We’ve covered local busker Michael Jordan before, but we’ve never quite captured his unique guitar-playing style. In this video, Jordan performs his tune “I’ve Been Here Before” on the corner of Wall Street and Battery Park.
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Busk Break: Garro
Accompanied only by his drum, Kingston, Jamaica,-based reggae artist Garro has been busking on the streets of Asheville since last week’s Goombay Festival. In this video, he performs his song “Oh Jah” in front of Malaprop’s.
Busk Break: Tyler Lupton
A relatively recent arrival to Asheville, Tyler Lupton is yet another local busker without much of a presence on the web. Like what you hear? Your best bet of hearing more is to catch him playing live on the streets of Asheville. And when you do, be sure to request this tune, “Car By Car.”
Busk Break: Michael Stutesman plays “Waltz of the Wooden Horses”
Accordion-player Michael Stutesman may hail from Morganton, but he’s a regular visitor to Asheville. Unlike many of our local buskers, Stutesman isn’t looking for tips, performing without so much as an open case or upturned hat, insisting he’s only playing outdoors because he loves doing it. Here, he performs a traditional tune known by many names, including “Waltz of the Wooden Horses,” on his Hohner Erica.
Busk Break: Jessica Dennison
New York-based, ukulele-playing busker Jessica Dennison braves an oncoming rainstorm to perform her original tune “Grave” on a stop through Asheville.
Busk Break: Shane Conerty, Revisited
Here’s Now You See Them‘s Shane Conerty performing his recently written song “Route 29.”
Busk Break: Kevin Jerome, Revisited
Last week, we presented a snippet of a recent busking performance by Asheville-based singer/songwriter Kevin Jerome. Today, we’re going to take a look at another tune from that set. Here’s his original song “To The Mountain Top.”
Busk Break: Mary Sparks
Mary Sparks may not have a name for this new work, but she’s adamant that it was inspired by the creative atmosphere of Asheville. She should know. The hammered dulcimer player relocated here a few years ago, in large part because of the active local busking community. Here she is performing outside of Malaprop’s Bookstore/Cafe earlier this week.
Busk Break: Mike Connors
Highland, NC-based musician Mike Connors may be best known for his work as a classical guitarist, but in the last few years he’s been mastering a new instrument, the Celtic harp. He’s even documented the process, posting his progress on his harpdood YouTube channel. Here, Connors performs the traditional Irish tune “Eily Gheal.”
Busk Break: Kevin Jerome
Asheville-based singer/songwriter Kevin Jerome crafted this complete reworking of the traditional hymn “I’ll Fly Away” in an attempt to “reclaim” the song, which he says never seemed to fit as a country gospel tune. Jerome is currently working on completing his first studio album.
Busk Break: Daniel Rassum, Revisited
Last week, we featured Winston-Salem-based bluesman Daniel Rassum on one of his regular busking visits through Asheville. Rassum’s performance was so entertaining that it’s worth a revisit, and in this video he performs his original tune “Lord, You Been So Good To Me.”
Busk Break: Brian McGee, Revisited
Earlier in the week, we posted a video of local Americana musician Brian McGee performing in downtown Asheville. McGee was kind enough to let us record a few songs, and here’s another one of his tunes, “Let’s Bleed.”
Busk Break: Daniel Rassum
Winston-Salem-based bluesman Daniel Rassum is hardly a stranger to the Asheville busking scene, regularly performing in the city for a week or so several times each year on his ongoing regional tour. In this video, he performs his original tune “You Can Call Me Daniel.”
Busk Break: Baby Alice
The Asheville-based duo of Keelan Vinson and Lennon Medvick aren’t exactly settled on a band name—you may know them as The Fagabonds, for instance—but for the moment they’re performing as Baby Alice. They’re also not completely comfortable performing their originals yet, and instead opted to perform this cover of the Wingnut Dishwashers Union tune “Urine Speaks Louder Than Words.” As you might expect, the tune is not safe for work due to language.
Busk Break: Brian McGee and Krum play “First Kiss”
Local alt-country and Americana musician Brian McGee performed his tune “First Kiss” from his forthcoming album The Taking or The Leaving on Wall Street earlier this week. He was joined by drummer Kevin “krum” Rumley. Added bonus track: McGee performing his tune “Walking Back To Love.”
Busk Break: Rhoda Weaver covers “Ain’t No Sunshine”
Time for a little Monday morning a cappella. Here’s vocalist Rhoda Weaver performing her version of the classic Bill Withers song “Ain’t No Sunshine” a few weeks ago on the corner of Patton Avenue and S. Lexington.
Busk Break: PJ Bond performs “You Know The Drill”
We’re going back a few weeks into the past to revisit the busking performance of local singer/songwriter PJ Bond as he played his tune “You Know The Drill” to a small, enthusiastic crowd in front of Kim’s Wigs in the Miles Building in downtown Asheville.
Busk Break: Sea Brooks and Alaska Wilde
Asheville-based singer/songwriter Sea Brooks performs her original song “Ain’t We Communicating Yet?” on a shady spot on Patton Avenue in downtown, as joined by her friend Alaska Wilde (backing vocals and pan flute). The two young performers braved the heat and the traffic noise on Friday afternoon.
Bele Chere Busk Break: Nic Coker
Banjo player Nic Coker from the Swannanoa-based country swing band The Screech Owl Serenade was catching the final hours of hassle-free downtown busking on Thursday, as the city transformed itself for Bele Chere. Here, he performs an instrumental version of traditional tune “Bully of the Town.”
Bele Chere Busk Break: Blind Boy Chocolate and the Milk Sheiks
With their high-voltage style, musical saw and general whimsy, novelty jazz band Blind Boy Chocolate and the Milk Sheiks may be one of the most easily recognized bands in Asheville’s street music scene. Here, the group perform their version of the Mississippi Mud Steppers’ tune “Jackson Stomp.”
Busk Break: Isaac Alexander Johnson and Jim Barton perform “The Highway Song”
There was something approaching a reunion of the gone-but-not-forgotten 90’s epoch Asheville band The Spoonbenders on the streets of downtown over the weekend, as Isaac Alexander Johnson and Jim Barton busked in front of the BB&T Building. Although significant cajoling couldn’t convince them to perform one of their older tunes, Barton (on acoustic bass guitar) joined in on an unrehearsed version of Johnson’s tune “The Highway Song.” Let’s have a listen.