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Busking in Ireland

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  • 25-02-2012 10:48pm
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    FaithfulCat
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    Hello. I'm a 18 lad from Poland and I plan to go to Ireland during the 2012 summer holidays to busk a bit. It's gonna be my fourth time visiting the country and I already did some busking in Letterkenny with a friend of mine, we made pretty much money. But this time I want to visit a few towns and cities: Dublin, Waterford, Limerick, Galway, Cork and maybe some more. I hardly know anything about the law concerning busking. Do I need a special permission? Does Garda disturb in any way? Is there a lot of competition? What stuff should I play? I sing and play the guitar and harmonica, I might take some kazoo as well :pac: Thanks in advance.


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    cloptrop
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,923 ✭✭✭cloptrop


    Play the English national anthem at around half twelve at night , always goes down a storm.


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    Stompbox
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    You don't need a licence. Just play some of the standards and recent chart hits; they'll go down just fine.


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    irlirishkev
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    If you're going to busk in Dublin, beware of Grafton Street.. It's stuffed during summer and you'll be competing with 'buskers' with full PA systems, that drown out everything else..


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    FaithfulCat
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    Sorry, I had so much stuff to do and forgot about my holiday plands for a while :) Thank you for your help. Do I need an amp or mic if I'm gonna busk? I used to play in a quite silent place, but I know streets can be noisy...


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    martinedwards
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    cloptrop wrote: »
    Play the English national anthem at around half twelve at night , always goes down a storm.

    just in case your English isn't up to sarcasm, may I suggest that this is NOT a good idea!!!!!


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    FaithfulCat
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭FaithfulCat


    @Up

    Yeah, fortunately I'm pretty good at all kinds of irony but thank you anyway for your care :)


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