Back when I was playing a lot of button accordion, and hadn’t yet fallen hard for clawhammer banjo, I did a little busking in places like Kensington and St. Lawrence Markets. I played a hodgepodge of material, squeezebox music from various countries. I think the… Read More
This is a Newfoundland folk tune but here it is performed by Ed McCurdy, who was born in the USA and became a Canadian in the 80s. Back in the late 50s and early 60s he was involved with the great folk music scare in… Read More
I was surfing the net and came across an article about a fellow whose accordion was stolen while he was busking. The thief then tried to sell it on an internet website. That thief was pretty low-down. I’ve done some busking and I can tell… Read More
27th Street 