Glassback wrote:Yeah, we get some bloody amazing street musicians in Manchester but what happened to being called a Busker - did it become 'un-PC' or something?.
If they're good, it's a welcome break from the bustle of the CityCentre shops for a while.
We do tend to get some oddities as well, not just a bloke / woman with an acoustic guitar - I was watching a mini orchestra last week - they drew a MASSIVE crowd - and people were putting coins in the cello case.
There's also the dude in a wheelchair with a whole bunch of synths... brilliant!
Never seen anybody selling CD's yet though... that's not to say they haven't been, just not the ones I've seen.
theres that annoying blind guy who does hankmarvin at the top of market street,he sells cds but hes shit
last week there was 3 asian kids about 10-13 down by boots crankin out some f**king great guitar classics
wild ting,few trex bits and well you know stuff every body knows
and man considering the age of em the lad on vocs WOW!!!
they stick together they will go far
but yeah i agree with mick we get some good street music up here in manc,unfortunately we get a lot of shit as well,have you seen the jesus hip hop crew at piccadilly gardens