Fiddle player Arwen and Dobro player Dustin play their jazzed-up version of this traditional Finnish folk song.

Dobro player (and Busk Break alum) Dustin is joined by violin player Arwen for this classic, yet strangely resonant-in-these-modern-times tune.

Mike and Darren perform this original song—with a little dance help from one of their girlfriends—near Woolworth Walk.

Pennsylvania based musicians Alec and Bob—both of “rogue folk” band Vermin Supreme, American Hero, perform their song “Of Hawks, Jackals and Honeybadgers”

Asheville-based fiddler Sarah Phoenix Noël performs the traditional Irish reel “Drowsy Maggie.”

Eric Stephens was one of the very first Asheville-based street performers to appear in the Busk Break series. Nearly two years later, we caught up with him again covering this Keith Urban hit.

Local musicians Kevin, Brian and Cole perform their version of this traditional tune.

Local musician Ryan Barrington Cox—perhaps best known as a member of Asheville-based band If You Wannas—performs an original tune in front of the Iron sculpture.

Traveling busker John “Lightning” Aitchek covers this classic Grateful Dead song in front of Malaprop’s.

Danville, PA-based band House With A Yard perform their original tune “Love Like A Cigarette” a very windy day.

Local musician John Andrew Green may be adamant that he’s not a busker—he’s simply “rehearsing in public”—but he’s still a common face in Asheville’s street performance scene.

Travelling busker Jessica Hester performs her variation on this classic Dolly Parton tune.