Ban on Backing music for busking in Dublin

368100

What are your thoughts on this?

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/will-new-busking-rules-make-dublin-street-music-better-1.2715325

Personally I don't think the backing music is to blame solely, there's some terrible buskers. One guy sits outside Clerys playing the bagpipes and I cringe every time is pass, where's I've heard others that can play them really well.

I think weeding out the bad buskers is what's needed not banning backing music solely.

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Rakish Paddy

A ban on backing tracks should be welcomed. It doesn't entirely weed out shyte buskers, obviously, but I think a musician playing along karaoke-style to a backing track is an insult to the art of street performance.

Strumms

I've seen some buskers who use a backing track and they know where the volume button is. For them I don't think it should be banned. There are a few however that really take the piss... like that guitar player / singer who is often opposite O'Neills of Suffox St. A total piss take and a nuisance for anyone in the area working or transiting through. Ar%ehole thinks he is on the stage in Whelan's. Often walk through that area with my headphones in and he manages to more than compete with whatever I'm listening to at the time even allowing for me being on the opposite side of the road...

CelticRambler

I think there's something very sad about any musician having to use a backing track, whether he (or she) is playing in the street or anywhere else. Either you've got the talent to play solo or you've got no talent and should find another hobby.