Buskers fill the nation’s capital with sights and sounds

ABC NEWS (Australia)

Some of Canberra's best buskers have lined Lonsdale Street for the fifth edition of the Braddon Busking Festival. It’s a chance for Musicians and performers to share their talents and possibly be picked up.

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00:00The streets of Canberra are live with the sound of music.

00:10Buskers taking prime position on one of the city's most popular streets for the Braddon

00:14Busking Festival.

00:15I really like performing, I love music, I love, I don't know, just showing other people

00:23my music, seeing them make their day a little bit better maybe.

00:28While musicians were the main feature, buskers of a different kind were also able to show

00:37off their talents.

00:38This is a stage, you know, it's a really open stage and when you perform in settings like

00:45this, you've got to try and stop people in the street and stop them in their tracks essentially.

00:52They're not only competing for cash and other prizes, but for eligibility to compete at

00:57the National Busking Championships in Cooma later this year.

01:04There's not a whole heap of opportunities for performing, especially since COVID, a

01:08lot of venues are sort of closed down, so busking is a, you know, you can get out and

01:13you can play at any kind of time.

01:14It's a great way for really talented musicians to get some exposure and earn some money and

01:21hopefully get gigs in bigger places if they want.

01:25A promising note to hit.

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