Tag: Winchester High Street

Diary Of A Busker Day 460

Diary Of A Busker Day 460 Tuesday October 8th 2013 Winchester (1. Opposite Vodafone, Time: 1:13-2:50pm, 2. Next to The Slug & Lettuce, The Square, Time: 3-3:45pm). Another full house. Mandolin John’s at the top of the High Street, the old bearded bloke with the flute and toy percussion stuff’s near The Butter Cross, the foreign guy doing the sculpture… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker Day 457

Diary Of A Busker Day 457 Tuesday October 1st 2013 Winchester (Opposite Bellis/O2, Time: 1:18-3:18pm). I’m not going to overdo it today, as I’ve booked myself into Chichester tomorrow from 11:30-5:30, and that’ll be the usual marathon of at least 4 hours of playing. My 80 years ‘young’ regular, Ian, is talking to someone near where I’m setting up and… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker Day 456

Diary Of A Busker Day 456 Sunday September 29th 2013 Winchester (1. Opposite Oxfam, Time: 12:23-1:23pm, 2. Opposite Narrow Street, Time: 1:55-2:55pm, 3. Opposite Oxfam, Time: 3:13-4:07pm, 4. Next to The Slug & Lettuce, Time: 4:20-5:20pm). They’re all out today: Sam, at The Butter Cross, although I had some warning he’d be about. I’d seen him yesterday at the train… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker Day 455

Diary Of A Busker Day 455 Wednesday September 25th 2013 Chichester (1. In front of HSBC bank, The Cross, Time: 11:45-1:45pm, 2:20-3:35pm, 2. Opposite Lloyds Bank, Time: 3:40-4:21pm). Back in Chichester, and the so-called Indian Summer continues, which is good for my fingers and my mental state. And an earlier start, too, even though I’m not officially booked until 12:30.… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker Day 454

Diary Of A Busker Day 454 Tuesday September 24th 2013 Winchester (1. Opposite Vodafone, Time: 1:35-2:05pm, 2. Next to The Slug & Lettuce, The Square, Time: 2:15-3:20pm, 3. Opposite Oxfam, Time: 3:30-3:36pm). Sam’s in town again, at The Butter Cross (I thought he’d moved to Brighton?!) He’s doing Here Comes The Sun – one of mine, but with words!, so… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker Day 453

Diary Of A Busker Day 453 Monday September 23rd 2013 Winchester (1. Opposite Oxfam, Time: 1:42-2:22pm, 2. The Butter Cross, Time: 2:30-3:04pm). Coming down the street, I hear a familiar sound: a somewhat jazzy flavoured guitar, and I know who it is – my old friend Kanan, who I met, along with Chris, way back in the open-mic days. Weird… Read more →