The Boston Audissey: The MP3/iPod Walking Tour of Boston

The Boston Audissey: The MP3/iPod Walking Tour of Boston

New Audio Tour Brings Legends to Life

BOSTON, Aug. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Audissey Guides announced today the release of The Boston Audissey, an MP3/iPod compatible walking tour through one of America's most legendary cities. The tour is also available on CD.

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Combining haunting sound effects and musical scores, the tour guides listeners to 27 sites, presenting vivid accounts of historical events that happened at each spot.

"Now people can experience the Boston Tea Party on their iPod," said Rob Pyles, a 27-year old Bostonian and Executive Producer of The Boston Audissey. "MP3 technology allowed us to use music and sound effects to really make the stories come alive."

"It's exciting to see this generation experience Boston's history in a new way," said Pat Moscaritolo, President & CEO of the Greater Boston Convention & Visitor Bureau.

The tour focuses largely on the city's "secret" sites. Listeners walk in the footsteps of fugitive slaves on the Underground Railroad on Beacon Hill, and visit the former headquarters of the Boston Mafia in the North End.

Fourteen Bostonians narrate the tour, providing true local flavor. Narrators include:

-- Dicky Barrett of The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
-- Luigi "Big Lou" DeMarco, an authority on the Italian North End
-- Michael Patrick MacDonald, best-selling author of All Souls: a Family
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"It's our hometown," said Big Lou. "And we all bring our own personality to the tour."

The Boston Audissey lets people experience Boston independently-away from groups and trolleys. The 78-minute tour includes a map that leads listeners to each site, making even the timid tourist feel like a modern-day Indiana Jones.

"When you walk to these places and hear what someone experienced, time stands still," said Pyles. "Even a street corner can become a sacred place."

Where to Buy

The Boston Audissey is available on MP3 for $12.95 and CD for $19.95 at http://www.audisseyguides.com/.

About Audissey Guides

Poised at the intersection of education and entertainment, Audissey Guides produces audio walking tours that make history come alive. For more info, visit http://www.audisseyguides.com/.

CDs, MP3/iPod Audio Files, and Photo Images provided upon request

Press Contact:
Juliet DeVries
774.392.1074
Juliet@AudisseyGuides.com

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CONTACT: Juliet DeVries of Audissey Guides, +1-774-392-1074,
Juliet@AudisseyGuides.com

Web site: http://www.audisseyguides.com/

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