New Orleans-based buskers Natchez On Fire perform "The Crawdad Song" in Asheville, NC. 

Natchez On Fire - "Crawdad Song"

Aaron Gunn and friends perform his original tune "Caffeine" in front of the Woolworth Walk in downtown Asheville, NC.

Mister Gunn & The Pistol Packin' Mamas - "Caffeine"

Abby the Spoon Lady (one of the few professional musical spoon players in the country) and Banjo Ben perform their outstanding version of the folk-music standard "Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss" in downtown Asheville, NC.

Abby The Spoon Lady and Ben Shirley - "Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss"

Deep Chatham (guitarist Julian Sikes and upright bassist Jeff Loops) perform "Medley" (an early version of their song "The Cursed") near the Iron Sculpture in downtown Asheville, NC, in June of 2011. 

Deep Chatham - "The Cursed (Medley)"

Guitarist Julian Sikes and upright bassist Jeff Loops of Deep Chatham perform their original tune "Hard To Find" near the Iron Sculpture in downtown Asheville, NC, in June of 2011.

Deep Chatham - "Hard To Find"

Tomb Nelson and the Stillwater Hobos perform a medley of "I'll Tell Me Ma" and "Oh, You New York Girls (Can't You Dance the Polka?)" in downtown Asheville, NC.

Tomb Nelson and the Stillwater Hobos - "Irish Medley"

Aaron Gunn and friends perform the Merle Travis song "My Fat Gal" in front of the Woolworth Walk in downtown Asheville, NC.

Mister Gunn & The Pistol Packin' Mamas - "My Fat Gal"

Austin-based musician Mike Gray covers Blind Willie Johnson's "Everybody Ought To Treat A Stranger Right" in downtown Asheville on his hand-made and ever-changing "Go Box," inspired by the work of Asheville-based crafter, artist and performer Robert Seven.

Mike Gray - "Everybody Ought To Treat A Stranger Right"

Old-time trio Locust Honey (Sarah Jamison on guitar, Chloe Edmonstone on fiddle and Ariel Dixon on banjo) perform in front of Kim's Wigs in July of 2011.

Locust Honey - "Chilly Winds"

Asheville-based busker Kevin Jerome's total reworking of "I'll Fly Away,"

KevinJerome - "I'll Fly Away"

New York-based musician Jessica Dennison performs this original on the streets of Asheville in 2010.

Jessica Dennison - "Grave"

Traveling buskers Damn Girl! perform their original tune "La Policia" in front of the Woolworth Walk in downtown Asheville, NC.

Damn Girl! - "La Policia"

Clarence Gallagher, Antone Costa and Alex Brady perform Blind Boy Fuller's tune "Jitterbug Rag" near Pritchard Park in Asheville, NC.

Clarence, Antone and Alex - "Jitterbug Rag"

Local band Blind Boy Chocolate & The Milk Sheiks perform their version of "Jackson Stomp" during the 2010 Bele Chere festival in Asheville, NC.

Blind Boy Chocolate & The Milk Sheiks - "Jackson Stomp"

Matt Heckler and Trevor Grassi lead this incarnation of Balkan Death Grip to hell and back in their version of "Men Trinkte Mashke" in this video from Asheville, NC.

Balkan Death Grip - "Men Trinkte Mashke"

Abby the Spoon Lady and Ben Shirley perform "Li'l Liza Jane" in downtown Asheville, NC.

Abby the Spoon Lady and Ben Shirley - "Li'l Liza Jane"

Busk Break is an ongoing field recording series documenting live performances by busking musicians and other street performers passing through Asheville, NC. The series began in 2010, and is recorded and produced by Steve Shanafelt.

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