Tag: Busker

Diary Of A Busker Day 280

Diary Of A Busker Day 280 Wednesday September 5th 2012 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Bellis, Time: 4:13-4:45pm, 2. Opposite Vodafone, Time: 5:20-6:07pm The first session started off OK; two American women bought a CD and a middle aged couple seemed to be enjoying the music, on the bench across from me. Also on the bench is a man of… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker Day 279

Diary Of A Busker Day 279 Tuesday September 4th 2012 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Oxfam, Time: 1:13-2:37pm, 2. Opposite Vodafone, Time: 2:52-4:26pm, 3. Opposite Bellis, Time: 4:59-5:35pm A couple of songs in, Walter waves from across the road and comes over. ‘Same old faces, same old tune!’ he says, which makes me laugh. ‘Yeah Walter, same old tune, that’s… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker Day 278

Diary Of A Busker Day 278 Saturday September 1st 2012 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Oxfam, Time: 3:25-4:29pm, 2. Opposite Bellis, Time: 4:44-6:10pmToday marks the worldwide debut of my psychedelic-painted double-neck guitar kit; the two-headed monster. It’s so heavy that by the time I’ve got into the high street, my arms are an inch longer, and it’s taken me half… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker Day 277

Diary Of A Busker Day 277 Friday August 31st 2012 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Vodafone, Time: 1:55-2:54pm, 2. Opposite Oxfam, Time: 3:02-4:24pmYoung Sam’s at The Buttercross and I’ve come to the conclusion that, for a young guy, he’s pretty good. His voice is quite nice and he does a lot of finger picking; his performance of Angie is very… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker Day 275

Diary Of A Busker Day 275 Tuesday August 28th 2012 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Oxfam, Time: 1:48-3:49pm, 2. Opposite Bellis, Time: 4:23-5:30pm Walter comes out of C & H Fabrics as I’m doing When I’m Sixty-Four. ‘You were playing that the last time I was ‘ere!’ I’m about to apologise but then think – why? Just because he happens… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker Day 274

Diary Of A Busker Day 274 Saturday August 25th 2012 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Oxfam, Time: 1:24-2:40pm, 2. Opposite Bellis, Time: 3:14-4:11pm, 3. Opposite Oxfam, Time: 4:28-5:28pm The weather’s gone back to like it was a couple of months ago; mainly rain, either pouring or drizzling, so I set up near the Gospel Hall doorway, just in case. In… Read more →