When my brother and I first started street performing, we would go out into a square in Boston, and just juggle, doing some of the most advanced tricks in the world. No one stopped. A few people watched. After many years of development and fine tuning, we now do the exact same tricks (with better patter, timing, structure etc.), and get hundreds of people to stop and watch.
Every city has their personalities and Newcastle is no different. Witness the dapper gentleman, a bus, a goat and John. John is a busker and budding artist, who can regularly be found on Darby street or Beaumont street serenading passersby. He plays drums, ukulele and even keyboard,…