Occasionally some busker, a musician – in this case a guitarist – that you’ve never heard before will capture your ear and the mood of the moment, and provide a soundtrack to the city that requires you stop and really listen.
Like this moment:
(Also a test to see if a video is postable on this blog.)
Vancouver used to have awesome buskers. But they became rare when the city started regulating them. One of the pillars of No Fun City.
Maybe it’s time for some Bandit Busking, not necessarily at street level …..
And another artful copycat ….
And then there’s this experiment by world-renowned violinist Joshua Bell in a Washington subway station, playing the same piece he’d perform later that day at a high-priced concert. Mostly ignored. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnOPu0_YWhw