Tag: Winchester

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 ~ 108

Diary Of A Busker Day 108 Wednesday June 1st Winchester High Street (opposite Clinton Cards, Time: 2:42-6:10pm.)           A slow start – no money for 15 minutes until Steve (“I’m one of the top 8 guitarists in the country”) turns up. He likes my sound but thinks it would be better with some chorus effect on it. This is an… 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 →

Diary Of A Busker Day ~ 106

Diary Of A Busker Day 106 Sunday May 29th Winchester High Street (opposite Vodafone, Time: 2:10-6:15pm.) I haven’t been been playing long when so-called “Dangerous” Dave turns up, more or less demanding I play The Third Man. He’ll even pay me, but he’ll have to wait as I’m in the middle of a group of songs with a different tuning. “D’you mind… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker Day ~ 105

Diary Of A Busker Day 105 Friday May 27th Winchester High Street (1. opposite The Body Shop, Time: 11:55-2:25pm, 2. opposite WH Smiths, Time: 2:45-4:05pn.) In this weeks edition of the Hampshire Chronicle, out yesterday, appeared some more excerpts from this diary, and they put my name on the front page this time. I get a few people coming up/passing by… Read more →

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 →