Ok, so how many of you have considered going out into the streets, horn in hand, and doing some busking?
Well I am hoping to do just that. Firstly I have been to the council offices in Rugby, where I live, and gained permission. Busking licences are no longer required in this neck of the woods, you just phone them up, let them know when you plan on playing and they let you know if you can play that day or not. Nice and relaxed I thought
The next thing I thought was to learn some nice melody lines to some popular tunes, like the Beatles, Gordon Haskell and the like and then give it a go
What I would like to know from some of you with far more experience than I have, is Have you tried it? What did you learn from your experiences and what advice you would give an inexperienced muso like myself.
I've played with 2 bands so far, so I've always had the backup (read as "Had to carry the bl**dy sax player again") so this would be a totally new thing.
So come on any help or advice will be gratefully received
This thread appeared to be of great interest to some of us so I thought I'd bring it back to life (anything for a free beer!)
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PS I guess that my new Avatar gives you a clue that I took all the advice seriously!!
Well I am hoping to do just that. Firstly I have been to the council offices in Rugby, where I live, and gained permission. Busking licences are no longer required in this neck of the woods, you just phone them up, let them know when you plan on playing and they let you know if you can play that day or not. Nice and relaxed I thought
The next thing I thought was to learn some nice melody lines to some popular tunes, like the Beatles, Gordon Haskell and the like and then give it a go
What I would like to know from some of you with far more experience than I have, is Have you tried it? What did you learn from your experiences and what advice you would give an inexperienced muso like myself.
I've played with 2 bands so far, so I've always had the backup (read as "Had to carry the bl**dy sax player again") so this would be a totally new thing.
So come on any help or advice will be gratefully received
This thread appeared to be of great interest to some of us so I thought I'd bring it back to life (anything for a free beer!)
PS I guess that my new Avatar gives you a clue that I took all the advice seriously!!