Busking Collection

Street music: a family of singers
A pathetic scene: an impoverished family of street singers, shoeless and ragged, singing in the rain. Date: 1870

Busker plays an accordian on Ha penny Bridge, Dublin
A mature man sits on Ha penny Bridge over the River Liffey in Dublin, Ireland. He plays an accordian. He smiles as he plays while, in the distance, people walk over the cast iron footbridge

London street musician Date: early 1900s

Street musician, London, early 1900s Date: early 1900s

Street musicians with a monkey, Victorian period

Street musicians with bagpipes and monkey

London Street Musicians early 1900s Date: circa 1900s

Street musicians in London Date: circa 1900s

Cow playing violin, busking, cat putting coin in hat by Enid Bond

Buskers on a street in North London
On a street in North London, one man plays the clarinet whilst his disabled partner waits to approach a passer-by for a donation. Date: circa 1940s

Accordion player, Bethnal Green Road, London
An accordion player busking amidst market crowds in Londons Bethnal Green Road. Date: circa 1930s

The Busking, George Heriots School, Edinburgh, Scotland. Heriot (c. 1563 - 1624) was jewellery to King James VI of Scotland. In June, pupils busk at his foundation stone Date: 17th century

HOGARTH / INDUSTRY / IDLE 6
6. The industrious prentice out of his time and married to his masters daughter Date: 1747

Small boy busking with his violin for an audience in Dublin
A small boy busking with his violin for an audience in Grafton Street, Dublin, Ireland. He wears a tee shirt and shorts Date: 1992

Guitarists busking in the street, York, England
A young couple walk round a corner in York and see two musicians busking in the street in front of a shop. In the background is York Minster. The Daily Telegraph Date: 1991

Busker with dogs, Cheltenham - 2
A busker plays a tune on his violin outside a shopping centre in Cheltenham, while his two mongrel dogs snooze and stretch. His violin case is open and there some coins in it

Busker with dogs, Cheltenham - 1
A busker plays a tune on his violin outside a shopping centre in Cheltenham, while his two mongrel dogs snooze and stretch. His violin case is open and there are some coins in it. Portrait format

Indian musician plays noseflute and bagpipes simultaneously
An itinerant Indian musician plays a wind instrument similar to a nose flute using one nostril, whilst playing the bagpipes using his mouth

Street music: street musician Hugh Massey, c. 1680
Street musician Hugh Massey with his violin, c. 1680. Date: c.1680

A wandering street Minstrel, Kathmandu, Nepal. Date: circa 1950s

Bagpipe player in a shopping precinct. Date: 1970s

Thessaloniki, Greece - Itinerant Street Musicians. Date: circa 1910s

Blind Musician, Bermuda with three young children persussionists accompanying his banjo playing. All are wearing remarkable costumes (which must have been seriously hot!). Date: circa 1909

Street music: A concertina player with monkey friend, c. 1890
A shabbily dressed but smiling boy plays a concertina in a park, with a monkey perched on his shoulder. Date: c. 1890

Street music: a ballad singer, 1865
A ragged ballad singer sings on a street corner. Ladies in crinolines hurry past him, but three ragged children show interest. Date: 1865

Street music: French fiddler and wife
A one legged beggar playing the fiddle in the street, while his wife plays the bones. Date: 17th century

Street music: A street singer, 1857
A passing child shows charity to an old street singer, placing money in his hat in appreciation for his music. Date: 1857

Street musicians
Three street musicians ply their trade on London Street-an old soldier grinds the organ, whilst a woman and a boy bawl out the words

Street music: a ballad singer
The ballad singer. " He is your only performer that requires not many entreaties for a song; for he will chant, without asking, to a street cur or a parish post."

Street music: Accordian player in London
An old blind lady plays a hurdy-gurdy on the street, while an accompanying young woman holds out her begging bowl

Street music: A November day, 1872
Three weary street musicians ply their trade on a rainy day in November. Date: 1872

Street music: a blind ballad singer, 1815
A blind chaunter of old ballads, shown here accompanying his voice by playing upon a cat gut string drawn over a tea canister, and tied at both ends with a mop stick. Date: 1815

Street music: Organ grinder, 1872
A Civil War veteran turns his hand to organ grinding in New York, 1872. Date: 1872

Doorstep serenade: the merchants ward
A man serenades an unseen figure

Street music: Organ grinder, c. 1900
An Italian lady grinds an organ, whilst a girl shakes a tambourine. According to the caption accompanying this picture, the babies next to the wheeled organ are sometime used as a means to draw in

Street music: 1892 slum scene
A noisy street scene of 1892:children dance to a barrel organ, competing with an accordion, penny whistle and the hubbub of passers by. 1892

Street music: organ grinder claimant, 1873
The " nobleman" organ grinder: a claimant to a title whilst on tour through the Irish provinces. Though he refused to name himself

Street music: Gypsies playing guitar, 1855
Gypsies playing guitar on the streets of Paris attract the attention of a passing shop girl and some gentlemen. Date: 1855

Street music: Austrian village serenaders
Street music in an Austrian village

Blind Hannah Brentford, 1827
Hannah Brentford, blind musician of Bunhill-row, shown here aged 24 giving a street performance of hymns, accompanied by her violin

Italian Pifferari, 1869
Italian Pifferari infront of a wayside shrine of the Madonna. Date: 1869

Italian Pifferari, 1850
Roman piffarari perform by a wayside shine, 1850. Date: 1850

German street band, 1870
Out of time and out of place: a German band perform on Regent Street, London. Traffic whizzes past as two policemen close in... Date: 1870

German street band, 1857
A German street band in Paris, 1857. Date: 1857

Italian Pifferari, 1875
Italian pifferari elicits a donation from some wealthy music lovers beneath an awning. 1875

Escapologist - Charing Cross Road, London
A contortionist attempts to escape from a bound sack - Charing Cross Road, London. He is drawing quite a crowd as he attempts this feat

Black Algerian Musician
A grinning Black Algerian Musician standing in front of a brick wall and singing a song entitled " O, Madame Bono"

Ww1 / 1915 / Allies Serenade
The Allies - France, Russia and Britain - serenade possible supporters

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