On 14th October 2013 the pavement outside Camden Town tube station, where fleeting meetings usually occur, was the location for the Citizen’s Kazoo Orchestra’s debut public performance and peaceful protest against Camden Council’s draconian busking policy that would see all wind and percussion instruments banned. Instead of falling prey to such a ludicrous policy and standing idly by as Camden Council erected a wall of red tape around public space; musicians, comedians – Mark Thomas, Ben Van Der Velde, to name but a few – and those with social conscience hit the streets with instruments to send out a considered message to the council: DON’T TAKE THE MUSIC FROM OUR STREETS.
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All photographs by Gavin Mills
Jonny Walker playing Here Comes The Sun, rather ironically, in the rain
The Citizen’s Kazoo Orchestra tunefully played songs such as Star Wars Death March, All You Need Is Love and The Great Escape theme tune
The Citizen’s Kazoo Orchestra on the rainy streets of Camden, protesting against a draconian policy that would make playing wind instruments on the streets of Camden illegal
Kazoos, voices, violins, morris dancers and trombones joined the throng of peaceful protesters
Jonny Walker challenges Camden Council to rewrite a fair policy for buskers
ASAP’s Jonny Walker in action
Camden Council propose to make morris dancing illegal on the streets of Camden, so ASAP invited…
A morris dancer joins in the protest to Keep Streets Live in Camden
ASAP Director, Jonny Walker makes an effusive political speech about keeping public space open to creativity
ASAP’s Associate Director, Philippa Morgan Walker
Artists and musicians joined the peaceful protest and entertained crowds of smiling onlookers
Wind instruments would be illegal in the borough of Camden, if this legislation goes through…
The CKO performing the Star Wars Death March
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