we had a clarinet player, a harp player and
we had a guy playing the mandolin; people
would just come up and start jamming.”
“I couldn’t imagine travelling without
busking,” said Captain Cowboy, “because
otherwise, you’d just go sightseeing, whereas
if you busk, you meet a lot of musicians and
artists who’ll show you around.”
When asked about the dynamics of living,
working and travelling with their romantic
partner, Captain Cowboy answered, “We’re
very open, honest people who are really good
at making fun of ourselves.”
“We can be independent people together,”
said Money Maker as she turned to Captain
Cowboy to add, “I allow you to have feelings,
and be a human being, and mess up, and in
return you allow me to have feelings, and be
a human being, and mess up. I feel like our
relationship, romantically, is so strong.”
Regardless of their rising success, Captain
Cowboy and the Money Maker intend to stay
true to their busking roots and keep their
venue performances limited. With plans to
tour Canada’s east coast again next summer,
the pair also hopes to visit the Yukon at
some point.
In the near future—or at least as far ahead
as the two dare plan—Captain Cowboy and
Money Maker hope to live out their days
as musicians on the road. With an ongoing
documentary of their musical journey in the
works, they even plan to kick things up a
notch. “We’re converting a bus, or some kind
of vehicle, to live and tour out of, chasing the
sun and busking wherever we can.”
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