Month: December 2025

Day 2636 Wednesday December 24th 2025 Winchester Coming into the high street I can hear Kev groaning (whilst slouching in his chair, I’m assuming) down to the left and to the right, a massive crowd listening to something in front of the tree. I can just about make my way through them and get to The Square to start up… Read more →

Day 2635 Monday December 22nd 2025 Winchester Out a bit earlier today and I could have set up in The Square but I fancied yesterday’s spot. Then again, yesterday’s papers is yesterday’s news and who’s interested in that?! And so it came to pass that today was nothing like yesterday. Well, not in terms of coinage. I played the same… Read more →

Day 2634 Sunday December 21st 2025 Winchester It’s a pre-Christmas full house, with Saxophony – they’ve been around as long as I have! in front of the tree at the top spot, a young Gareth-ish, Hat Fair-ish performer drumming up a crowd in The Square and Dean Dyson down at MY Nando’s spot! This means there’s only one place to… Read more →

Day 2633 Friday December 19th 2025 Winchester The Two Henrys are at the top spot, another due – two young blokes, are in The Square, there’s a stall at the crossroads spot so it’s in front of Nando’s for me. School’s out early for the holidays so there are millions of them about, most of them trying to get into… Read more →

Day 2632 Tuesday December 16th 2025 Winchester It’s around 9 degrees today – that’s just above the line but thankfully there’s no wind…and no one at the Buttercross. I’ve got my first caller as I’m tuning up. A man older than me asks if I need permission to play here. I get asked this all the time. I give him… Read more →

Day 2361 Sunday December 14th 2025 Winchester My cold, which I’ve had since Wednesday, was quite bad yesterday so I didn’t come out to play. In town, the top spot’s free – amazing for a Sunday near Christmas; there aren’t even any carol singers in front of the monument or even in front of the tree. No sign of rain… Read more →