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Local musicians given new platform to showcase talents as busking launched at Leeds railway station
National World - LocalTV
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18/04/2024
Musicians in Leeds now have a new opportunity to showcase their talents to fresh audiences as Network Rail launches a busking spot at the city’s railway station.
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Musicians in Leeds now have a new opportunity to showcase their talents to fresh audiences
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as Network Rail have launched a busking spot at the city's railway station.
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They partnered with Leeds Beckett University and Found in Music to offer a space in Leeds
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City Station, which is the UK's second busiest outside of London, where up-and-coming musicians
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can apply to busk to passengers as they arrive and depart from the city.
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The scheme was officially launched by eight artists and groups, headlined by Leeds-based
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indie folk pop band The Dunwells, playing their music to the thousands of people who
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pass through the station each day.
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Leeds City Station is the first station outside of London to have a regular busking spot,
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which is located on the station's main concourse, close to Marks and Spencer.
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It's hoped that Network Rail can expand the scheme further to other stations around the
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country down the line.
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