Buskers Collection

Paul Heaton (left) and Stan Cullimore perform on Hulls Whitefriargate before they were in The Housemartins 29th November 1983

Illustration, mariachi band consisting of four guitarists in grey Mexican hats and matching suits, front view

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Scotland, Lothian, Edinburgh Fringe Festival of the Arts 2010, Street performers and crowds on the Royal Mile, mime performer with child putting money in a jar

A street musician plays the accordion, Lyon, Rhone, Rhone-Alpes, France, Europe

Ventre affamé n'a pas d'oreilles, 1840. Creator: Honore Daumier
Ventre affame n'a pas d'oreilles, 1840. A hungry belly has no ears. From Proverbes et Maximes

Ventre affamé n'a pas d'orleilles, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Ventre affame n'a pas d'orleilles, 19th century. Hungry belly has no toes

Ou peut on être mieux... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Ou peut on etre mieux... 19th century. Musicians of Paris. Ou peut-on etre mieux qu'au sein de sa famille? ['Where can one be better than in the bosom of one's family

La harpe, instrument céleste, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
La harpe, instrument celeste, 19th century. The harp, celestial instrument. (Littre's dictionary)

Fà ballar i Cani (Street Entertainer), published 1753. Creator: Gaetano Gherardo Zompini
Fa ballar i Cani (Street Entertainer), published 1753

Charitable Ladies, c. 1780/1785. Creator: Hubert Robert
Charitable Ladies, c. 1780/1785

The Street Singers, 1862, printed 1920. Creator: Charles Maurand
The Street Singers, 1862, printed 1920

The Street Singers, 1862. Creator: Charles Maurand
The Street Singers, 1862

Picturesque Sketches of London - Street Sights, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Picturesque Sketches of London - Street Sights, 1850. A...balancer...takes a ladder, high enough to reach a second-floor window, and up it goes on his chin

Two Chinese musician street performers in the upper yard, Dom Smith, Vladivostok, Russia, 1899. In: Photograph album of Pray family expatriate life in Vladivostok, Russia

Street musicians with a harp and violin in the upper yard of Dom Smith, Vladivostok, Russia, (1899)
Street musicians with a harp and violin in the upper yard of Dom Smith, Vladivostok, Russia, (1899?). In: Photograph album of Pray family expatriate life in Vladivostok, Russia

Escapologist demonstrating their skills in the Birmingham Bull Ring, West Midlands. 30th July 1947

Bettelmusikanten, mid-late 19th century, (c1924). Creator: Carl Spitzweg
Bettelmusikanten, mid-late 19th century, (c1924). Buskers. From " Die gute alte Zeit: Zeichnungen von Karl Spitzweg", (The Good Old Days: drawings by Karl Spitzweg)

Street musician, London, early 1900s Date: early 1900s

German Street Band in Bradford Victorian period

London Street Musicians early 1900s Date: circa 1900s

Musikkapelle im Schnee, Germany, historical woodcut, circa 1870, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, arts, arts and crafts, band, black, black-and-white, black-white, building, buildings, bunch of, busker, buskers, chapelle, chapels, church building, churches, cold

The music band of the workers of the Arnold Staub weaving mill in Kuchen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
1900s, 19th-century, 3 people, accurate, archive, baden-wuerttemberg, baden-wurttemberg, black, black-and-white, black-white, busker, buskers, concerts, contemporary, copy, depiction, depictions

Historic, digital reproduction of an original 19th century print, original date unknownHouse music
1900s, 19th-century, 2, 3 people, activities, activity, adult female, adult woman, at home, band, busker, buskers, depiction, depictions, digital, digitally, early, europe's, family music

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Two street buskers playing on a sidewalk in les Marais, Paris, France Date: 16/09/2009

Street Musicians, c. 1855. Creator: Style of HonoreVictorin Daumier
Street Musicians, c. 1855

Street Musicians Standing, c. 1855, printed 1982. Creator: Charles Negre
Street Musicians Standing, c. 1855, printed 1982. Photogravure, from the portfolio " Charles Negre: treize heliogravures", 1854-1857" (1982)

A Seat in St. Jamess Park, 1870. Creator: Joseph Swain
A Seat in St. Jamess Park, 1870

Plate 3: a group street musicians, from the series of customs and pastimes of the Spanish people, 1850

Plate 18: street musicians and other figures outisde a tavern, from the series of customs and pastimes of the Spanish people, 1850

Buskers entertaining those in the Gallery queue (photo)
559963 Buskers entertaining those in the Gallery queue (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Scant Audience - Victorian Christmas card (chromolitho)
731713 A Scant Audience - Victorian Christmas card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Scant Audience - Victorian Christmas card)

Buskers on a street in North London
On a street in North London, one man plays the clarinet whilst his disabled partner waits to approach a passer-by for a donation. Date: circa 1940s

View of a street organist and a woman eating lunch on West 42nd Street, New York
MNY381174 View of a street organist and a woman eating lunch on West 42nd Street, New York, 1898 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); 20.3x25.4 cm; Museum of the City of New York

Rumelihisari, Istanbul (chromolitho)
735827 Rumelihisari, Istanbul (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rumelihisari, Istanbul)

Travelling musicians and common people (colour litho)
3620512 Travelling musicians and common people (colour litho) by Zoffany, Johann (1733-1810) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Travelling musicians and common people)

Street entertainer: weirdly garbed Houdini of the pit queue (b / w photo)
3637419 Street entertainer: weirdly garbed Houdini of the pit queue (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Street entertainer)

Street entertainer: a wandering harpist (b / w photo)
3637417 Street entertainer: a wandering harpist (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Street entertainer: a wandering harpist)

On Waterloo Bridge, London (w / c on panel)
BOU203012 On Waterloo Bridge, London (w/c on panel) by Mulready, Augustus Edward (1844-c.1905); 33x23 cm; Private Collection; eBourne Gallery, Reigate, Surrey, UK; English, out of copyright

Street musicians: a harpist and violinist (sepia photo)
STC347501 Street musicians: a harpist and violinist (sepia photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

A November Day (engraving)
2788384 A November Day (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A November Day. Illustration for The Leisure Hour (1872)

Italian Street Musicians, from Street Life in London, 1877-78 (woodburytype)
SC28126 Italian Street Musicians, from Street Life in London, 1877-78 (woodburytype) by Thomson, John (1837-1921); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; Scottish, out of copyright

Boy busking with an accordion (colour photo)
3094424 Boy busking with an accordion (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boy busking with an accordion)

Italian organ grinder (colour litho)
3095087 Italian organ grinder (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Italian organ grinder. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Village band (colour photo)
3094528 Village band (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Village band)

Boy playing an accordion (colour litho)
3095081 Boy playing an accordion (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boy playing an accordion. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Itinerant Musicians playing in a poor part of town (w / c on paper)
STC205073 Itinerant Musicians playing in a poor part of town (w/c on paper) by Sandby, Paul (1725-1809); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Members of the Salvation Army perform on the corner of Passauer Strasse and Tauentzien Strasse, to raise funds for the local Berlin residents that have fallen on hard times. Circa 1965

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Scotland, Lothian, Edinburgh Fringe Festival of the Arts 2010, Street performers and crowds on the Royal Mile

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Buskers, the unsung heroes of the streets, bring life and melody to our everyday lives. Their vibrant performances captivate passersby, transporting them to a world filled with rhythm and soul. In one corner of the bustling city, an illustration comes alive as a mariachi band takes center stage. Four guitarists donning grey Mexican hats and matching suits serenade the crowd with their enchanting melodies. The front view captures their passion for music, leaving onlookers mesmerized by their harmonious tunes. Across borders in Lyon, France, a street musician skillfully plays the accordion. His fingers dance across the keys, creating an atmosphere that echoes through Rhone-Alpes and beyond. Meanwhile, in London during the early 1900s, another street musician fills cobblestone alleys with nostalgic melodies that transport listeners back in time. Traveling further back into history brings us to Victorian-era Bradford where a German Street Band enchants locals with their lively performance. The scene is reminiscent of London's own street musicians from that same era who entertained crowds amidst bustling city streets. A historic woodcut from Germany showcases "Musikkapelle im Schnee, " depicting musicians playing against nature's white canvas. This digitally restored reproduction reminds us of how music transcends all boundaries and seasons throughout time. The Arnold Staub weaving mill workers' music band gathers on Sunday afternoons in Kuchen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany during an unknown date in the 19th century. Their concert provides solace from daily labor while showcasing unity through harmonies that resonate within hearts even today. Moving forward to late 19th-century Germany once again reveals two women immersed in house music; they sit gracefully at a piano while singing from songbooks dated back to 1880. Their voices intertwine beautifully as they share stories through lyrics passed down generations ago.