Diary Of A Busker Day 540 Thursday April 10th 2014 Winchester (Opposite Bellis, Time: 2:15-4:18pm). Another try at recording some songs. Today it’s Ne Me Quitte Pas, Chinatown, Yellow Bird, Wheels (twice), and Twelve-String Shuffle. Wheels twice, as the first one was aborted halfway through, when a woman donated and then started a conversation about Yellow Bird – the song… Read more →
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Diary Of A Busker Day 396
Diary Of A Busker Day 396 Thursday July 4th Winchester/Basingstoke. Winchester High Street (1. Opposite Bellis, Time: 1:07-1:55pm, 2. Opposite Oxfam, Time: 2:13-3:51pm). Basingstoke (Entrance to Festival Place). I come into the High Street just as Demelza (for it is she) is starting a set, and as I wanted to set up here – because I want to give the… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 261
Diary Of A Busker Day 261 Friday July 20th 2012 1. Opposite Phase Eight, Time: 1:30-2:15pm, 2. Opposite Bellis, Time: 2:20-2:51pmI set up just down from WH Smiths and just up from the Timpsons cobblers, the proprietor being the infamous Busker-Hater Of Winchester High Street, but I reckon I’m far enough away not to arouse his wrath. One of my… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 200
Diary Of A Busker Day 200 Friday February 24th 1. Romsey (market, Time: 10:20-1:30pm), 2 Winchester High Street (opposite Vodafone, Time: 5:30-6:25pm). A strange thing – although practically all my busking is done in Winchester, the “landmark” days (Days 1, 100 and 200) seem to be outside. However, I haven’t been here in Romsey since early December, so it’s about… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 185
Diary Of A Busker Day 185 Friday December 2nd Romsey Market, Time: 10:30-12:30pm. I missed my last bi-monthly visit (to this fair market town), so return I must, but it’s a cold day. Before I start, Bertie the flowerman puts in a request – The Good, The Bad And The Ugly – in fact, all three. So, for the… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 183
Diary Of A Busker Day 183 Wednesday November 23rd Winchester High Street (1. opposite Card factory, Time: 12:35-3pm). I pass Frank with his accordion at The Buttercross and further down, a young “strummer” doing a Beatles song – I Don’t Want To Spoil The Party (why not? – you’ve done that to the song). He’s being filmed by a bunch… Read more →