For centuries, street singing was considered the lowest form of a musical career. Street musicians—buskers—were looked on as glorified beggars. But cities that once outlawed busking have come to ...

Musician Fabio Tedde has been busking on the London Underground for an impressive 20 years and has no plans to stop. He's one of more than 200 buskers registered through Transport for London's ...

Buskers have been banned from playing in a major London tourist spot after the council were taken to court over ‘nuisance performers’. Westminster City Council has suspended two busking performance ...

From voices and violins to keyboards and quintets, where there are shoppers there are buskers. A showcase for talented types eager for payment and promotion. "The idea is to create an atmosphere and ...

Street performing, or busking, is a profession that dates back to antiquity. Before recording technology and personal electronics, it was a principal form of income for many performance artists. Still ...

Busking is a street performance, defined as "the act or practice of entertaining by dancing, singing, juggling, etc., on the street or in a public place," according to Dictionary.com. Some musicians ...

It's the first time TfL has auditioned for pitches in six years Transport for London (TfL) is offering auditions to perform at official busking spots across the network for the first time since 2017.

The city of Boston has more than 1,600 miles worth of sidewalks, walkways, paths, and parks. As long as they’re not violating any city ordinances or obstructing passage, street performers can claim ...

THE MUSIC MAN: Jimmy Clifton is an Asheville-based guitarist who busks downtown regularly. He uses a battery-powered amp and says that although some people have asked him to turn his volume down a few ...

Katie Ferrara performing on the street in Switzerland Credit: (Photo by Daniel Bossart, courtesy Katie Ferrara) Performing music on a street corner to a transient audience sounds like an excruciating ...

06:15, Thu, May 22, 2025 Updated: 06:30, Thu, May 22, 2025 A video clip from the 80s has re-emerged, causing quite a stir among music fans as they spotted the street performer in the footage. The ...