Diary Of A Busker Day 111 Monday June 6th Winchester High Street (corner of Marks And Spencer, Time: 12:04-4:50pm.) A long session – almost 5 hours, playing continuously. I debut a new song – Edelweiss, from The Sound Of Music. Like Henry and Over The Rainbow this song was brought to my attention by one of my regulars – Anthony, the… Read more →
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Diary Of A Busker Day ~ 104
Diary Of A Busker Day 104 Wednesday May 25th Winchester High Street (opposite Clinton Cards, Time: 2:05-5:27pm.) An old lady (a potential “regular”?) gives me a pound and says she doesn’t like the music of today, neither do I, I say, but then we’re not 20, either of us, are we? She goes away, comes back 5 minutes later,… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day ~ 103
Diary Of A Busker Day 103 Sunday May 22nd Winchester High Street (1. corner of Marks And Spencer, Time: 12:40-1:12pm, 2. opposite WH Smiths, Time: 4:05-6:05pm.) These days there seems to be as many people in town as on any other day, and as I didn’t come in yesterday… I take the obligatory reconnaissance to see who’s in the… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day ~ 98
Diary Of A Busker Day 98 Monday May 16th Winchester High Street (corner of Marks And Spencer, Time: 1:30-6:05pm.) One of my regulars, the man with two wives turns up just after I start. What has he got to say for himself, the greedy man. “Saw Lady Ga Ga on the telly last night. She’s getting good, isn’t she?”… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 80
Diary Of A Busker Day 80 Wednesday April 13th Winchester High Street (1. opposite WH Smiths, Time: 3:25-5:15pm, 2. opposite Clinton Cards, Time: 5:43-6:20pm.) Got set up and started with Yellow Bird – hadn’t been playing a minute when a young guy comes over – “Can we film you for the local news?” “Umm… yeah, sure.” I often see people… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 79
Diary Of A Busker Day 79 Tuesday April 12th Winchester High Street (1. corner of Marks And Spencer, Time: 2:51-4:35pm, 2. opposite WH Smiths, Time: 5:03-6:20pm.) It’s a slow start with not more than a meagre £2 in the bucket for twenty minutes of playing. But what’s this I see – a big figure materialising from the gloom of the… Read more →