Busker held on noise rap; BAGPIPES.BUSKER Shaun Cartwright was arrested because his bagpipes bagpipes Noun, pl a musical wind instrument in which sounds are produced in reed pipes by air from an inflated bag bagpipes npl → gaita sg bagpipes were a "distress" to shoppers. Police said the 38-year-old's music had annoyed members of the public and detained him for a breach of the peace. He was handcuffed and driven to a police station while his pipes were seized. Shaun, who has been playing for more than 25 years, was later released and told it was not in the public interest to press charges. The musician busking This article is about a form of public entertainment. For an element in a corset, see Busk. Busking is the practice of doing live performances in public places to entertain people, usually to solicit donations and tips. in Dorset said: "I'd made about pounds 50 s54, so it clearly wasn't causing that much offence." |
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