Author: Marvin

Diary Of A Busker Day 2575 Saturday July 5th 2025 Southampton.   I don’t think I’ve ever played in Southampton on a Saturday but I’ll do anything to avoid the dreaded Hat Fair back home. The first thing I notice is it’s twice as noisy…because there are twice as many people about. The second thing is it’s a hell of… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker Day 2574 Friday July 4th 2025 Winchester.   At The Buttercross are two young blokes singing My Way in an operatic style…and Don Lavelle continuing his latest painting, which is coming together rather well now. Not much happening in The Square and there’s a stall set up at the crossroads but I find a spot next… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker Day 2572 Sunday July 29th 2025 Winchester.   In The Square I meet a 16 year old girl who’s been playing electric guitar since she was 13. Actually, I’m surprised she’s that old because she’s very small and would have thought she was still 13. She’s wearing a Smiths t-shirt – ‘Johnny Marr, I think he’s… Read more →

Dairy Of A Busker Day 2571 Saturday June 28th 2025 Winchester.   Saturday afternoon and no one at the top spot!…apart from Don on his latest painting. A woman came up and told me that Clare the old lady who used to dance non-stop in front of me and all the other buskers, has gone into a home – Westacre,… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker day 2570 Friday June 27th 2025 Winchester.   At The Buttercross; a bloke singing to a backing track and Don at his usual place, at the end of The Pentice. I say to Don, jokingly, ‘what the hell’s going on Don? Can you get rid of him?’ ‘He’s just started up, Marvin. You just come in?’… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker Day 2569 Wednesday June 25th 2025 Winchester.   Don Lavelle and Dean Dyson are having a chat at The Buttercross. Dean says he’ll be there at least till four o’clock – maybe a bit longer as it’s not going too well – ‘I think it’s got a lot to do with saturation. People just don’t give… Read more →