Diary of a Busker

Diary Of A Busker Day 2617 Tuesday October 21st 2025 Winchester. It looks like the rainy season is upon us so it’s important to get out and about whenever there’s a spot of sunshine and I’m back out with the shiny 6-string at the top spot. It’s graduation day and the town centre is full of graduate’s family members, many… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker Day 2616 Saturday October 18th 2025 Winchester. It’s Saturday lunchtime which means the Gaza silent protesters are at The Buttercross so round the corner to old faithful it is and the second day running with my favourite guitar at the moment, the Faith 12-string. Not much interaction for most of the hour and forty minutes. Mr… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker Day 2615 Friday October 17th 2025 Winchester.   Back out with the Faith 12-string to see how she fares on a Friday afternoon…the top spot’s taken, there’s a market stall outside Starbucks at the crossroads, and the Nando’s spot is far too busy which means back up Market Street to The Square and I’ve just sat… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker Day 2614 Thursday October 16th 2025 Winchester.   In my morning trip to town, I had a chat with my young Big Issue friend outside her Tesco Express pitch and she suggested I play in one of my old spots just up the road a bit in The Pentice so that’s what I did a few… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker Day 2613 Wednesday October 15th 2025 Winchester.   When I came into town in the morning The Two Henrys were at the top spot but as I’d been there yesterday I didn’t even bother to see if they’d left when I came in a few hours later; I headed straight for the Nando’s spot, today with… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker Day 2612 Tuesday October 14th 2025 Winchester.   That was hard work. Two hours and ten minutes at The Buttercross with the 12-string and all for a mere £15.51. It was 45 minutes before the first donation; bad enough but after that, I thought it would pick up a bit. Well, it did but not “up”… Read more →