buskers – The Payphone Project https://www.payphone-project.com Wed, 11 Mar 2020 23:51:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 Zong Li Lu: Single String Lute Music Heard Through a Payphone https://www.payphone-project.com/zong-li-lu-single-string-lute-music-heard-through-a-payphone.html https://www.payphone-project.com/zong-li-lu-single-string-lute-music-heard-through-a-payphone.html#respond Tue, 25 Apr 2017 20:09:18 +0000 http://www.payphone-project.com/?p=6779

Zong Li Lu. Single String Lute, Heard Through a Payphone

The somewhat harsh timbre of the single string lute seems to suit the scratchy, monochrome texture of the landline telephone. ]]>
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Christmas Carol Through a Payphone

Whenever I hear a subway busker or street musician performing I look for the nearest payphone. If one is nearby, and if it works, I call a number to leave a recording of the sound. It is a very hit-or-miss pursuit with a lot of wasted quarters. ]]>
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