Author: Marvin

Diary Of A Busker Day 2290 Saturday December 23rd 2023 Winchester High Street     Like yesterday, the centre was chock-a-block with buskers so I ended up (like yesterday) down near the bottom of the high street. Opposite me are four or five food stalls – South American, Asian, Korean and one I forget. Yesterday, the money was nothing to… Read more →

  Diary Of A Busker Day 2288 Thursday December 21st 2023 The Square, Winchester.   A mild day – 12 degrees, but very windy so I’ve got to have my foot on the end of the gigbag pretty much the whole time. During The Third Man a couple walk by. She says “Makes you want to dance, don’t it?” He… Read more →

  Diary Of A Busker Day 2285 Sunday December 17th 2023 The Buttercross/Market Street, Winchester.   The long haired strummer bloke who stands up is in between Jewry Street and the Buttercross. He’s got a tobacco Gretsch; quite nice but not as nice as my new one in Cadillac Green!   Amazingly, for a Sunday before Christmas, there’s no one… Read more →

  Diary Of A Busker Day 2255 Friday November 3rd 2023 The Buttercross Winchester   Due to incessant rain, I haven’t been out since doing 2 1/2 hours in Southampton on Monday but I need to brush up for the market at Salisbury on Sunday; One of the organisers – Sally Edwards, took my card a few weeks ago and… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker Day 2253 Friday October 19th 2023 The Buttercross, Winchester.   Another day of intermittent rain, so I get out while I can. I’m not looking forward to the plane trip tomorrow; I think I’m going to snuff it, so I thought I’d try and get out and do one last entry. During the first number, Albatross,… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker Day 2238 Tuesday September 26th 2023 Salisbury Market and Fish Row   It’s Tuesday in Salisbury which means Market Day and I set up next to that bloody horrible concrete platform in the corner. I’ve got The Ox Row and a load of other eateries on my right and a load of other eateries in front… Read more →