<![CDATA[Busker Central Odds and ends Feed]]> http://buskercentral.com/buskers en Thu, 28 Mar 2024 11:42:08 +0000 <![CDATA[2013 Summer street performance tour]]> http://buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=2369&b=116&c=8&sid=950e868e0e99ca2541b519c439aafe6a http://buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=2369&b=116&c=8&sid=950e868e0e99ca2541b519c439aafe6a I'd like to know if anyone else is interested in tagging along or maybe would like me to come through their town. Discovery passes are aroung $560 before tax and are good for 2 months. i feel this is an interesting way to tour, see the country, meet people, and have a good time. Be aware that you can only bring two bags without having to pay an extra fee and your instrument case will count as a bag.]]> Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:05:28 +0000 <![CDATA[Just what exactly is a busker?]]> http://buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=2&b=238&c=8&sid=950e868e0e99ca2541b519c439aafe6a http://buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=2&b=238&c=8&sid=950e868e0e99ca2541b519c439aafe6a (WWW) It's interesting to see what websites come up with their definition of a busker. One such site is the editable Wikipedia.org informing readers since 2001.
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The word "wiki" is Hawaiian for "quick". The definition of 'busker' redirects to the 'street performance' page started in 2003 which has been edited, believe-it-or-not, over a thousand times.

"Street performance or busking is the act of performing in public places for gratuities."

Besides the basic definition, the page also covers etymology, history, forms, collecting money, pitches, legislation, and notable performers. The latter is filled with famous and not-so-famous artists including George Michael, the Violent Femmes, and even Benjamin Franklin.

Early editing was done by the Wiki editors themselves...

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Wed, 01 Apr 2020 05:22:23 +0000
<![CDATA[Buskin' City uncovers new busking plan]]> http://buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=2&b=184&c=8&sid=950e868e0e99ca2541b519c439aafe6a http://buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=2&b=184&c=8&sid=950e868e0e99ca2541b519c439aafe6a (SWEDEN) Buskin' City is a unique busking development for Sweden with a soon to be launched website for pro street performers. Every participating city provides a pitch for an artist. It can be a street corner, on a square, or on a main shopping street.
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Bringing culture to unused public space is the main theme. National and International buskers book themselves easily on a city's calendar.

Halmstad, Varberg, Kalmar, Kristianstad, Jonkoping, Landskrona, and Vastervik are among the 7 cities that have signed up with more expected to join the movement. Each city grants a travel refund up to 1500SEK.

With new approximations about busking popping up almost daily, be sure to include this in your book of ideas. See if you can dream up new and interesting approaches to busking like the one above.

For more information,...

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<![CDATA[National Busking Day features celebrity videos]]> http://buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=2&b=174&c=8&sid=950e868e0e99ca2541b519c439aafe6a http://buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=2&b=174&c=8&sid=950e868e0e99ca2541b519c439aafe6a (UK) If only all the nations of the world would observe a National Busking Day, it would make for a better planet. Towns and cities around the UK have created special National Busking Day pitches where you share your talents and perhaps make a few quid, too.
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Locations included Belfast, Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, Canterbury, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Exeter, Gateshead, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Margate, Newcastle and York.

Everyone from professionals to beginners took part in the first annual affair - whether they specialized in music, magic, comedy, physical theatre, living statues or dance.

To commemorate the celebration, the Express newspaper published the top 11 celebrities who have been filmed busking which include the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Olly Murs, Tom Jones, and (sorry)...

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Sun, 02 Aug 2015 00:50:20 +0000
<![CDATA[Has the "Eggman" cracked up?]]> http://buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=2&b=100&c=8&sid=950e868e0e99ca2541b519c439aafe6a http://buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=2&b=100&c=8&sid=950e868e0e99ca2541b519c439aafe6a (SOUTH AFRICA) His name is Gregory da Silva - a comedian artist, storyteller, dancer and live street perfomer from Benin West Africa.
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Also known locally as the "Eggman", he's a hard-boiled character known for wearing a World-Record 624 eggs on his hat.

Gaining fame in Cape Town, it now seems that the Eggman may have been traumatized after a robbery in Italy left him injured. Although you've got to break a few eggs to make an omlett, that's not what the Eggman had in mind.

But where is the Eggman today? He has seemed to have vanished after his trip to Milano vowing never to return to Cape Town, the city that sponsored him.

It now appears the Eggman has been met with "foul" play. If you have seen the Eggman, please report immediately. His bacon is getting cold....

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