Street and Vaudeville Artists Data Base

Transformers -- Break Dance team from NYC. Spins, flips, mock competions, comedy acrobatics... Perform in Harvard Square, Cambridge several times a year. Pictures by Stephen Baird June 2004.

Breeze break dance team with basketball routine from the Bronx, NYC. Picture taken on Washington Street in Boston in August 2004, by Stephen Baird

CATAGORY	ARTIST	CONTACT	DESCRIPTION
Juggling Vaudeville Comedy	Airborne Comedians	781-255-9882 http//www.airbornecomedians.com	Juggling clubs to chiars to guitars -- high rider unicycle
Juggling Vaudeville Comedy	Alakazam - The Human Knot	http://www.thehumanknot.com thehumanknot@mac.com	ALAKAZAM is “The Human Knot” An International Street, Circus and Corporate entertainer. He presents a high-energy comedy show that will have you reeling with laughter and twisting in your seat. Audiences the world over have been left breathless by Al's incredibly freaky body contortions, cheeky comedy and ridiculous, sky-high feats of danger. A mix of traditional vaudeville, circus sideshow and twisted comedy, THE HUMAN KNOT is a self-contained freak-show suitable for the whole family! Alakazam was a grand finalist on "Australia's got talent" Season 1. He has performed in 35 countries since 1996, Including private events for Bruce Springsteen, Sting, The Police, Flea and Woody Harrelson.
Vaudeville Comedy	Alex King of Jesters	alex@alexthejester.com http://www.alexthejester.com	Change costumes in a split second? Look at you through the darting eyeball in his mouth? Play three flutes simultaneously in staggered rhythms? Squirt ridiculous quantities of water out his mouth like a sculpture in a European fountain ? Alexander may just hold still as a gargoyle while the crowd eagerly awaits his next move. This distinctive character keeps his audience laughing at a non-stop stream of surprises. Connecting all these escapades is a wild sounding gibberish language called Grammelot. The humor is universal and has been his ticket to international comedy festivals in Quebec and France and frequent tours of Australia, Europe, New Zealand, Singapore and Japan.
Mime	Trent Arterberry	617-489-3652 Trentmime@aol.com performingarts.net/Trent/	Trent is the best mime Boston has seen in a generation. Poetry in mostion.
Puppets	Back Alley Puppet Theater	617-628-2499 www.gis.net/~puppetco/who.htm	We offer giant dancing puppets, pick-up volunteer parades and instant pageants in the greater Boston area. We also run the Puppet Free Lending Library, lending puppets in the greater Boston area.
Music guitar mandolin hammered dulcimer Puppets	Stephen Baird	Community Arts Advocates PO Box 300112 Jamaica Plain MA 02130-0030 617-522-3407 info@communityartsadvocates.org http://www.CommunityArtsAdvocates.org/baird.html	With his legendary "bag full of surprises" of guitars, banjo, mandolin, autoharp, animal costumes, puppets, whistles and kazoos... Stephen will entertain the child in us all with lots of songs, stories and leprechaun charm. Stephen Baird is internationally known with appearances at festivals and universities including the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington, DC. He was featured in "Street Singer," a PBS documentary. "Stephen Baird is the national authority on the history of busking" - Patty Campbell, Passing the Hat: Street Performers in America  "But none has honored his roots--or his audience--as fondly as the man street players now call 'the Dean.' Good show." People Magazine
Poetry	William Barnum	19 Myrtle St. Boston MA 02114 617-720-4961	Street poet extrodinaire -- performs solo, with musicians and/or troup of readers. Has performed and read internationally.
Music African Pop	Pumla Bhungane	617-259-8744	Subway performer African and pop music with recordings
Music Reggae, Blues, Rock n' Roll, Soul	Bobby Bishop and Terelle Brown	clumsyninjaproductions@gmail.com rellish33@gmail.com http://www.steppersheaven.com/	Bobby Bishop (guitar) and Terelle Brown (guitar/bass) can be found at Downtown Crossing Orange Line most Saturdays. From England.... great musicians. They were playing a tribute to Ray Charles this day... Also perform in the local clubs.
Magic	Bonaparte	617-561-9152 http://www.bonapartemagic.com	MagicianBonaparte for more than two decades. During this time, he has dazzled and delighted audiences of all ages throughout the nation as well as outside the continental United States. He continues to astound and amaze both children and adults and is widely respected artist. Throughout his career, Bonaparte has received numerous awards, including being named Family Entertainer of the Year and hailed as the region's Best Magician by New England's leading parenting publication. Bonaparte astounds and amazes audiences of all ages with his unique blend of Magic, Comedy, Origami, and Balloon Sculpture. Hailing from the distant purple planet of Quylar, Bonaparte is well-known for his Award-Winning Family Magic Concert. This program features the dramatic and mysterious appearance of a beautiful, fluttering white dove named "Snow" and Bonaparte's cuddly friend, "Winslow" - and adorable fuzzy bunny.
Music Classic Rock Folk Protest	Michael Borkson	http://mborkson.iuma.com	I started playing guitar while a student at Boston University.I have been playing in the subways of Boston and at peace/social justice demonstrations. I'm into doing classic rock covers and originals-have 4 CDs. My CDs are---"THE REVOLUTION IS COMING," "1967," "SMASH THE STATE!!," "CLASSIC ROCK UNPLUGGED." I also write protest songs against the U.S. war machine, against the U.S. wars on Iraq and Afghanistan, and against capitalist globalization. I'm like a late 60s-early 70s rocker. My favorite bands are the Moody Blues, the Byrds, Jefferson Airplane. I play acoustic guitar, 12-string electric guitar, and a little keyboards. My favorite gig was playing my song "Whose Streets? Our Streets !!" at a demonstration against the United Nations Millenium Summit in front of the UN plaza in New York City--this was in September 2000. I also performed some George Harrison and John Lennon songs at a vigil for them on Boston Common Dec. 8, 2001. In Feb. 2002 I performed at a concert in Cambridge, MA called Take Back the Music doing some of the songs banned from radio play since 9/11. In June of 2002 I played a song I wrote called We Got To Be Free at a rally for the ACLU of Mass. to save our civil liberties.In the fall of 2002 and continuing through 2003 I have been singing in the subways of Boston--- a lot of anti-war songs against US war on the Iraqi people.
Storyteller	Brother Blue	Sad News to report! The passing of one of our finest artists and spirirts. He was 88 and died on November 3, 2009.  Brother Blue was the primary Street Storyteller of Harvard Square since the 1960s.  "From the middle of the middle of me to the middle of the middle of you!" "Me and Shakespeare were tight.  I was in his hand.  Willy the Shake.  Shake the speare mighty.  In your heart." AHHHH! A Tribute to Brother Blue and Ruth Edmonds Hill http://www.yellowmoon.com/AHHHHMAIN.html PO Box 381315 Cambridge, MA 02238-1315 617-491-8399 r_hill@radcliffe.edu http://www.brotherblue.com/	Brother Blue (Dr. Hugh Morgan Hill) tells original stories, Shakespeare, and stories from many cultures. He has performed for Harvard University, Omega Institute, National Storytelling Festival, National Association of Black Storytellers, First Night Boston, Cambridge River Festival, New Age Congress in Florence, Oral History Association. He was official storyteller for United Nations Habitat Forum, and is official storyteller of Cambridge and Boston. The National Storytelling Network presented him with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
Bones	John Burrill "Mr. Bones"		John Burrill "Mister Bones" (1920-1993) Mister Bones started his career playing "bones" on the streets of Cambridge in 1975. He augmented many street bands with his spirit. Performed with Bonnie Rait, Spider John Koerner and many others... See article: http://www.oocities.org/fredremainslost/b/johnburrill.htm.tmp
Music Rock	Pete Cassani and The Peasants	http://www.thepeasants.net/ (617)571-3111 Pete Cassani/The Peasants 1781 Commonwealth Ave. #1 Brighton, MA 02135 petecassani@yahoo.com	Rock band often seen in Harvard Square
Circus Juggling Acrobat	Circus Family Sardine	John Griffiths 508-878-9318	Family circus travelers from England. Tours the US and performs at Sam Adams Park and Boston Common where this photo was taken in the summer of 2005.
Music Latin Gypsy Guitar	D'Rafael	http://www.TEPMusicSite.com rafael_rafaele@yahoo.com	D'Rafael plays great Latin Gypsy guitar for over 30 years. Often performs in Downtown crossing area and also at Faneuil Hall Market Place pictured here on a cold Novermber day in 2014.  Visit his web site for his large selection of CDs
Clown Juggler Unicycle	Davey the Clown	617-524-5191 DaveyTClown@comcast.net http://daveytheclown.com	Davey the Clown is a physical comedian, juggler, unicyclist and accordionist. Lost of wacky antics, rousing accordion music, ballon sculptures and tons of audience participation. David Holtzman has a Master's Degree in Elementary Education and Creative Arts in Learning. He has performed since the 1980s in First Night Boston to the Museum of Our National Heritage to Gillette Corporation events. David Holtzman performed and toured nationally as other charactors with the Geese Theater Company and the hit school assembly program about nutrition: FoodPlay.
Clown Balloons Historical Charactors Theater	Marianne Donnelly	702-956-7333 http://www.coraconnection.com/md	One of New England's favorite performing artists for corporate, civic and private events. Delightful shows for nearly every season and celebration. Marianne Donnelly has appeared on major childrens television shows, performed in museums, libraries, festivals, senior centers, schools and private and corporate functions. Silver the Clown Pumpkinette the Harvest Lady Calamity Jane Louisa May Alcott Janis Joplin
Music Singer-Songwriters Acoustic	Sweet Wednesday: Dave Falk and Lisa Housman	http://www.lisahousman.com/ http://davefalk.com/ also MYSPACE.COM/sweetwednesday info@sweetwednesday.com	You can often find Dave and Lisa on the subway plafforms or near the Swam Boats in the Boston Public Gardens on weekends:
Juggler Rope Walker	Mark Farneth	http://www.facebook.com/mark.farneth	Mark is now living in California Mark was one of the regular perfomers in Brattle Square just off of Harvard Square in Cambridge in the 80s and 90s.  Rope walker, juggler with lots of fun and humor.
Magician	Fish the Magish	http://www.fishthemagish.net/ bookings@fishthemagish.net 617-930-FISH	Matthew Fishman, also known as 'Fish the Magish,' is a street performer known as one of the best magicians in Boston. He has donated lots of time on the New Orleans Arts and Artists Releif Fund project. Info here
Dance Break Dance Hip Hop	Floor Lords	info@floorlords.com http://www.floorlords.com/	"Floorlore" The History of Hip-Hop -- a theatrical production which involved different styles of dance including African, Capoiera, Martial Arts, Meringue, Salsa, Tap Dance and Jazz The show was first performed and sold out in Jan. 1999 at Northeastern University's Blackman Theatre in Boston. It is now performed at sold out concerts at universities and theatres all over the country.
Music One Man Band	Dan Friedmann aka Ramblin' Dan Professor World Band	http://www.Professorworldband.com info@professorworldband.com	Can find Ramblin' Dan and his world of fun in Harvard Square, Cambridge or the Public Garden in Boston... He has travelled to ovewr 35 countries...
Magic Escape	Jason Gardner	jason@jasonescape.com http://www.jasonescape.com/	Come and play with Jason Escape... That's what it's all about: 45 minutes, one straight jacket, 75 feet of rope, body twisting, and a little magic if you're lucky... Jason Escape's spectacular escape show. On the street, at a festival, is where Art meets Life unexpectedly. With over 25 years of performing experience, Jason Escape knows how to interact and have fun with a crowd, all while tied and bound, desperately trying to escape. It is the many interactions which make his show so amazing
Music Haitain Jazz	Gee Gifrants	http://gifrants.com/ Telephone: 754-423-0072 email: gifrants@yahoo.com	The Haitian Troubador sings in French and English.
Vaudeville Comedy	Bobarino Gravittini	PO Box 262 Warren RI 02885 401-338-4619 http://www.bobarino.com	Show is set to music and consists of comedy sketches of various characters such as a Ballerina and Cowboy. Audience participation is a key component, especially in the dance sequence! The danger section focuses on the "big tricks" &endash; the famous wheelbarrow balance on the rolo-bolo atop a five foot high table. Photo by Haruka Horiuchi 2003
Juggling Vaudeville Magic Comedy	Peter Gross	617-243- 0919 peter@funnymagic.com http://www.funnymagic.com	Peter Gross has been performing magic and comedy since 1982. He has lived in the Boston area since he graduated from college with a degree in Political Theory and a minor in Philosophy.
Music Recorders Celtic-Jazz	Hamm Lynn	20 Jackson Way Plum Island MA 01951-2113 978-465-6995 http://www.hammlynn.com	Hamm performs on sopranino, soprano, alto, tenor, and bass recorders. Born John Garvey in Lawrence, Mass., during the Truman Administration, and turning into a Jack of many trades over the years to make possible his life as a Busker (i.e. street-performer) in Newburyport and Salem, Mass., and Portsmouth, N.H., he assumed the "character name" when he joined King Richard's Renaissance Faire in1999, though most everyone there calls him Toot!
Music Hurdy Gurdy Shadow Puppet Theater	Hurdy Gurdy Band Donald and Anicet Heller	dheller@hurdygurdyband.com aheller@hurdygurdyband.com http://www.hurdygurdyband.com	World travellers who reside in Boston now.  Can often find them at the Public Garden and in Harvard Square Cambridge.  Street Music of 18th Century London, Paris and Venezia, performed on original instruments... Plus Shadow Puppet Theatre
Variety Act	Hurdy Gurdy, Monkey and Me	617-964-3074 https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hurdy-Gurdy-Monkey-Me/	Tony Lupo and his monkey Coco, is just one of the six acts in the country still preserving this historic form of street entertainment. Tony has performed at fairs, festivals, birthdays, private parties and corporate functions throughout New England. He has appeared on Saturday Night Live, Late Night with David Letterman, plus in the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Yankee, People, and numerous other publications.
Music Jazz Saxophone and Voice	Jazz Insight Michael Kolodny and Laura Pierce	1-888-909-JAZZ (5299) P.O. Box 67, Peterborough, NH 03458 info@jazzinsight.com http://www.jazzinsight.com	Jazz Insight Laura Pierce holds a BA in Music Education from SUNY Potsdam. She studied voice with Maggi Scott and jazz improvisation with pianist Harvey Diamond. Laura has been singing jazz professionally since 1978, appearing at Boston's Copley Plaza and Meridian hotels and the Ryles and Regattabar jazz clubs. She has performed with the Dave McKenna All-Stars and the Winiker Swing Orchestra. Laura has taught music since 1978, including jazz workshops, piano and voice lessons. Michael Kolodny studied at the Aaron Copland School of Music and with tenor saxophonist Warne Marsh. He has performed at The Blue Note and Carnegie Hall in his native New York City, and has appeared with Joe Hunt, Jorge Rossy, and other jazz masters. Michael has been teaching jazz since 1978, including private lessons, workshops, master classes, and middle and high school jazz band. Laura and Michael have performed together since 1988 and were married in 1990. Their guiding principles are those of the jazz tradition: exploring new paths, being spontaneous, expressing a vision, taking chances, and having fun along the way. NOTE: Mike played on the subways of Boston in 1987 plus fought legal battle for being arrested for performing on streets of Brattleboro, Vermont in 1997 with help of ACLU.
Juggling Vaudeville Comedy	The Jim Show	617-776-1111 jimshow@smirk.com http://www.thejimshow.com	High energy Stunt Comedy Armed with nothing more than a trunk full of props, a quick, dry wit, and a mysterious, "cat-like" agility, Jim bounds to the stage and begins his show. He performs amazing feats of skill, thrives on audience interaction, and enjoys accepting challenges. He runs, he jumps, he dances and sings! (Actually, Jim doesn't do any singing.)
Music Contemporary Folk Singer-Songwriter	Mary Lou Lord	http://maryloulord.net Bookings 212-253-1489 http://www.rubricrecords.com management@maryloulord.net	Boston folksinger Mary Lou Lord has been in and out of the spotlight throughout the last decade. Coming off a publicity hiatus due to the birth of her daughter, Mary Lou got back to performance basics, spending the time busking in the street after her1998 major label release "Got No Shadow". She has recently provided the music for a Target commercial. That song, "Speeding Motorcycle," a Daniel Johnston cover. She tackles songs by legends like Bob Dylan, Richard Thompson and Bruce Springsteen as well as newer "indie" oriented artists such as Elliott Smith and the Magnetic Fields. Mary Lou will be recording her next studio album for Rubric later this year. Lots of YouTube videos of her busking: Harvard Square with young daughter http://youtu.be/STSdX7tcdhA
Music	Gerry Mack	401-253-5121 gmack1928@earthlink.net	Rhythm and Blues to Soul to Motown -- Gerry Mack will sing and make his key board rock the night a way.
Music Violin Classical New Age Healing	Colin G. Matthews	856-327-0705 Spiritprance@usadatanet.net	Colin was born in Trinidad in the West Indies. He won the National Music Festival award at the age of13. In 1988, while on a study project in Boston, he was entranced by a young violinst playing in the subway. He too began playing in the streets and subways of Boston where his music flourished. Colin has recorded numerous CDs and played extensively over Massachusetts and the Untied States. Now performs at Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City. Photo: Collin Matthews at Faneuil Hall Marketplace in 2003 by Stephen Baird.
Music Guitar Harmonica Pop Rock Childrens	Kevin McNamara	857-417-0857 harmonicakev@yahoo.com	Sing-a-longs on guitar and harmonica... Find Kevin on the subway platforms and streets... of Boston and Cambridge
Music Tuba Banjo	Bill Meehan	tuberguy@netzero.net	Plays the tuba and banjo on the subway and Boston Common... marches, rags and show tunes. Catch him every Sunday providing music for the outdoor religious service and free meal by the French Fountain on Boston Common.
Music Cajun and Country Accordion	Butch Mindy		Butch has been playing on the street since the 1960s. Often find him on Boston Common singing his sweet country songs. Can also catch him in the area clubs. Picture taken in August 2004 by Stephen Baird.
Music Hammered Dulcimer	David Neiman	32 Essex St Cambridge MA 02139 617-938-8325 dave@dulcimusic.com http://www.dulcimusic.com/	From the subway platforms of Boston to the Royal Palace of Japan, David Neiman, a national champion hammered dulcimer player, has charmed the most discerning audiences since 1980. David has expanded the voice of the hammered dulcimer from the familiar traditional Irish jigs and reels to Baroque and Renaissance classical music to East European folk music. He has released numerous recordings and many live performances on radio and television.
Juggling Vaudeville Comedy	Peter Panic	Peter Panic Productions PO Box 380692 Cambridge MA 02238 617.251.8268 PeterPanic@att.net http://www.peterpanic.com	Peter Panic started juggling in 1981 and became a full time professional in 1987. Since then he has delighted audiences in all 50 of the United States. His international appearances have been numerous; including, Canada, Ireland, Switzerland, England, Germany, Spain, France, Holland and New Zealand.
Music Classical Guitar Flugel Horn	John Patton	https://www.facebook.com/john.patton.37266	John can often be found at Park Street Station on the Red Line platform playing his classical guitar... istrumentals sometimes with a rhythm track. He also performs with area community orchestras. Relocated to New Orleans area.  Can find him on Facebook.
Music Cello	Paulo Cesar Alves Pereirs	paulocesar55@hotmail.com 206-383-1626	Paulo is new to the area. Performed in South America and Italy. Currently student at Berklee. Picture taken at Downtown Crossing on the Orange Line in August 2004 by Stephen Baird.
Music Accordion Rock	Renee de la Prade	http://squeezeboxgoddess.com http://whiskeyandwomenmusic.com whiskeyandwomen@gmail.com rdelaprade@berklee.net or renee@byteheaven.net	Find Renee on Boston Common, Downtown Crossing and Berklee College She has moved to San Francisco. See her on the street and with several bands at area clubs.
Dance Morris	Red Herring Morris	Jeff Bigler 781-592-5802 jcb@mit.edu http://www.mitedu/~jcb/redherring/	Morris dance team-- Cotswold style. Rehearses, Thursday, 7:30 PM, Payson Park church, 365 Belmont St., Belmont Lots of Morris dance teams in the Boston area. Will find them on the street with their ankle bells ringing in the spring around May day. Caught these folks on Boston Common. Folk Arts Center of New England http://www.facone.org will have a complete list of the area dance teams
Music Piano Soul and Jazz Standards	Andy Robinson	617-335-1064	Andy can most often be found at Downtown Crossing Station on the inbound Orange Line platform. Great showman and fine music... Passers-by will break in to a spontaneous dance.
Juggling Vaudeville Comedy	Roger the Jester	PO Box 628 3 Lakeside Dr. N. Egremont MA 01252 413-528-3623 http://www.ijest.com	Roger Reed discovered his Jester self twenty-seven years ago on the streets of Boston. In 1979, he joined with the Swiss theatre troupe, Mummenschanz. After this Broadway experience, Roger took to the road to "recreate the wandering lifestyle of a medieval fool." That decision has left a trail of laughter throughout twenty-three countries. Roger now bases his buffoonery in the Berkshires of Bassachusetts.
Music Classical Guitar and voice Cuban, Mexican bolero, 60s Latin, Contemporary covers.	Carlos Romero	617-625-0698	Carlos is a great musician... spirited and intricate guitar playing with romantic Latin songs. Photo taken at Harvard Square Station August 2006. Second photo taken at State Street Station Blueline April 2015 (Click images for larger view)
Music One Man Band Bluegrass	Eric Royer	617-375-5586 ericroyer@msn.com http://www.guitarmachine.com	One Man Band--Bluegrass Royer is one crazy multi-instrumentalist... The virtuosity it must take to play all those instruments is impressive enough, but Royer plays fun, foot-stompin' bluegrass with authenticity and country-tinged pizazz. - Review from "Northeast Performer" magazine Photo shows Royer with banjo, dobro on stand at lap, and the foot controlled Guitar Machine at his feet,Eric designed and built the dobro and machine, the banjo's a Deering.
Music Bass Songwriting	Gonzalo Silva	http://www.gonzalosilva.com/ http://www.myspace.com/gonzalosilva	You will often find Gonzalo at Park Street Red Line center platform, Check out his web sites with many articles, music clips and blog on public performances, http://www.gonzalosilva.com/busker/busker/bi01.htm
Sidewalk Art	Sidewalk Sam	Art Street, Inc. 83 Church Street Newton, MA, 02458 617.244.3171 sidewalk@sidewalksam.com http://www.sidewalksam.com	Sidewalk Sam draws pictures on sidewalks in the midst of pedestrian traffic and delights passerbys with his friendly, inclusive creative spirit.  A very kind and generous person -- Sad to report Sidewalk Sam died on January 26, 2015 - Tribute in the Boston Globe - Sidewalk Sam dies; he turned streets of Boston into his canvas by Bryan Marquard HERE
Music	Harvey Smith	harvey@buskers.org buskers.org/harvey	Harvey is one of the regulars in Harvard Square. Look for his greek hat and cup of coffee. He also constructs and host sweb sites for street artists at buskers.org
Music Juggler	Len Solomon	978-369-9951 leonardsolomon@bellowphone.com http://www.bellowphone.com/	Leonard Solomon -- classically trained musician and inventor -- offers an irreverent one-man recital of music and comedy, featuring your favorite symphonic works arranged for such unusual instruments as Dog Whistles and Bicycle Horn. In addition, the show includes a top-notch juggling routine, and Mr. Solomon's ingenious Majestic Bellowphone.
Clown Balloons Mime	Royal Sorell	PO Box 4367 Peabody MA, 01961 978-531-7974 Royal@balloondesigns.com http://www.balloondesigns.com	Royal Sorell has been performing for audiences of all ages in New England since 1978. A Marcel Marceau - trained mime and award-winning performer, Royal skillfully blends pantomime, clowning skills, magic, balloon art and silliness to create a performance that will amaze, and delight audiences of all ages. Whether as a whether as a mime, magician, clown, balloon artist or specialty character such as Pierrot, or Charlie Chaplin impersonation, Royal Sorell has a charater and act appropriate for all ages and any occasion. RoRo the Clown at left is dancing with his balloon broom (photo copyright F. Caccitore 1996)
Magic Vaudeville	Peter Sosna	Peter Sosna Magic Productions 35 Church St. Somerville MA 02143 617-776-1208 psosna@rcn.com http://www.petersosna.com	Since 1977 Peter has been a full time professional magician. He has performed at hundreds of colleges, universities, night clubs, comedy clubs, cabarets, trade shows, sales meetings, special events, stage shows, and concerts. Peter Sosna has been seen in PEOPLE magazine as well as numerous television shows, traveled with the Ben and Jerry's Vaudeville Circus, performed in Japan at Nagasaki Holland Village, the Daidogei World Cup in Shizuoka, and Huis Ten Bosch, Japan's largest theme park. His delightfully offbeat presentation and his unique blend of sleight-of-hand and illusion make for an exciting show that works well before large audiences as well as small. Whether he is doing a full stage show or card tricks at a private party, Peter Sosna's magic is thrilling and astonishing fun.
Puppets	Punch and Judy Will Stackman	Sad news -- Will passed on at age of 66 (August 2007).  He will be missed.  Will supported the arts, theater, puppet and street performing community for decades -- producing the Cambridge River Festival and supporting First Night founding years, Street Performers Festivals, Puppet Showplace Theater...  plus being an important beacon for integrity...  an honorable legacy! http://www.puppetsbostonguild.org/profwill	Traditional 19th century Punch & Judy shows for the 21st, indoors or out. Will also teaches puppetry (classroom or workshops), builds stages, does "Fantastic Furry Fables" for birthday parties
Music Folk, Pop and Blues	Mare Streetpeople	PO Box 600181 Newton, MA 02460 singsweetly1@gmail.com http://www.marestreetpeople.com https://www.facebook.com/mare.streetpeople	Big voice, Big heart -- Been singing on the streets for 30 years. Folk, pop and blues. Sad to report that Mare passed away September 2017
Music Folk Rock Roots	"Reverand Busker" Michael Sullivan	RevBusker@gmail.com 617-216-0273 http://www.buskersworld.com http://www.myspace.com/buskersworld https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=633893135	Michael Sullivan has performed at festivals, taverns and street corners from Boston to New Orleans plus the small mill and dirt towns across the country since 1968. The roots of the music is in his bones. Photo: Stephen Baird 1986 Cambridge Street Performers Festival (below). 2013  Harvard Square
Music Banjo and Vocals Traditional Jazz	Bob Sundstrom	401-828-1324	Commonwealth Jazz - Traditional American Jazz one to seven piece band
Storytelling	Tony Toledo	PO Box 302 Beverly MA 01915-0006 978-921-4628 toledogoat@aol.com http://www.covearts.com/toledo.html	Tony Toledo has been a Storyteller with Young Audiences of Massachusettes, the premier non-profit Arts-in-Education organization in the Commonwealth since 1991. He has told his tales for thousands of students across New England at elementary, middle and high schools, libraries, festivals, First Nights and birthday parties; and adults at public performances, corporate and other private functions. Seeing Stories, Flying Hands Tony Toledo & Karen Rose Glickman.
Political Satire Puppets	Uncle Scam and the Blue Puppet Theater	unclescam@buskers.org http://www.unclescam.org	Skilled Devil's Advocate!! born 5/18/50 11:18 am Wareham, Ma. taurus street puppetteer/ busker/political pusher son of always working mother/preacher teacher father/got 4 brothers (third of five ) two daughters (S&A )/1 grand daughter/a beautiful talented family of scammers ,especially that grand with the little scam smile that melts all resolve and the most beautiful companioness in the world today.
Music Latin American Guitar Pan Pipes	Alfredo Velasquez	alfredo_jv@yahoo.com http://www.alfredovelasquez.com/	Alfredo can be found on the streets of Boston, Cambridge and MBTA platforms. Picture taken at Orange line Downtown Crossing.
Art Caricatures	Christopher Vlahakis	http://www.madmanwithamarker.com/ https://www.facebook.com/Aaarrgghhhhhhh/ madmancv@hotmail.com Call (978) 327-9957	Can find Chris most often at Faneuil Hall Marketplace area... Available for special events and festivals...
Music Flute	Sharrhan Williamson	617-499-0920 sharrhan@verizon.net	Flute on digital delay and effects with sythesizer. Plus greeting cards and posters. Sharrhan has post a series of historical photos on the Cambridge Street Performers scene HERE
Music Hammered Dulcimer Guitar Voice	Beverly Woods	401 Haines Hill Rd Wolfeboro NH 03894 603-569-2341 beverly@sethausten.com http://www.beverlywoods.net	Hammered dulcimer, guitar, hurdy gurdy and voice. Performing for clubs, coffeehouses, festivals and community events since 1984. See web site for recordings, concert and teaching schedule.

Selected National and International Street and Vaudeville Artists See New Orleans Artists List HERE See Seattle Street Artists List HERE

CATAGORY	ARTIST	CONTACT	DESCRIPTION
Music One Man Band One Woman Band	Anderson Briefcase	Pete O'Connell and Andrea Bonetto #1201, 556 Laurier Ave. West, Ottawa ON K1R 7X2 Canada peteandandrea@hotmail.com http://www.onemanband.net	The Anderson Briefcase show is a visually dynamic multi-instrumental musical performance that appeals to a wide audience. In their show they play a bunch of different instruments at the same time, including: guitar, bass, drums, hi-hat, elbow wah-wah, harmonica, tambourines, and they both sing. Several years ago a guy from Nepean, Ontario by the name of Pete was playing his guitar on a cobblestone street in Zurich, Switzerland when a girl from Argentina named Andrea happened by...Several years later, Pete and Andrea are Anderson Briefcase, the world'd first and only one-man band/one-woman band duo. Since 1991 they have been around the world, having performed in 21 countries.
Music Vaudeville	Artis the Spoonman	1916 Pike Place, #12-377 Seattle WA 98101 artis@speakeasy.net http://www.artisthespoonman.net	Artis the Spoonman is a living myth. Since 1972 he has created a state-of-the-art cultural legend. From the sidewalks and bars of Seattle, San Francisco, Manhattan, Sidney, London, Dublin, Munich and Singapore, to the theatres of Broadway, the stages of International and National television and the recording studios of Frank Zappa and Soundgarden, his spellbinding, faster-than-the-eye-can-track spoonplaying has been a passionate rhythm enhancement for Rock, Fusion, Folk, Jazz, Bluegrass, Classical and Uncatagorizable music, virtually everywhere. His avante-garde percussion, coupled with his contagious spirit,will change your life- or at least your ideas on cutlery ...
Puppetry	Beaupromo Puppetry	http://www.beaupromo.com bernie@beaupromo.com (775) 786-3200	Bernie Beauchamp traditional marionettes doing song and dance numbers to Blues, Jazz and Popular music standards plus an impressive collection of Black Light, ELwire (spaghetti neon), and flaming puppets for night time puppet performances.  Based in Reno, NV  Photo: Harvard Square, Cambridge 2013
Music Glassharper	Peter (The Glassharper) Bennett	Website: http://www.glassharper.com http://www.facebook.com/ Email: glassharper@gmail.com 1000 Bourbon St. #290 New Orleans, LA 70116 504-481-4987	Travels west coast and back to New York and east coast yearly. Video from Jackson Square https://www.facebook.com/thomasjwebb/videos/10207103381577154/
Dance Break Dance Hip-hop	Breeze Team	Jay Day, Chris and Ruff 718-295-8962 Rude Boy 646-382-9564	Breeze break dance team with basketball routine from the Bronx, NYC. Picture taken on Washington Street in Boston in August 2004, by Stephen Baird
Music Classical Trumpet	Earl of Boston	Urban Studio Chamber Music Co. (617)-894-0025 earlofboston@comcast.net	Plays classical and baroque trumpet with recorded back-up. Often joined by friends. Picture taken on Washington Street. Boston in August 2004, by Stephen Baird
Music One man Band	Mark Di Giuseppe "The Straniero"	telephone in Italy... 39 (Italy) tel. (0825)995-330 cell. (347) 634-7303 info@thestraniero.com http://www.thestraniero.com/	One-man band & director of Staniero-vision Ltd., Recordings, Video Artist/Animator, Teacher,and Web designer. located in Rome, Italy. But more than willing to travel!! Web site has links to festivals in Europe.
Music New Orleans Rags and Blues	David and Roselyn	PO Box 70813, NO, LA 70170 D-504-251-6515, R-504-606-0345. Messges at 504-949-3001 info@davidandroselyn.net http://www.davidandroselyn.net	New Orleans blues n Louisiana folk, David and Roselyn have been making traditional music for many years. Traveling throughout the south they have a wealth of musical history in every song.
Music: Tenor and Bairtone Sax Vocals Band Jazz, Latin and Originals	Stephen Dreyfuss	http://stephendreyfuss.com/ scdreyfuss@aol.com	Stephen has led the battle for street musicians performances in San Francisco.  See San Franciso Street Musicians Guild http://sfstreetmusic.com/ Stephen demonstrates his sensitive mastery of the tenor and baritone saxophones, his unique gifts as a vocalist as well as his imaginative talents as a composer and arranger. His style and interpretations reflect a broad-based musical background that includes studies in Europe, Boston's famed Berklee School of Contemporary Music and the University of Michigan. His repertoire, which ranges through blues, jazz, Latin and traditional melodies, is sprinkled with a generous handful of Dreyfuss originals. See web site for CDs and bio
Music: Guitar and Voice NYC Subways	Theo Eastwind	http://theoeastwind.com/home.shtml theoeastwind@theoeastwind.com	Theo Eastwind has web site with some tips for performing in NYC subways including appealing tickets and educating the police.
Face Painting	Irina Filatova	http://www.face-painter.com/ (504) 473-3581 email: buskergirl@hotmail.com Travels from New Orleans to west coast and east coast for fairs and festivals...
Music	Flathead aka Ned Landin	http://www.flatworld.net http://nedtv.com/ ned@nedtv.com	From the streets of New York to Boston to Santa Barbara you will find Flathead and his dog Potato ennchanting audiences and make the street his own intimate therater.
Magic	Gazzo	gazzoshow@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/gazzoshow http://www.gazzoshow.com	Gazzo was regular performer here in Boston and Cambridge for many years. He has returned to England to Bath, Somerset
Living Statue Mime Spoken Word Poetry	Ahda Hann	https://www.facebook.com/Ahdahann https://www.facebook.com/motionpoems http://www.motionpoems.net/ https://myspace.com/ahdah	Adah has traveled the world doing her mime, living statue, poetry and spoken word. She lived in New Orleans and spent summers in Provincetown in the past.  I worked with her on some legal restrictions she was fighting in Provincetown (Photo) in 2004.  See the Provincetown page for more details at http://www.buskersadvocates.org/saalegalprovincetown.html
Street Piano	Jonny Hahn - Street Piano	Jonny Hahn - Street Piano http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/JonnyHahn http://music.yahoo.com/jonny-hahn/	I first met Jonny aka Johnny Hahn at the University Illinois in Urbana in 1970s.  He performed at local cubs doing cover songs, but really wanted to do his own material.  He took to the streets and has settled in to the West Coast scene.  Ther are 100s of  internet videos of Jonny.  Recently celebrated 25years of performing at Pike Place Market in Seattle. Pike Place Market's piano man celebrates 25 years - by JOE FRYER / KING 5 News, February 16, 2011 http://www.king5.com/news/local/Pike-Place-Markets-piano-man-celebrates-25-years-114761024.html
Music - Blues Guitar Harmonica	Harpman Hatter - Blues	Harpman Hatter https://www.facebook.com/harpman.hatter http://www.myspace.com/harpmanhatter	The Harpman Hatter is a street musician, a member of the Inland Empire Blues Society, a First Night Spokane performer, and is also part of the Think Swing Jazz Blues Festival Band of Randy Pirates in Spokane Washington.  For more information about The Harpman Hatter or to contact him please visit his websites
Juggling Vaudeville Comedy	Hilby --The Skinny German Juggle Boy	607-256-2411 hilby@clarityconnect.com http://www.hilby.net	Hilby is the living proof that being German doesn't mean you can not be funny. While being an expert in juggling all sorts of objects and subjects as well as countless circus and variety skills (such as Unicycling, ropewalking, unsupported ladder, fire manipulations and eating, balancing stunts and the list goes on and on), he really gets his audience involved and creates magical and hiliraious moments through their participation. Watch out for catapults, marshmalows, lots of velcro and the bowling-ball of terror. Hilby has training in modern dance and mime and his body is as expressive as the spoken words he speaks. Poetry in motion, a fusion of an epeleptik fit.
Comedy Storytelling Theater	Love 22	PO Box 4022 Key West FL 33040 305-296-5467 http://www.love22.com	Presidential satire candidate with comedy act- folding $22 bills into origami shapes and uses "22" numerology . Love 22 is his legal name, and his image adorns a $22 bill.
Magic	Magic Mike Berger	Magic Mike the Magician, 747 N 135TH ST. #227 Seattle, WA 98133 206.632.7152 magicmike@funandmagic.com http://funandmagic.com/	Magic Mike Berger, close-up, party magician and balloon animals for kids, adults, businesses in Greater Seattle. Magic Mike Berger is a magician for child and kid birthday parties, he also promotes reading. Call Magic Mike the magician for banquets, weddings, tradeshows sales meetings. Magic Mike Berger is a strolling magician for grand openings, special events. Magic Mike is a hit with all age groups. Affordable magic and balloon animal act any setting, any area in Seattle, Tacoma, Bellevue and Puget Sound. Learn Magic Mike's magic necktie trick. Magic Mike the magician has performed in the Seattle area since 1980. See web site for video and audio clips.
Magic	Gary McKibben aka Black Belt Magician	913-620-4412 blackbeltmagic@gmail.com http://blackbeltmagician.com	Kansas City magician busks down at River Market. Published a book on street performing for magicians, “Streetwise-A guide to Magical Street Performing. “  Practical information about location, dress, police, pictures, pitches, hat lines, heckler stoppers and more. Performed for over 25 years including Microsoft, The Space Needle, The Seattle Dinner Train and Argosy Cruises.
Clown Theater	Barbara Michaels	http://AppliedTheatrics.com/ http://BarbaraOnStage.com Book@AppliedTheatrics.com 646-648-0128	Barbara & co. perform Interactive theatrical characters, custom-crafted for your specific event mission. Solo or ensemble, skilled improvisational actors charm and educate your guests, knowing how & who to engage to create a positive & memorable event experience! We provide clever original costumes, on-message scripts & theatrics, and audience-participation consulting for corporate, non-profit & community events nationwide. We also officiate weddings in character.
Visual Art Paintings Music Blues, Jazz Improv Guitar, Trumpet, Blues Harp	Dan Nelson	Dan Nelson 4508 Pike Road, Raleigh, NC 27613 Telephone: 9196235262 Fax: (919)781-9026 DanGo4th@aol.com	I began performing "in the streets" in 1998---I am an artist and a musician. I paint large (8x10 foot) paintings while playing (mostly mellow :-) CD's, then I perform (Blues, Jazz, Ambient, Improv) music on guitar, trumpet, whistles, blues harp. He is working on legal issues in Raleigh, NC
Bubble Magic	Tom Noddy	http://www.tomnoddy.com TNoddy@aol.com 831 423 1021	I started street performing in NYC in 1973 with a show called Tom Noddy and the Travelin' Puppets ... Political, social, and spiritual satire with puppets. In 1975 I moved out to San Francisco where the scene at the Wharf and the college campuses were still hot but the wind kept me from doing much with the part of my act that was getting strongest, Bubble Magic. I organized indoor venues and emceed variety shows that I eventually called New Vaudeville. I came to discover that others were doing the same up North. I went to Seattle and Oregon to see about combining efforts to build a New Vaudeville circuit. The Flying Karamazov Brothers, Avner the Eccentric, Jan Luby, Moz Wright, Artis the Spoonman, and others combined our talents for years. We never made money as a group but we did many benefits and had spectacular shows.
Music Folk Political	Jim Page	Greenwood PO Box 30198, Seattle WA 98103 USA Telephone: (206) 525-3713 Email: folkpunch@aol.com http://www.jimpage.net/	Began playing guitar at 15. Went to New York in 1970, Seattle in '71. Changed street singing laws in '74. Went to Europe in '77, began touring and living abroad. Returned to Seattle in 1983 where he still lives. After seeing him perform at the High Sierra Music Festival in the summer of '97, Rob Bleetstein of Gavin wrote: "Jim Page is a lyrical genius with a guitar. This man personifies the word 'free-flow.' Page takes to the mic and the song invents itself on the spot; his talent is a natural wonder." Often cited for his biting political pieces he is in constant demand by the social movements of the day. "More reminiscent of the Woody Guthrie I heard as a boy than anyone I've listened to in the intervening years" - Philip Elwood, San Francisco Examiner
Music Saws and bells and	Natalia Paruz	sawlady@sawlady.com http://www.sawlady.com Blog with picture and news of her and other buskers' actvities in NYC and world. http://www.SawLady.com/blog	From the subway station to the concert hall, Natalia's unique talent of playing classical, ragtime and show-tunes on 'strange' instruments has sparked great public interest in this dynamic performer's revival of vaudeville style acts. She has performed with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Maestro Zubin Mehta, with the Westchester Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by maestro Paul Dunkel, with PDQ Bach composer Peter Schickele at Lincoln Center . Natalia has recorded on Capitol Records, Universal Records, and Atlantic Records with such artists as John Hiatt. Her musical saw can be heard on television commercials for such products as Volvo, Motorola and California cheese.
Music	Harry Perry	Kama Kosmic Krusader 8306 Wilshire Blvd #1246 Beverly Hills CA 90211USA 310-578-0016 http://www.venicebeachcalifornia.com	Venice Beach Legend - Guitar playing street musician on roller skates - Photo by Jeffery Stanton
Stilt Walking Fire Performance Living Statues	Pete Dangerous	http://www.dangerous-stiltwalkers.co.uk   info@dangerous-stiltwalkers.co.uk	Punks, Captain Hook and Peter Pan, The Devil, Scarey Clown and a host of seasonal charactors. Plus fire dancing, fire eating and electric visual performances... I've just been browsing through you site and have found it of great interest as well as agood resource. I've been a street entertainer for 10- years and its good to see someone promoting it. I do do a lot of corporate work now but i still spend a couple of days a week on the street. petedangerous
Music	Jerry Rau	PO Box 13014 Minneapolis MN 55414 612-789-1171 http://www.folkrocks.com/JerryRau.html	For over twenty-five years Jerry has played the role of the classic American troubadour, logging hundreds of thousands of miles, playing everywhere from street corners to the stage of one of the largest folk gatherings in the world, the Winnipeg Folk Festival.
Music Trumpet	Kirk Reeves		Kirk started street performing in Boston and then made Portland, Oregon his home. Kirk was a wonderful gentle soul.  RIP He died November 6. 2012 Great article on Kirk with a video: "A horn man, a bridge and a tricky spot where the sidewalk ends" by Joseph Rose, The Oregonian on February 07, 2010.  http://blog.oregonlive.com/commuting/2010/02/trumpeter_kirk_reeves_and_hawt.html
Comedy Juggler Vaudeville	Jerry Rowan	3201 Vance Rd. Monkton, MD 21111  401-772-9811	Jerry has been one of Baltimore's featured street performers since 1981, with appearances at the White House, David Letterman and a host of events and festivals. See Baltimore, Maryland Legal Battle 2002 on Overview with articles and photographs for information on his fight over the banning of his performances at Baltimore Harborplace Amphitheater.
Mime Music Sidewalk Art Murals	Tim Settimi	OQUIDOQUI Associates P.O. Box 14819 Atlanta, Georgia 30324 Telephone: 404-261-3554 Email: oquidoqui@mindspring.com http://oquidoqui.home.mindspring.com StreetStage Atlanta, Inc. PO Box 14434, Atlanta, GA 30324-1434 Telephone: 404 261 3554 http://streetstageatlanta.com	Tim began his live performance career as a street performer, appearing where crowds would gather in cities such as Boston, Toronto, New York, Montreal, and Chicago. Tim's shows became stronger and filled with more than mime. He moved his act from the streets to the stage incorporating both comedic and classical mime, stand-up comedy, acrobatic and pratfall roller skating, song parodies and original music.   Tim's audiences are varied now as he appears in theaters, colleges and universities, comedy clubs and arts festivals throughout North and South America. Tim has appeared in concert with such diverse performers as Gloria Estafan and the Miami Sound Machine, Doc Severinson, Willie Nelson, Kenny Loggins, Little Richard, and Steve Martin. His talents have translated well to television and movies with appearances on 'Comedy Tonight,' WTBS' 'Nice People,' Showtime's 'Atlanta Laff-Off,' 'Comedy on the Road,' 'Martes 13,' a television show syndicated throughout South America, and in the feature films 'The Prize Fighter,' with Tim Conway, and 'Crisscross,' with Goldie Hawn.
Comedy Vaudeville	Glenn Singer	208 Feamster Road Lewisburg WV 24901 304-647-5205 gleno@horseguy.com http://www.horseguy.com	Glenn Singer specializes in visual comedy using hilarious optical illusions, a dry delivery, and a warm conversational style. His spoof of a circus equestrian act will have your audience laughing again every time they think about it. Appeals to all ages, all around the world. Guaranteed to delight. Touring at major International Festivals, Corporate Functions, and in Theatres, Schools, and Universities on six continents since 1983.
Music One Man Band	bernard m. snyder	italia : +39 0184 241 123 brasil : +55 (0)71 531 2175 n.y., usa : +1 212 330 7672 info@onemanband.org http://www.onemanband.org	I've been travelling the planet as a one man band, singing and playing music, performing for world wide audiences, on stage, on the street, on tv. taking my music to where the people are... Right now i'm working as the artistic director of the 'aeroclube festival de rua, 2º festival internacional de musica e espetáculo de rua da bahia', which will take place from the 12th to the 16th of march 2003 in salvador, bahia, brazil. (www.festivalderua.com ) bernard m. snyder is a one man band. he simultaneously plays a drum set strapped to his back, a guitar, and a harmonica, which he alternates with his most important instrument, the voice. In his 20 years as a world traveling musician, he has enchanted audiences in festivals, on radio and television, as well as on streets and squares of 24 countries.
Juggler Rope Walker	Will Soto	PO Box 4549 Key West FL 33040 305-294-1665 willsoto@mac.com	Will's juggling and high wire act have been entertaining crowds for over 20 years at Sunset Celebration. A must see if you visit sunset in Key West.
Music Finger Picking Classical Guitar	Tupahn	http://tupahn.com/ tupahn@hotmail.com tupahn@tupahn.com Tel: + 1 786-276-1632	Tupahn can be found on the streets of Tokyo, Sydney, Rome, New York City - around the world playing his finger picking guitar instrumentals.
Dance Break Dance Team	Transformers	Dirty: 917-415-4853 Zone: 917-361-9565	Transformers -- Break Dance team from NYC. Spins, flips, mock competions, comedy acrobatics... Perform in Harvard Square, Cambridge several times a year. Pictures by Stephen Baird June 2004.
Vaudeville Fire Eating	Tony Vera	tony1902001@yahoo.com http://www.tonyvera.com	From New York to Venice Beach to Japan, Tony Vera has lifted his audience to new heights! - Photo by Jeffery Stanton
Sidewalk Art Chalk Drawing	Peter Voice	Chalk Circle 23 Rennie St. Seddon, 3011 Australia Ph 61 (0)3 9689 2798 Email chalkcircle@primus.com.au http://www.chalkcircle.com.au/	Founded in 1991 by Peter Voice and Bev Isaac, the group specialises in the ephemeral medium of chalk and pastels, creating innovative artworks, in a variety of environments, tailored for major events and festivals. Unique and daring body art, with its stunning effect, is a growing part of Chalk Circles' repertoire.
Street Mime Comedian Actor	Robin Williams	July 21, 1951 – August 11, 2014 http://www.robinwilliams.com/	Robin Williams, before he did stand-up comedy, was a street performing mime. He worked New York City and San Francisco. That's right, Shields and Yarnell were the big stars over at Ghirardelli Square while Robin was working at The Cannery. --- Tom Noddy https://www.facebook.com/tom.noddy Picture of Robin Williams busking in New York City in 1979. Garry Marshall wrote in his memoir about the time he was trying to cast the part of a space alien on Happy Days (and for a possible series). Talent agent Alan Iezman told his casting director Ronny (who was also Marshall's sister) about an amazing new talent. Iezman then asked Ronny to see a new comedian who he was representing named Robin Williams. When I asked Ronny what his credits were, she said he did street performing on corners and passed the hat for tips. "You want me to build a major network sitcom around a man who passes the hat for tips?" I said. "It is a VERY full hat," said Ronny.-- My aunt took the picture in April of 1979 of Robin Williams performing with Marc Weiner (top hat in the back) and also a man named Paul Dion who is not in this picture. http://en.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/1tamb0/robin_williams_street_performing_in_nyc_in_1979/

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