busker
Noun
Meaning
a person who entertains people for money in public places (as by singing or dancing), usually while asking for money
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Examples
As a busker, one thing that does not work is self-consciousness. A busker needs to be working. A busker needs to shed all ego and get down to work. Play your songs, play them well, earn your money, and don't get in people's way.
I'm a complete and utter busker.
Graham has stepped away from the usual setting and together with Jean Paul Borg (from Songsmith/The Busker), they co-wrote this song, from an idea that originated back in 2017.
Add Yuill’s sensitive busker vocals and turn up the tempo, and the result is suitable for both dancing and armchair-travel, perfect for a generation equally enamoured by Nick Drake’s subtlety, 80s synth pop’s aloofness and Daft Punk’s dynamic beats.
Although he does enjoy the hubbub of Goshen, he is perhaps more familiar with performing in his hometown in Kansas, where, two years ago, he began his vocation as a busker.
Chicago busker Willis Earl Beal’s debut LP comes with a booklet featuring some 40 pages of prose and drawings, but it’s the actual music found on it that leaves the most lasting impression.