At George Martin's AIR Studios — he produced the Beatles — Dire Straits recorded “Brothers in Arms”, and The Police and Stevie Wonder laid down vocals, before the volcano rewrote history.
The Soufrière Hills eruption (1995-1997) buried Plymouth, the capital — a modern-day Pompeii visible from lookout points.
The island is reached by ferry or small plane from Antigua. An eSIM helps: connection timetables, the volcano observatory (MVO) and St Patrick's festivities — a public holiday here, a rarity outside Ireland.