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The following articles and resources are just a small selection from the many available on the internet. (External links open in a new window). We also have a comprehensive listing of Busking Licensing & Permits, Competitions, Events & Festivals plus Musicians Job Listings.
A Degree of Imagination
John Robert Brown expounds the virtues of a BA in busking. Guardian Unlimited.
Street Performance for Pleasure and Profit
Article at All Things Strings provides tips for for getting started at busking.
Badly Drawn Boy? He's an Amateur
1.60 in 90 minutes? That's not very good for an award-winning musician. Surely anyone could do better than Badly Drawn Boy. Or could they? We sent seven Guardian journalists out on to the streets with their instruments (some of which they could actually play) and told them not to stop busking until 90 minutes were up - or they were arrested. This is what happened :
Bath Buskers
Includes busking and street information plus details of the council's voluntary code of practice.
BBC News
Read archived and latest news on busking from the BBC.
BuskAction
Action group representing the voice of buskers who are against the licensing of busking and situation artists. represent buskers and situation artists actively campaigning against the censorship
Busker Alley
a fun video site for buskers and street performers. It not only features videos but also art and photo galleries of busking and street performing around the world.
Busker Central
Website by and for international buskers. It features several free promotions including buskers and street performers videos, photos, songs and more!
Buskers Community Journal
Share experiences, tips, advice or just read the latest - Buskers around the world Unite!
Buskers: Licence to Trill
The Tube, an underground survival guide article by Zebunnisa Hamid.
Busking
Interesting, humourous and educational article on busking posted to the Mudcat Blues Board.
Busking
Discussion at The Bandsman UK on Busking, Brass Bands and UK licencing.
Busking
This link leads to the start of a thread where various musicians have posted their busking experiences.
Busking for Bucks
Back to school special by Nate Schweber at The Village Voice.
Busking Cartoons
Chuckle along with selections from the "busking" cartoon page from the CartoonStock directory.
Busking in Cork
This picture at Gallery Ireland, depicts a busker playing in one of Cork's many narrow side streets.
Busking Outside Sydney Central
Just had to include this link to a short but rather good poem on busking by Mansha, an Australian duddette who calls herself Novocaine.
Buskers Network
Includes forum & resources for buskers.
Busking Photo Gallery
Nice set of mainly sepia/black & white photographs of buskers at work by Regit Young at PBase.
Busking - Shareware for the Streets
Short article on Busking at The Funny Juggler.
Busking Tips & Playing Acoustic Guitar
Useful site includes a general introduction to busking, tips for busking in Europe, reports on various cities, where to busk, where not to busk....
DMOZ
Directory of Street Performers, comedians, buskers and performing arts related websites.
Essential Entertainer Links Workshop
Extensive links and information on a wide range of performance related websites and resources for actors, entertainers, musicians, variety acts, writers, stage and film technical personnel.
EuroBuskers
Busking and street art forum. Here you can post your messages questions or reply to others.
EuroBuskers.free.fr
Site for information and free exchange about busking and street art. Includes busking history, questions and answers, forum, busking noticeboard, shoutbox, articles, stories, news and a few games including one called 'Bob the Busker!'.
Google
Busking search results from one of the biggest search engines on the net.
Knowhere UK
Type the name of the place into the site's search engine and, among other things, you will be provided with accounts, written by locals, of the town's street entertainers.
Loaded Dog
A small but growing gallery of Canberra's buskers on video. This page is suitable for viewing by anyone but parents beware as some sections of this site also contains content unsuitable for children.
Musicians in the Street
Gallery of busking pictures taken in Brighton and London between 1985 and 2003,
My Busking tips for Badly Drawn Boy
Pop star Damon Gough - aka Badly Drawn Boy - made a paltry 4.90 from a day's busking in London. I can beat that, says professional busker Clare Mee, 39, who makes her living on the mean streets. (News article at the BBC News Website).
National Association of Street Entertainers
UK organisation representing buskers and all other types of professional street performer.
Performers Network
The online community for buskers and international variety performers. Contains articles written by performers, forums, performer directories, post a gig and festival listings.
Safeway Customers Support Busking Scouts
The supermarkets are benefiting from local fundraising efforts, Safeways wasn't the only store - Woking Scouts apparently went down well with Waitrose customers on their first outing!
Steven Ragatz on Busking
This article aimed at Jugglers has some good tips and helpful advice on the art of busking which apply to buskers of all types.
Street Arts & Buskers Advocates
Internet research and information center on Street Arts and Busker traditions. Comprehensive site includes historical references, court cases, regulations, worldwide performance locations, artists database and links.
Street Biz
The Australian Street Performers Network. Includes festival updates, performers directory, news and various services including street theatre consultation work and festival/events co-ordination.
Support Your Local Busker
Online version of PLATFORM, a zine devoted to fiddle player Elizabeth Genco's experiences as a busker in the New York City subways.
That's What I Call Music
Performance article on Busking at Channel 4's excellent Ideas Factory website includes information on the rules of busking, with tips, advice and links to relevent resources.
The Busking Buggy
Contains all relevent equipment for play anywhere/anytime gigs. Includes an effective battery powered amplifier (Scorpion 30 Watt Portable Amp) from Australia to the UK which is powered by two 12 vold lead acid batteries. Speakers and trolly included. Available at M and G Music, Broadstairs, Kent.
The Joys of Busking or Down and Out in Bonn and Brussels by Ray Dessy. Adapted from an article in Early Music America 2(2), 1996
The Magic Cafe
Magicians website and forum with postings and feedback on UK busking licensing experiences.
The Sounds From Beneath
Featured articles with performers of music on the Madrid Metro System from Claus an independent music and cinema websine for Ireland.
The Truth About Busking
An account of busking in Europe by Julie LaMendola at Rick Steves' Travel News.
Two in a Bar Rule
DCMS 20 myths about the Licensing Bill - A Response from the Musicians Union. A MUST READ!!!!
Wandering & Wondering
A Busker Looks Back on 20 Years by Danny Avrutick at JugglersWorld
Watford Observer
The best place to go busking in Watford, Herts.
Yahoo Directory
Brief descriptions and links to Street Performers websites and Busking information, articles etc.
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