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busking 16 years old

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  • GBNI
    GBNI Posts: 576 Forumite
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    No, I hate buskers. Especially those begging for cash while playing clearly expensive instruments. And around here they tend to be crap anyway...
  • liney
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    edited 21 August 2013 at 4:28PM
    There are always teenagers busking in my local town centre. Most are male, play a guitar and sing. I'd say some were around 14 years old.

    It gives them practice, and confidence in playing in public, and earns some pocket money. Jobs are short at the moment, so I think it is to be commended. They aren't actively begging, but have a open case for donations.

    In the middle of the day, on a Saturday afternoon, in a heavily populated area what harm are they going to come to?
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  • geoffky
    geoffky Posts: 6,835 Forumite
    Yes..Here in Chester we have all kinds of buskers for the tourists and often there are classical music players under 16..
    My mate who is a professional musician and is quite well known started off busking in chester when he left school at 16..
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