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Welcome back people, it’s 2010 and another great year is upon us. Firstly I’d like to thank all our faithful readers who’ve been supporting this site over the last 16 months since Street Musician went online and wish all our visitors, new readers and fellow bloggers a great new year and a [...] World Busk Fund Raising Totals Just got back from my Musequality charity busk in town. I was a bit worried whether I was going to be able to hack it today as I’ve had a cold and a sore throat for a number of days, and after canceling a gig in a local [...] I’m often asked the best ways of powering your equipment when out busking or gigging at outdoor events where power is an issue. This is a good question to answer and depends greatly on a few main factors. 1. The size and type of gig you are looking to provide [...] Every time I venture out to do a bit of street busking, I am always surprised at the wide variety of objects people seem to offer me or place in my guitar case instead of a simple coin or two. I have received just about everything you could imagine from melted chocolate [...] I’ve just registered to take part in the biggest busk the world has ever seen. UPDATE : STARTS TODAY 8th JUNE
The World Busk is a charity event which will raise money for good causes and attempt to break the world record for the biggest simultaneous busk around the world at [...] Street busking is a great way of building up your confidence as a musician and gives you just about the best training you can get in dealing with people and overcoming any fears you may have of performing in public. Once you’ve been busking a few times and got used to playing [...] How Much Money Can You Make Busking ? That depends on what town or city you’re in, where you pitch, what you play, how long you play for, what time of year it is and most importantly, what mood the people are in. You will often find people approach and chat to you [...] Ok, you’ve got your guitar, you’ve got your books, you know the song, but you’re sick of learning twenty different strumming patterns for every verse of every song you want to learn. When you see an experienced guitarist strumming away on the acoustic, they look good, sound great and never seem to [...] What Will I Need To Go Busking ? Traveling light and just taking your acoustic guitar busking can be great if you are planning on playing in a subway, a pitch with great acoustics or in a narrow street, but if you want to play in a city or crowded street on a Saturday [...] How to Make the Change If you’re bored with playing at home and want to take your music to a different level and get out there and do some gigs, there are a few steps you can take to bridge the gap without having to throw yourself to lions in one big step.
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