Busking for Valencia Yesterday!
Wow what can I say about yesterday, it was hard man. I set my gear up as normal, looking forward to singing a few tunes, but once I started I couldn't stop thinking about the images from TV. People sweeping up what was left of their homes, basically rubble. Then seeing the poor dogs and cats in cages, hopelessly looking around for their owners. It was the hardest busking session I have ever done, so difficult to hold it together, and am not ashamed to say a couple of times I couldn't hold it back any more.
In the end I raised €40 to donate to help Valencia, not a king's ransom, but every bit helps. I took the money raised to my chemist to have it counted/witnessed by people I trust, then asked my friend from the National Police how I could donate it. He had a Police colleague in Valencia who is in charge of donations so I did a "Bizum" to this officer. (A Bizum is an instant transfer in Spain where all you need is the other person's phone number!).
Well, I did what I could, and am also going to donate some dog/cat food to help those poor pets :(
That's it for today.
Peace and love
Busking for Valencia!
Hi everyone, the news is heartbreaking, seeing people lose their homes/businesses/loved ones/pets in Valencia, so I'm heading to the streets to busk tomorrow, Plaza de Los Bandos, Salamanca, and anything I make will be donated to help.
Mañana voy a tocar en la calle, A tocar mañana jueves a las 12:00 horas en frente Plaza de Los Bandos, Salamanca. Todo el dinero que gane sería destinado para ayudar a Valencia! Ven a saludarme! #busking#buskinglife#busk#streetbuskers#streetperformer#streetperformance#stroke#strokesurvivor
A Tough Morning Busking!
A really tough morning busking today! So hot (I mean, it's August..... 36/38º?), and as always here in August, hardly anybody crazy enough to be on the street! Only stayed for an hour or so, it's really bad for the voice trying to sing in that kind of heat. I enjoyed it though, and the few people that actually were around, liked it too! I made €24 so as always, half to the stroke association, it's not much but hope it helps in some small way!
I doubt I'll be back out until after the ferias de Salamanca, around mid September. Be good people!
Another Morning's Busking! ¡Otra Mañana de Tocar en la Calle!
Another quick morning busk, there was a work site almost at my side, plus not as many people around at moment, so only stayed an hour or so, but still enjoyed playing, that's what it's all about! Made a few coins (and a couple of notes!) and got a few nice compliments from people! Great way to spend a morning in my opinion!
As always, half of tips go to the stroke association to help others, it's not much but it's something! I know winter will be much better!
Many thanks to everyone who threw a coin (or note!) in the case, and to anyone who stopped to listen, always appreciated! See you next time at Plaza de Los Bandos, Calle Zamora!
Peace and love.
Where Does the Money Go?
Here's a couple of photos of the last couple of times busking. (I can only go out a few times a month as I work a lot in my real job).
Thanks to everyone who threw a coin in!
Peace and love
Another Day's Busking!
Went out again this morning, it was a quiet morning with not many people out. Still enjoyed it and had some super experiences! There was a tourist couple, Cuban I thought, who were slow dancing and smooching while I played a song, and seeing it gave me a massive lump in my throat! Was hard to sing!!
Then there was a guy watching and listening, and he came to introduce himself, he was the DJ on a local station, Radio Oasis Salamanca, and he invited me to go on the show on Sunday, to talk about my project, sing a song etc, how cool is that??
In the end I made €25, so as always half of that was donated to stroke associations (will post photos of the donations).
I'll leave you with a couple of photos of this morning!
Peace and love
The Online (and now street!) Busker.
Went Busking in the Street Again! (And got permission from Police/Council)
Hello world! I went out busking in the street again today! As I'd received a letter giving me permission to play in the exact spot I wanted, and I had two days off work, I thought "why not? get out there!".
I didn't think about it properly (as usual), as there had been a local festivo yesterday, and there was a ceramic fair just across from where I play (I mean literally metres!).
I was planning on playing from just before 12:00 till 13:30 or 14:00 (my chord hand gets cramp after about an hour and a half, need to work on it..).
It was a beautiful morning, deep blue skies and nice and warm/sunny, so me being me, couldn't wait to get out, and left the house way before 11:00am, got there too quickly and was set up and ready in no time. Great right? Not really ha! They were taking all the stalls from the fair down with drills and hammers, and there weren't many people about.
I started playing anyway, got through my small set, repeated a couple of songs, and really enjoyed it again! Had some cool experiences, chatted to some nice people, and made a few euros to boot! Only 20 this time, but hey, still made a donation, to a different stroke foundation this time, and a bit left over for a couple of beers, can't beat it! As I was finishing at around 12:15 I saw the street getting much busier, so at least I know now to start at 12:00 ish, but hey ho, you live and learn! Next time!
It's looking like the street really is my home, again!
Here's a photo showing that I made a donation!
Have a great day people!
Peace and love,
Busking was Great!!
First time busking in so many years, and it was great! Really enjoyed playing, watching so many different people pass by, stop and listen, some even sat in front to watch! So surprised to make some money, after an hour and a half I stopped, as had a bit of cramp in arm/fingers. Was absolutely shocked to see I had made €32! Wasn't expecting that at all! So made a donation of half of it to https://www.fundacioictus.com/es/, here's a photo of the donation 
Thanks to all who threw a coin in my case! Much appreciated! See you next time!
Peace & love
Helloooo! It's Been a Minute! I'm Going Busking!
Hey there big world! I hope everyone is doing great! I haven't posted in so long, as I started a new job about year and a half ago and worked nights for the first 8 months, which was killer and didn't give me any time to breathe!
So, what's the latest? I've decided to take it back to where it all began, on the streets! I put a pick-up in my Martin acoustic guitar, bought a little Boss Cube Street 2 busking amp and have muddled together a few songs for a "set list", and am going out there for the first time on Tuesday!! So wish me luck! I haven't even sung a song in a year so gotta practise a lot to get it back, but hey, you practise in the street not at home!
I'd like to give a massive shoutout to August Radio project, as it's his amazing positivity and way of looking at life that has really inspired me to get back out there, so cheers man! Here's a link to his YouTube channel so you can check him out https://www.youtube.com/@AugustRadioProject
If anyone is in Salamanca, you can catch me on Tuesday on front of Plaza de Los Bandos at around 12:00!
Summer has basically started here and don't think it's dropped lower than 27º for a week, it's gonna be an insanely hot 4 months. The usual 38/40º through till September then....
That's it for now, it's Sunday morning, I'm not working, and food is calling! If you get chance, check out the video I did yesterday, it's the main video on the front page of this site, but if you can't be bothered to change pages, here's a link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNdQ4alR96c
Take good care out there everyone!
Peace and love
A Quick Winter Hello!
Hey everyone, hope you are all doing fantastically well! The music has been quiet as I have started a new job! Music has taken a little back step, but only for a while. Once I get my regular shifts sorted out I'll be back making videos.
Went back to Lancashire for Christmas which was ace, darts with my dad, gaming with my son, eating my mam's great homemade grub and drinking the best beer in the world!
Now back in Spain and the winters have really changed over the years, I remember it being -14º years ago, now it's +7º at the same time of year. It's almost the end of February and two days ago it was 18º and sunny, then the day after it snowed and was -4. Unpredictable isn't the word!
So hey that's it for now, just a quick check-in, remember there's still winter gear in the shop, won't be long before that gets changed to summer gear! (Well, still 3 months but we can hope!) Here's the link, https://onlinebusker.net/shop/ or you can click the "Shop" tab above.
As always, donations are very welcome, no matter the size.
Take good care of yourselves and each other.
Peace and love
- The Online Busker.
Lots to talk about!
Hey all!
Hope everyone is doing well! Been pretty quiet here with music, just because it's been a really hot summer, too hot to think about even picking a guitar up! Now it's getting near the end of September, still sunny but at least it's not 40 degrees now! (Will soon be -10!)
I decided to take my songs down from streaming platforms for the time being, first off, I don't like that people can listen for free while the artist gets nothing. Once I've re-recorded and remastered some stuff it's just going on iTunes or Bandcamp, at least people have to buy it there! (Or stream on Apple Music, yeah I hear you, but that's not free indefinitely like fucking Spotify!)
So here's my Bandcamp link, I'd love if you gave me a follow there!
https://theonlinebusker.bandcamp.com/community
What else? Oh yeah! Got some new exclusive "Online Busker" winter gear up for sale in my shop, to get you ready for the cold weather! Check it out here on the Shop page:
https://onlinebusker.net/shop/
Have a marvelous day wherever you are in the world!
Peace and love
- The Online Busker
New Merch!
There's lots of new merch available now! Support the Online Busker by buying a t-shirt or some cool summer beachwear! Even an organic beach bag! Everything is exclusively branded with "The Online Busker" logo. Wear it with pride!
Thank you!
Peace and love
-The Online Busker.