Glasgow Street Music

  Welcome back to Glasgow Street Music! I have some exciting news to brighten up your lockdown 2.0; BuskersOfGlasgow have arranged BuskerFest 3 , an opportunity to listen to all of your favourite Glasgow buskers directly from your living room! The Facebook live event will run over two days on the 5 th and 6 th of December, here’s all the important details: Organised by Carolyn Sleith, the face behind the much loved BuskersofGlasgow Facebook page, the event is a fantastic opportunity for Glasgow’s buskers to share their talents (safely) in the midst of our second lockdown. BuskersOfGlasgow is a not for profit organisation with the sole aim to share Glasgow’s bustling busking scene to a wider audience. Buskerfest 3 will feature 18 of Glasgow’s most loved street musicians and performers from a variety of genres, so there’s something for everyone to enjoy. The two-day virtual festival is a superb alternative to attending a live venue in light of the current restrictions and is...

  Welcome back to Glasgow Street Music! Let me introduce 20 year old Melissa Wright (Milekka) from France! Milekka @ the Lighthouse From a trip down Glasgow’s Buchanan Street to find a final busker for my Glasgow Street Music blog series (for now!), Milekka’s unique, raw melodies are what stood out the most. A newbie to the busking scene, Milekka was performing in front of an exhibit of her own artwork , further enticing l isteners to stop in their tracks. Milekka visited Scotland during her gap year travels and fell in love with Scotland’s wealth of culture; particularly in the arts. Once completing her journey across Europe she returned to Scotland to study Politics and Law at the University of Stirling , where she puts her heart and soul into her creative ventures in art and music on top of her course studies.   Apart from spending some time in performing covers during her secondary school career, Milekka had never performed to a crowd in public until this week. I...

  Welcome back to Glasgow Street Music! This week I had the pleasure of chatting to 23 year old Mark Kyle – an up-and-coming musician based in Glasgow. Introducing Mark Kyle Mark started street busking at the age of 18 during his gap year before enrolling at university to study politics and French. He began in Glasgow’s popular busking scene before travelling to cities like Oslo, Rome and Paris to share his music. On top of his degree, Mark busked to raise his finances throughout his studies to support himself and to gain more experience in performing – even during his year abroad in the south of France (which he admits went towards funding his nights out!) Since finishing university, Mark landed a position with a well-known record company to pursue his ambition of working in the music industry. When discussing the types of genres Mark plays, he has a soft spot for folk music and rockabilly but still loves to perform indie-folk tunes. From having a listen to Mark’s busking on...