Category: Busking

Diary Of A Busker Day 386

Diary Of A Busker Day 386 Friday June 14th 2013 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Vodafone. Time: 1:55-4:26pm 2. Opposite Bellis. Time: 4:46-5:50pm A woman comes up and says ‘Do you know the man with the white beard?’ which annoys me, as I’m in the middle of The Entertainer, which, due to my accursed Focal Dystonia, I really have to… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker Day 385

Diary Of A Busker Day 385 Monday June 10th 2013 Winchester High Street, opposite Vodafone. Time: 2:05-3:25pm There’s a man I see around a lot. He’s early fifties, white hair, always wears sandals with socks, even when it’s cold, and he’s usually on a bike. I don’t know his name but he’s got a couple of kids at the son… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker Day 384

Diary Of A Busker Day 384 Saturday June 8th 2013 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Oxfam. Time: 12:50-2:20pm 2. Opposite Bellis. Time: 2:43-4:38pm I have a really good start to the day; I make a sale after just one song – Albatross, for which I bestow on it instant Song Of The Day status. In fact the sale is secured… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker Day 383

Diary Of A Busker Day 383 Tuesday June 4th 2013 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Vodafone. Time: 1:38-3pm 2. Opposite Oxfam. Time: 3:16-4:05pm A person who falls into a rather large category, that of old-lady-regular-whose-name-I-don’t-know, drops by. She reckons I’ve picked a good spot, in front of the shop window. ‘Women can come to look at clothes while they listen,’… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker Day 382

Diary Of A Busker Day 382 Sunday June 2nd 2013 Winchester High Street 1. The Buttercross. Time: 1:02-1:32pm, 1:58-2:50pm, 3:16-4pm, 4:25-5:10pm A landmark day because for the first time, I actually set up in front of one of the most, if not THE most, famous Winchester landmarks, namely The Buttercross, just like I’ve seen all the others do; Rob, Frank,… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker Day 381

Diary Of A Busker Day 381 Saturday June 1st 2013 Winchester High Street Opposite Vodafone. Time: 2:40-3:47pm Two happy coincidences occur. During Albatross, a man walks by, contributes and says ‘That was released on my birthday.’ Then, just after I start James Bond, a girl wearing a black T-shirt with 007 in big letters walks by. No contribution there, though,… Read more →