The wonderful, 3,000 mile InnerTuba Mississippi River Tour ’23 ended in Minnesota,USA. The welcome from the entire community there was huge – from schools, bands, arts centres, assisted living centres, house hosts, the press and broadcast media, even a bike shop for an emergency repair ! InnerTuba loves Minnesota, and wants to go back there ….

I met and engaged with many Minnesotan Music Educators, and I’m now teaming up with some of them to find the $7,000 funding needed for InnerTuba to tour to Minnesota Schools.

We propose the tour can Either be standalone, meaning InnerTuba will travel to Minnesota, tour a circular route there, then pack up and return home to Scotland, OR,better still, on completion head West on an ambitious journey to the NorthWest Pacific Coast.

$7,000 will cover Minnesota Schools Tour costs. This figure falls well within the reimbursement of expenses rules which apply to my B2 US Visitor Visa status.

To make the tour happen, the funds need to be secured by the end of November ’24.

The tour will be 6 weeks long, and should fall between mid April and end of May ’25. In that time, InnerTuba can pedal to and perform at as many  Pre schools and Elememtary Schools (general population), Middle and High Schools (mostly band classes)and schools on Native American Reservations as can be arranged.  We can begin Itineraey planning just as soon as funding is secured.

And, we can and should easily schedule  press and broadcast media exposure too, similar to this August ’23 feature from Minnesota Public Radio:
https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2023/08/30/triking-with-a-tuba-in-tow-from-delta-to-headwaters

And finally, thanks to St Philip’s Catholic School, Bemidji, Minnesota, for taking these really fun videos back in September ’23……

Here InnerTuba is delighted to be co – presenting with ICE Trike rider, trumpet player and musical director Nick Whte, at St Philip’s Catholic School, Bemidji, Minnesota.

Please Contact InnerTuba today with your ideas on how this tour can get the go ahead support it needs !