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 →
Tag: Busking
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 276
Diary Of A Busker Day 276 Thursday August 30th 2012 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Oxfam, Time: 4:13-5:21pm, 2. Opposite Bellis, Time: 5:30-6:45pm Guy and three of his folk ensemble are at The Buttercross, young Sam’s at The Crossroads, so I’m down in front of C & H and the totally inappropriate, out-of-season Xmas window display is gone; they’ve put… 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 273
Diary Of A Busker Day 273 Friday August 24th 2012 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Oxfam, Time: 1:15-2:37pm, 2. Opposite Bellis, Time: 3-4:05pm, 3. Opposite Vodafone, Time: 4:22-5:35pmI’ve forgotten to bring the usual five pound coins to put in the bucket when I start, so it’s there in front of me, empty…for twenty minutes before the first donation; a mixture… Read more →