalachian Trails with us for music, civil war history, and the great outdoors.

It's just ahead on Travel with Rick Steves.

When we met London-based travel writer Will Hide a few weeks ago on travel with Rick

Steve's to tell us why Cape Town South Africa is among his favorite haunts, we knew we'd have

to have him back on the show.

Turns out, Will recently did a road trip into the parts of Tennessee and Appalachian

Virginia where country music originated.

His English perspective lends a nice twist on getting acquainted with the traditional American music scene,

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