Buskers, Busking.
Some of the participating musicians in CITY Newspaper's "Best Busker Contest," May 27, 2010 throughout the East End. PHOTOS BY MATT DETURCK
-
1 of 26
Jon Crocca
-
2 of 26
Jeremiah Tracy
-
3 of 26
Bill Ritchie
-
4 of 26
Matt Sauer
-
5 of 26
Tom Mark
-
6 of 26
Aaron DeRuyter
-
7 of 26
Christopher Wilke
-
8 of 26
Travis Ichikawa
-
9 of 26
Roger Kuhn
-
10 of 26
Jenna Weintraub
-
11 of 26
Mark Maynor
-
12 of 26
Beth Ely Sleboda
-
13 of 26
Jesse Pryor
-
14 of 26
Bix DeBaise
-
15 of 26
Ben Sheridan
-
16 of 26
Maynard Penlon
-
17 of 26
Katie Ernst
-
18 of 26
Geoffrey Saunders
-
19 of 26
Tivoli Mustaca
-
20 of 26
Zach Nowak
-
21 of 26
Bob White
-
22 of 26
Ted Nicolosi
-
23 of 26
Mark Weeg
-
24 of 26
Bethany Robinson
-
25 of 26
Karen Barber
-
26 of 26
Peter Carpenter
-
- 0 / 26
-
**NOTE: This is information on the 2010 Busker Contest; for information on the 2011 Busker Contest click here.**
City Newspaper would like to say a big THANK YOU to the hundreds of people who came out to our Best Busker Contest Thursday, May 27, in the East End.
We had nearly 2500 votes cast for our more than 30 participating musicians. Those talented artists were:
Aaron DeRuyter, Fred "Rockin' Red" Palmer, Ben Sheridan, Beth Ely Sleboda, Bethany Robinson, Bill Ritchie, Bix DeBaise, Bob White, Christopher Wilke, Dave Paprocki, Geoffrey Saunders, Gerard Weber, Jenna Weintraub, Jesse Pryor, Jon Crocca, Karen Barber, Mark Weeg, Matt Sauer, Maynard Penlon, Mark Maynor, Peter Carpenter, Roger Kuhn, Ted Nicolosi, Tom Mark, Tivoli Mustaca, Travis Ichikawa, Cassandra Kelly, Jeff Bloom, Katie Ernst, Zach Nowak, and Jeremiah Tracy.
Special congratulations to Geoffrey Saunders, who won first prize: three hours of high-definition audio and video recording at Blackdog Recording Studios.
Second Prize ($250 gift certificate to Bernunzio Uptown Music) went to Katie Ernst, and Third Prize (year membership and a primetime performance gig at the Little) went to Tom "Pops" Mark.
Thank you also to all of the East End vendors who offered such terrific deals, and especially to Mamooche Bistro, Christ Church, and Rochester Contemporary Art Center for giving us the space to stage the event.
For a slideshow featuring photos from the event, see the sidebar to the right. And keep reading City Newspaper every Wednesday for more exciting events like this in the future!
Comments for "BEST BUSKER CONTEST: Winners announced!" (3)
City Newspaper is not responsible for the content of these comments. City Newspaper reserves the right to remove comments at their discretion.
Linda Potter Stock said on Jun. 03, 2010 at 6:19pm
What a great time, hope this becomes an annual and growing event!
Jeff B. said on Jun. 04, 2010 at 11:10am
I wrote a blog entry about the contest on my site. I had a great time playing in the contest! www.jeffbacoustic.com/Blog/post/City-Newspapers-Best-Busker-Contest.aspx
Tracey Mustaca said on Jan. 24, 2011 at 10:32pm
Tivoli age 15, and an original singer/songwriter had a great time meeting tons of people who loved her style and music, just weren't enough pics to distribute. Hope to participate next year , and possibly help with the pci situation :O)
Kudos to those who put the event on, it's a start ! Great thing to be done , it's done all over Europe, and Rochester is a great place to start it here :O)
Leave A Comment
Respond on Your Blog
Create an Account
or
Login
If you have a City Account you can not only post comments, but you can also respond to articles in your own City Blog. It's just another way to make your voice heard.