The Ragtag Daily Prompt for today is FLUTE
LIVELIHOOD pulling in passers-by, compelling them to pause, to tap a toe, the buoyant notes of the busker's flute punctuated by the ring of coins buying the flutist his accounting degree
Someone once told me about a young busker who paid his way through university with his earnings as a street musician. 🙂
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If you had a hat out on the sidewalk, I’d contribute. Thanks for sharing this.
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Thank you! Maybe I could do one of these “Buy me a coffee” buttons. 🙂
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I’ve heard such stories before and I believe them. He must have been a talented musician.
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Talented and persistent. He had to earn serious money after school, weekends, holidays.
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I wonder how he managed to study.
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Maybe he was just that good or had that lucrative a spot, but many people through the years have worked their way through university. His was perhaps a more novel profession than delivering pizzas. A cousin told me about uni girls earning money as gentlemen’s escorts, but that could get rather iffy.
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It must be relatively common. My kids went to college and uni and paid for themselves. They could only do this by working almost full time and studying part time. The fees may not be as high here.
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Loreena McKennitt started by busking…
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I suspect many solo players did, while bands started with short gigs in bars. It’s the way to get lots of practice, try new tunes & styles, and get quick feedback. 🙂
I wonder if those Peruvian Indians who frequently played down at the Old Port ever got famous?
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For sure.
I haven’t seen them for a long time… then again, I am not often at the Old Port!
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