Month: July 2026

Day 2724 Thursday July 30th 2026 Winchester Late into town…not much happening in The Square…the flower seller’s alley is free but there are three down and outs sitting on the steps inside making a bit of a racket. One is making a sort of didgeridoo noise on something. Back up to the Buttercross and I decide to set up where… Read more →

Day 2723 Tuesday July 28th 2026 Southampton Back to the big city and I’m lucky because there’s no one playing anywhere so I can set up in the shade of the massive canopy covering the entrance to the mall. This is very good because it’s another hot day and there’s no way I’m setting up in the sun – this… Read more →

Day 2722 Thursday July 23rd Winchester I’m doing a quick dust of the guitar before plugging it, when I get my first visitor – a woman in, I’m guessing, her early 70’s. ‘Ooh, I like seeing people keeping things clean and shiny. You don’t often see that now’ she says. ‘Well, if it’s something that was shiny when you bought… Read more →

Day 2721 Tuesday July 21st 2026 Southampton It’s been awhile since I trekked down south, definitely not since I’ve rebooted the sound, which was timely to say the least because there’s some loud happening outside the mall entrance involving fire, which means I’m in the middle of the road up at the top facing down. And a trip here wouldn’t… Read more →

Day 2720 Sunday July 19th 2026 Winchester Another late session in The Square – though not as late as yesterday, so it’s still quite warm when I start up. And again, the bloke who gave me £20 yesterday was in his usual spot, with his wife outside The Old Vine. I thought he wasn’t going to donate, and that would… Read more →

Day 2719 Saturday July 18th 2026 Winchester I start up just before 5 o’clock – quite a late start in The Square. For the first half hour I get a grand total of one pound, then a couple of girls (aged 7 or 8 maybe) start dancing in front of me, soon to be joined by two toddler girls from… Read more →