Diary of a Busker

Diary Of A Busker Day 2554 Wednesday June 4th 2025 Chichester.   Back to Chichester and an hour earlier than usual…and The Cross spot is free so I get in there while I can and don’t even bother having a look to see who else is about.  Slow coinage for a long time…a woman takes a photo and says ‘I’ve… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker Day 2550 Saturday May 24th 2025 Winchester.   At around 5 o’clock, about an hour in to the set in The Square, I had one one those “what are the chances of that?” moments. I was nearing the end of the last verse of Life On Mars? and doing OK, although I’d messed up a bit… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker Day 2549 Friday May 23rd 2025 Winchester.   A full house; Dean’s at the top spot, some bloke with a keyboard in The Square, Meeta at the crossroads and there’s even a stall in the newly-revisited corner of M&S spot. There’s only one spot and it’s down the arse-end. It starts off promising, with 15p during… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker Day 2548 Wednesday May 21st 2025 Winchester.   I held off going in because it was supposed to rain at 1:30 but it never did so I went in all the same. The top spot was free but I thought I’d spare the poor suffering shop people having to put up with me two days on… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker Day 2545 Friday May 16th 2025 Winchester.   The Buttercross is taken but The Square is reasonably diner-populated…but after 25 minutes there’s been zero donations. The only things of note was a man who walked past and shouted at the top of his voice “AAAAAHHHHHHH!” which really startled me, and secondly, a young woman on the… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker Day 2543 Tuesday May 13th 2025 Winchester.   The singing bloke with backing tracks who’s usually at The Buttercross on Mondays is now there today…down the road at the crossroads is free, though. The coinage is very slow…the highlight of the first hour was a woman walking by with a toddler and a crate of 12… Read more →