Diary Of A Busker Day 297 Friday October 19th 2012 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Vodafone, Time: 1:40-2pm, 2. Opposite Oxfam, Time: 2:07-2:54pmIt’s another day of drizzle and unfortunately there’s some young strummer in place at The Buttercross, which means I can’t set up under-cover at The Pentice, a few feet away. In fact, why is he not there? –… Read more →
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Diary Of A Busker Day 296
Diary Of A Busker Day 296 Wednesday October 17th 2012 1. Opposite Bellis, Time: 2:23-3:25pm, 2. Opposite Oxfam, Time: 3:47-4:59pmThe other day I was approached by Victoria, the manager of the cinema, about playing a laid-back set in the foyer, before the screening of Celebration Day, the film of the 2007 Led Zeppelin concert. There was no money in it… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 294
Diary Of A Busker Day 294 Monday October 8th 2012 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Oxfam, Time: 1:57-3:01pm, 2. Opposite Vodafone, Time: 3:24-4:30pmAnother day of drizzle. It seems every time I’m at this end of the street, Walter turns up, on cue, almost like he’s lurking somewhere, waiting for me. He’s here again, with his “Same old song”, which is… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 283
Diary Of A Busker Day 283 Thursday September 13th 2012 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite O2, Time: 1:28-3pm, 2. Opposite Oxfam, Time: 3:52-5:04pm, 3. Opposite Vodafone, Time: 5:07-5:37pm At my first session, near The Buttercross, I meet someone I haven’t seen for awhile; George, the man who loves my Chet Atkins numbers. He asks his usual question; ‘Got any gigs… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 282
Diary Of A Busker Day 282 Wednesday September 12th 2012 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Oxfam, Time: 3:15-4:46pm, 2. Opposite Bellis, Time: 5:13-6:07pm I walk past Frank, hard at work at The Buttercross…and I’m down at the other end. I get 2 1/2 songs into the set, then it rains so I have to take cover in the Gospel Hall… 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 →