Diary Of A Busker Day 142 Tuesday August 9th Winchester High Street (1. opposite Card Factory, Time: 1:10-2:25pm, 2. opposite The Body Shop, Time: 3:05-6:30pm). The day gets off to a slow start – no donations for 15 minutes. Depressing, but then things pick up at a furious rate – after less than an hour I’ve counted almost £20 –… Read more →
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Diary Of A Busker Day ~ 120
Diary Of A Busker Day 120 Thursday June 23rd Winchester High Street (1. outside Debenhams, Time: 10:40-12:40pm, 2. opposite Vodafone, Time; 1:15-2pm, 3. opposite WH Smiths, Time: 2:10-2:25pm, 4. opposite The Body Shop, Time: 2:30-4:35pm.) I make an early start – to go through a couple of “numbers” (Cavatina, Georgia On My Mind) before the crowd builds up. I… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day ~ 112
Diary Of A Busker Day 112 Wednesday June 8th Winchester High Street (1. opposite Clarks, Time: 11:55-12:20pm, 2. opposite Whittards, Time: 12:42-1:55pm, 3. outside Debenhams (Fire escape) Time: 2:20-3:10pm, 4. outside Debenhams, Time: 3:40-4:40pm.) It looks like it’s going to rain today so I’m hoping to be able to set up somewhere along the covered side of the high street… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day ~ 111
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 →
Diary Of A Busker Day ~ 109
Diary Of A Busker Day 109 Thursday June 2nd Winchester High Street (1. opposite Nokia, Time: 1:33-3:15pm, 5:05-6:45pm, 2. opposite Clarks, Time: 4:35-4:50pm.) A split session where I sandwiched an ear syringe-ing appointment at the nearby surgery in between two “busks”. A lady stops, “I read your article and have to say I love it when you play The… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day ~ 107
Diary Of A Busker Day 107 Tuesday May 31st Winchester High Street (corner of Marks And Spencer, Time: 11:00-1:40pm, 2:07-4:15pm.) An earlier start than usual as I would like to finish before 6 o’clock for a change. I haven’t been playing two minutes when I hear someone else playing, quite near and very loud. I look up the road… Read more →