Author: Marvin

Diary Of A Busker day 2581 Saturday July 19th 2025 Winchester.   No one at The Buttercross but The Square looks more profitable as there are loads of people outside all the eateries and pubs. It’s another warm day, or rather evening, as I start just after 5 o’clock, so I’m without a jacket but with a waistcoat (black, with… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker Day 2577 Wednesday July 9th 2025 Chichester.   Back to Chichester, but not for long… Another early arrival but not early enough as there are already three lots of buskers in place; a young woman opera singer near The Cross (it’s market day so stalls everywhere, including one in front of The Cross), and two guitarists… Read more →

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.   Two young blokes are at The Buttercross singing My Way in an operatic style…and Don Lavelle’s continuing with 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… 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 →