busker ( buhs-ker ) someone who performs on the street or in a public place, especially for money.
Just open up your guitar case, play a song and you might strike a chord with someone in the crowd and earn a buck or two. Businesses along Main Street in Lindsborg invited area performers to hang out and strum the night away as part of the Makers Street Art Walk.
John May said he bought a new top hat to play his six string and sing for the crowds who were walking by on Friday.
Kirah Taskinen, Finn Hensel and Henry Pryor’s trio of strings brought rave reviews and a chance to chat with music lovers.
Cal McNichols keeps his sketch pad busy while his wife, Allena chats with the public.
Kendra Holt Moore and her husband Chad mix their smoky harmonies on Main Street.
The two grew up in the same town and Chad said he first noticed Kendra in the 6th grade while she played a heart shaped electric guitar in the church praise band. “I was smitten, so I tried to learn the bass so I could fit in,” he said. The two found friendship, and then marriage, after they reconnected at college in Abilene, Texas. Both are now part of the Bethany College staff.
River Weaverling strums it up and talks it up with music lovers in downtown.
