Stu Jamison sat me down in 1976 when we were at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival to give me a tutorial on banjo brushes, which are visually attractive. He learned them from Rufus Crisp, who used to go to the mineyards on payday to busk when everybody got paid. They were a device to get attention. Which brings me to my point; Busking isn't about playing music, it's PERFORMANCE!

Mark Ross