Posts by Natalia Saw Lady
Music Under NY Audition – the real Subway Idol
Today Music Under New York held its annual audition for people who wish to receive permits to perform in the NYC subway. I joined Music Under NY years ago, after having received many tickets from the police for freelancing in the subway (meaning playing music in the NYC subway without a permit). Most tickets were…
Read More‘Danny Boy’ banned by police
Above the Music Under New York spot at the Union Square subway station there is an artists market. Painters, photographers, sculptors, etc. set up in the park showcasing their art work. While playing I often see them on their way to their spot upstairs. I’ve gotten to know some of them over the years. One…
Read MoreBack in NYC
Today was my first time playing in the subway after a whole month. I was on tour overseas, Israel to be precise, where I had TV, radio and stage gigs. I also organized the first ever gathering of saw players in Israel. That was a hoot, but I’ll blog about that some other time. Israeli…
Read MoreVideo from Times Square
Tzachi, the puppet maker, took this video of me at the Times Square subway station (THANK YOU, Tzachi!) The song I’m playing in this video is ‘Changes’ by Scott Munson. To download the MP3 of the full song please look at my store bellow.
Read MoreIs Joshua Bell a good busker?
The Washington Post published an article about an experiment they did: they got Joshua Bell, one of the best violinists in the world, to play incognito in a subway station. They wanted to see if without the PR he usually gets for his stage performances anybody would stop to listen. The result was – hardly…
Read MoreHair is an Asset of Strength
Today was a gorgeous day – finally the sun is shining and it actually feels like spring. On my way to the subway I saw Luke, the guitar player/singer/songwriter. He was on his way home back from playing at the Grand Central Station shuttle (his favorite spot) and he was going to sit on a…
Read MorePhoto on Cell Phone
Chase took this photo last week on his cell phone: THANK YOU, Chase!
Read MorePhotographing a subway musician brings good luck!
Today I had a very unusual (for me) gig: a gentleman who saw me playing at Times Square last time I played there invited me to perform for his “Baseball 2007” breakfast networking event. (he wrote about seeing me in the subway in his blog) What was unusual about it was that I had to…
Read MoreEvery other person that walks by stops to say hi
To my surprise as I got to the spot at 11:40AM – the Andean group playing there before me was all packed-up and ready to go home, even though their permit goes until noon. It turned out that the police gave them a hard time, telling them to lower their volium. They don’t really play…
Read MoreI Got Photos!
I was supposed to play at Union Square today, but it’s 32 degrees and snowing/freezing raining…so it’s too cold (not for me but for the saw – the blade doesn’t vibrate properly when it’s cold. That’s why my cut-off temperature for playing in the subway is 34 degrees). I’m sad to miss the opportunity to…
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