While busking at the 14th street subway station, a man from the Ukraine asked me about the musical saw. After I explained how the musical saw works, he asked me: “Do the clothes you wear affect the sound? If you wear different clothes, does a different quality of sound come out of the saw?”...
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When I arrived at the Music Under New York busking spot at the Times Square subway station, Agua Clara, the Andean band, were playing at the spot, with Graywolf selling CDs for them. “I’m inside now”, Graywolf told me. Graywolf has been homeless for some time now. He’s staying at 115th street and soon...
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Tags: Agua Clara, Andean, band, busking, dancers, Grand Central, guitar, hip hop, Journey to the West, Michael Jackson, Music Under New York, musical saw, singer, Spoleto Festival, subway, Times Square Subway Station, violin, Yily Nelson
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When I got to the Music Under New York busking spot at 14th street there was a homeless guy looking inside the garbage can. On the bench a man and a woman were displaying posters – probably religious. An older guy carrying a heavy load took the stairs and not the elevator. I often...
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Tags: 14th street, amp, band, Brothers Moving, Colin Huggins, guitar, mandolin, Music Under New York, musical saw, piano, singer, tap dance, Theo Eastwind
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There were no trains going to Manhattan when I arrived at the subway station. I had to take a train in the opposite direction and transfer to a Manhattan bound train at a different station. When I got to the Music Under New York busking spot at Union Square, Cathy Grier was playing electric...
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Tags: amp, Bach, band, Beethoven, Brothers Moving, Cathy Grier, Michael Schulman, Music Under New York, musical saw, subway, Tiffany's, train, Union Square Subway Station
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I had severe spring allergy this morning as I was heading into the subway to play. Sneezing, coughing, running nose – the works. I saw Frank playing guitar/singing/whistling on the 59th street platform. Glen Roth, who comes all the way from CT to play in the subway, was playing guitar at the Music Under...
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Tags: allergy, Amsterdam, band, Christiaan Oranje, Glen Roth, Graywolf, guitar, homeless, keyboard, Metro, MTA, music, Music Under New York, musical saw, musician, My father's will, Natalia, subway, Times Square Subway Station, Union Square Subway Station, winfield kansas
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