Local jazz buskers Mario Piccolo (guitar, vocals), Drayton (fiddle) and Steve Karla (guitar) cover “It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing).”
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Busk Break: Mike Gray covers “Everybody Ought To Treat A Stranger Right”
Austin-based musician Mike Gray explains the origin of his unique instrument, then covers Blind Willie Johnson’s “Everybody Ought To Treat A Stranger Right.”
Busk Break: Mike Gray performs “Mind Was Gone”
Austin-based musician Mike Gray performs “Mind Was Gone” (a song he performs with local band Screaming Js) in downtown Asheville, NC, on a modified guitar-based percussion instrument of his own creation.
Busk Break: The Asheville Waits Band covers “Singapore”
Members of the Asheville Waits Band (a Tom Waits cover band) perform “Singapore” from the album Rain Dogs in front of the Iron sculpture.
Busk Break: Kerry performs “Bedouin”
Busking musician Kerry performs her original tune “Bedouin” outside Malaprop’s in downtown Asheville.
Patrick Mitchell and Patrick Callahan busk with “Blue Suede Shoes”
Patrick Mitchell and Patrick Callahan busk by the Iron sculpture in downtown Asheville with their version of the Carl Perkins hit “Blue Suede Shoes.”
Busk Break: James Joyce performs “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”
Local holiday busking favorite James Joyce performs his euphonium rendition of “I’ll Be Home for Christmas.”
Busk Break: James Joyce performs “The First Noël”
Asheville-based euphonium player James Joyce caught our ear in the holiday season of 2010. This year, he’s back with his version of “The First Noël.”
Busk Break: James Joyce performs “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!”
Last year, Busk Break featured a trio of holiday-themed tunes by Chapel Hill-based euphonium player James Joyce. This year, Joyce is back, and we’re happy to present his version of “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!”
Busk Break: Swaggerin’ Growlers
Boston-based “riot folk” band The Swaggerin’ Growlers performing a short tune in front of the Iron in downtown Asheville.
Busk Break: Clarke Spencer covers Cold War Kids
Local busker Clarke Spencer covers “We Used to Vacation” by Cold War Kids in front of the Iron Sculpture in downtown Asheville.
Busk Break: Sarah and The Secrets perform “Make It Easy”
Sarah and The Secrets—UNCA students Sarah Sanders and Liz Acker—perform the original tune “Make It Easy” in front of the Iron Sculpture in downtown Asheville.
Busk Break: Mouthwash Pickett performs an original
Traveling busker Ben “Mouthwash” Pickett performs an original tune on banjo and harmonica in front of Malaprop’s in downtown Asheville.
Busk Break: Hillcrest High-Steppin’ Majorettes and Drum Corps practice
The Hillcrest High-Steppin’ Majorettes and Drum Corps practice in the parking lot of Sim’s Futon Gallery in preparation for the Asheville Holiday Parade.
Busk Break: Dan Codispoti covers “Never Been to Spain”
Traveling busker Dan Codispoti covers the classic Hoyt Axton tune “Never Been to Spain” near Pack Square in downtown Asheville.
Busk Break: Nirvana for a new generation
Although this trio of buskers were still several years from being born when “About a Girl” was released on Nirvana’s 1989 debut album ‘Bleach,’ they don’t seem to have a problem getting into it.
Busk Break: Ian Moore performs “The Furniture Man”
Iconic local busker Ian Moore performs his version of the traditional tune “The Furniture Man” on the streets of downtown Asheville.
Busk Break: Eljebel performs “Bewildered”
Asheville-based busker Eljebel performs her original tune “Bewildered” in front of the Iron sculpture during Halloween weekend.
Busk Break: Adam Kobetich performs “Sally Ann”
Austin-based busker Adam Kobetich plays his version of the traditional tune “Sally Ann.”
Busk Break: Adam Kobetich performs “Odessa Bulgar”
Austin-based busker Adam Kobetich performs “Odessa Bulgar” in downtown Asheville.
Busk Break: Blue Cut perform “Pay Attention to the Rain”
Bloomington, IN,-based “family band” Blue Cut performed this original tune in advance of their Halloween Fest gig tonight at Jack of Hearts in Weaverville.