Monthly Archives: November 2011

REVEALED: 5 ways to make more money busking

1. Do something different! If you’re strumming Here Comes the Sun or blasting out Baker Street on a sax you need to do it in your own style. People love hearing these tracks but you need to be unique and … Continue reading

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Edinburgh launches busking competition

Scotland’s unsigned bands have the chance to compete to be a part of New Year celebrations in a busking contest. Organisers of Edinburgh’s Hogmanay 2011/12 have partnered with Leith Records to launch ‘Hog the Street’. Acts will battle it out … Continue reading

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INTRODUCING… THE FIRE TUBA

Christopher Werkowicz is a busking sensation. He plays the tuba on the streets of London, but there is a catch. As he plays it produces flames! New to London and the busking scene, Streets Got Talent met Christoper to find … Continue reading

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Calling all Street Performers!!

It’s one of the most recognisable and revered performance pitches in the world, and this Monday, street performers from a clutch of countries will audition for a pitch in Covent Garden. Organised every other month, performers audition for timetabled slots in … Continue reading

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INTRODUCING… The Meds Collective

At Street’s Got Talent, we promised to showcase our favourite London bands. We’re proud to introduce you to The Meds Collective. Read about them below and their views on busking. Don’t forget to check out their video To The Wire … Continue reading

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A good deed done in Bath

We don’t know about you, but we love it when we hear about performers doing their bit for charity. Students from the Bath Guitar School will be grabbing their guitars and busking in the city in aid of Macmillan Cancer … Continue reading

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Gloucester buskers told to ‘tone down’

Following a public debate about “noisy” buskers, Gloucester city council has announced new guidelines for street performers. A number of complaints were made by local business owners who said that buskers playing in the busy centre of the old town, … Continue reading

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Music beats cancer

Throughout the year, thousands of musicians and performers from across the country go busking to help beat cancer. It all started in 2007 when two Cancer Research UK volunteers, Mark Warrick and Jamie Latty, founded a campaign when they went … Continue reading

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We HIGHLY recommend you read this article…

Will the people of Washington DC ignore one of the greatest classical violinists, Joshua Bell, as he busks on the Metro, or will they stop and revel in some of the greatest classical pieces of music ever written? There’s only … Continue reading

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