{"id":63340,"date":"2023-01-04T04:00:53","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T17:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/?p=63340"},"modified":"2022-12-29T10:51:32","modified_gmt":"2022-12-28T23:51:32","slug":"geelongs-best-buskers-crowned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/news\/geelongs-best-buskers-crowned\/","title":{"rendered":"Geelong&#8217;s best buskers crowned"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>GEELONG&#8217;S Best Busker competition has been hailed as a major success with more than 30 performers descending on Geelong&#8217;s streets to try to take top honours.<\/p>\n<p>Celebrated across Geelong&#8217;s CBD on Saturday, local artist Gabby Steel reigned supreme in the contest, and for her efforts took home $500 in cash and a paid gig at the Great Australian Beer Festival in January 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Finishing in second place and taking home $200 and a paid show at The Geelong Jazz Soirees was Pepper Willow, while third place award went to Geelong artist Brock Fidler.<\/p>\n<p>Event organiser Steve Thew said the event was a fantastic opportunity for some of the region&#8217;s best up and coming talents to be shown off to the community.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_63359\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63359\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-63359 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/12\/HiRes_WinnersGroupPh_50220-1-600x380.jpg?_t=1672186783\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"380\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-63359\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">All winners pictured with Steve Thew (first from left) and Cr Eddy Kontelj (first from right).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was very successful event, there was buskers everywhere and it was a fine day.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Gabby was totally rapt to take out the title, she was a really great performer and had the crowd going at the Royal Geelong Yacht Club.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Pepper Willow our second-place winner won a spot at the Geelong Jazz Soirees, and she was a lovely and professional performer, while Brock, who finished third, was a great busker himself.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The standard was very high!&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_63357\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63357\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-63357 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/12\/HiRes_PepperWillow_G_50219-1-600x380.jpg?_t=1672186775\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"380\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-63357\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pepper Willow finished in second place in the Geelong Best Busker competition.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>All the winners were announced at Beavs Bar oafter the full day of busking and were presented by Mr Thew and Cr Eddy Kontelj.<\/p>\n<p>A host of local businesses and spokespeople including Cr Kontelj were prizes donors on the day.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_63356\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63356\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-63356 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2022\/12\/BrockFidler_Geelongs_50203-1-600x380.jpg?_t=1672186766\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"380\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-63356\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cr Kontelj presenting Brock Fidler with his third-place award.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mr Thew and the event committee thanked all the artists who put on a show on Saturday and wished them luck with their career aspirations.<\/p>\n<p>To see photos and videos from the Geelong Best Busker&#8217;s competition, head to <a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/geelongsbestbusker\">facebook.com\/geelongsbestbusker<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GEELONG&#8217;S Best Busker competition has been hailed as a major success with more than 30 performers descending on Geelong&#8217;s streets to try to take top honours. 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