Category: Busking

Diary Of A Busker Day 2359 Tuesday April 30th 2024 Chichester.   Looks like I picked the wrong day to go to Chichester. The problem definitely wasn’t the weather, which was more or less sunny and around 15 degrees. The problem was the coinage, which was nothing to write home about, and unusual for here.   I got here an… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker Day 2354 Thursday April 25th 2024 Winchester.   We’re back to 10 degrees or below so quite a cold day at The Buttercross. The sun was on me when I set up but I kept having to drag everything a foot or so to the right, as the shadow kept moving over me, which made it… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker Day 2353 Tuesday April 23rd 2024 Salisbury.   It looks like I picked the wrong day to go to Salisbury. There was a duo – a violinist and guitarist, on the high street and some old singer/strummer on that platform at one of the corners of the market square, so I had no choice but to… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker Day 2348 Wednesday April 17th 2024 Southampton.   As I’ve got to go back to Chichester on Friday, I thought a shorter train trip was in order today so I went to Southampton.  Up opposite the mall, there’s a girl doing a semi-operatic rendition of Hallelujah and if I’ve heard it done that way once, I’ve… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker Day 2347 Tuesday April 16th 2024 Chichester.   First day back in Chichester for months and the Chichester debut for the newly-acquired Gretsch Streamliner in fetching Torino Green. It’s a distinctly louder guitar than the Electromatic so quite good for places bigger than Winchester, and especially at The Cross, as it’s the meeting place for all… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker Day 2330 Friday March 22nd 2024 Winchester High Street.   I finally did it. I got through a rendition of Julia Florida and made it to the end. It was my fourth attempt in as many days AND I made only one mistake – a bloody miracle. AND it secured three donations, earning me £4, which… Read more →