Diary Of A Busker Day 205 Saturday March 3rd 2012 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Card Factory, Time: 3:25-4:34pm, 2. Opposite Vodafone, Time: 4:40-5:45pmI pass Tony at The Buttercross, blasting out his sax and backing track. He’s arched backwards, sax horn above his head. It really is more of a visual performance more than a musically accurate one – he’s… Read more →
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Diary Of A Busker Day 204
Diary Of A Busker Day 204 Friday March 2nd 2012 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Card Factory, Time: 1:35-2:35pm, 2. Opposite Bellis, Time: 2:45-3:22pmRockin’ Rob is in front of The Buttercross and I reckon he’s slowly turning the volume back up these last few weeks…and we’ve got the Korean violinist whose name I think is Kai, or something that sounds… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 203
Diary Of A Busker Day 203 Wednesday March 7th 2012 Winchester High Street Opposite Vodafone, Time: 3:05-5:10pmA lady in her 60s gives me a pound during Albatross, I thank her, she goes to walk off, comes back, remarks on how Albatross is ‘a bit Shadows-ey, like Apache.’ ‘It’s the extra reverb,’ I say. This brings me, naturally, on to my… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 198
Diary Of A Busker Day 198 Monday February 20th Winchester High Street (opposite Vodafone, Time: 1:35-2:45pm). Walking through the Westgate, I can hear the unmistakable thunp, thump/fiddle-de-de sound that can only be from Guy and his folk franchise. And a two minutes later I pass him, at The Buttercross (we nod to each other) and I carry on down to… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 193
Diary Of A Busker Day 193 Thursday January 26th Winchester High Street (1. Opposite Bellis, Time: 1:20-2:20pm, 2. opposite Vodafone, Time: 2:45-4pm). As I’m setting up (on this sunny but cold day) I’m visited by my well-spoken/polite regular, Ian, who works at one of the nearby offices or shops – I don’t know where exactly as I get the impression… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 191
Diary Of A Busker Day 191 Wednesday January 18th Winchester High Street (opposite Vodafone, Time: 12:40-2:18pm). The sky’s grey all over, it’s rained and looks like it will rain again but for the moment it’s dry and the temperature’s fine. Another slow start – I’m ignored for 15 minutes, then an old guy (a regular) appears and stands next… Read more →