The nature of busking means you’ll be on the go fast and often – meaning bringing around an entire four-piece band is likely not the most efficient way to get from one venue to another. When you’re ...
Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, whom I was fortunate enough to interview and is now in his 90s, told me that he was playing in the Tube for some British school kids in the early ’60s. He was on one platform ...
Billy Strings and Sierra Ferrell, 2023 and 2024's Americana Honors & Awards-winning Artists of the Year, share a background as street-busking musicians who played for tens to hundreds of dollars daily ...
Tony Barilla is an accomplished accordion player who wants to busk — that is, to perform in public for tips — on the streets of Houston. Many of the world’s great cities like New York, Paris, London ...
JEWEL: (Singing) These foolish games are... MARTÍNEZ: B.B. King, Tracy Chapman, Ed Sheeran and Jewel all began their careers as street musicians, busking for spare change. A new book explores a ...
Our kids wanted to travel, so my husband and I encouraged them to earn money to fund trips. We told them we would pay for music lessons, then they could use their skills earn money busking. As street ...