This entry was posted on 2/24/2007 3:53 AM and is filed under Australia.
Spare change is greatly appreciated by all the buskers
in Sydney. They can be found on most main streets sharing their
talent with the public. Here are a few more that we captured on
film.
This guy was one of the more talented. He was truly a One Man
Band, playing at least 10 intstruments at once. He had a string
on his elbow that he could play a cymbal with and a drum attached by
string to one foot. The banjo of course was his main instrument, and a harmonica, but make sure to notice the other bells and whistles
of his kit that he wore as a giant backpack. Sorry about the film
quality - he only played at night...
And here is another great one man band - this guy was playing mean
blues on Pitt Street Mall - slide guitar, awesome harmonica (brother
Steve take note), tamborine taped to one foot, and the other foot on a
box as percussion - great music...
Then there was just this weirdo guy - one of those hold-still statues...
And here was a classical artist painting in chalk, again on Pitt Street Mall...
And finally there was a great American tap dancer at the Circular Quay who had just arrived from San Francisco. He had
a DJ and the beat of his dancing was part of the music, rather than
just an accompaniment to the music - he was actively the percussion
element. We only saw him one day though, so maybe he didn't have
his 'busker's license' in order...
