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Thread #51852 Message #2308197
Posted By: Mr Red
06-Apr-08 - 09:18 AM
Thread Name: Any tips for a newbie street busker??
Subject: RE: Any tips for a newbie street busker??
One thing Dave Hart told me he did
Dave was (is) a Morris man, melodeon player and self employed carpenter in Wellington NZ.
He played on a Friday betwixt the railway station and the bus station at the far end of the underpass, to commuters. Friday only - punters bouyant, for one day, rushing to work. And he picked the rhythm of their feet and gave it a lift. It produced more revenue. It helped that he played a lot of morris type tunes.
But the lesson is: read your audience and pick them too, time and demeanour. Mostly people want jolly. Grab them musically as they pass.
Good luck - and do the Social Services and Taxman want to know?