How I long for talented musical buskers. Our local variety, when they appear, seem to know nothing but Stairway to Heaven and Peace Train. They also don't play anything but guitars. In cities with good buskers you get people playing unexpected instruments, like harps. And I haven't seen a hurdy-gurdy in years.

We do have an annual busker festival, but (1) few of them play musical instruments, and (2) there is something about a planned busker festival that doesn't seem right.

This might be a good time for me to ask a question and still be somewhat on topic. Does anyone know of any band in North America, busker or otherwise, that plays Whoville instruments -- ie giant horns on wheels, enormous bass drums. etc.? I can't plan too early for this year's parade and I have many things in mind.