Street musicians entertainment in Barnstaple High Street, Devon benefits life limited children on American Independence Day

The collecting tins were ringing again to the sounds of Captain Banjo's Streetband as it rocked the streets of Barnstaple town centre with some traditional American tunes on 4th July 2009 collecting for life limited children.

Despite showers of rain that threatened to make the streets of Barnstaple unplayable by Pilton based Captain Banjo's Street Band, determined to raise funds for the North Devon Children's Hospice and to push total fundraising in only three weeks of collecting through the £1,000 mark, Captain Banjo's musicians pressed on and were rewarded by a generous Barnstaple public with over £240 and collection tins that were heavy with coins by the end of their lunchtime playing session on American Independence Day.

Captain Banjo's Street Band had a new photographer (see photo with collecting tins) who, at the last minute, did a fantastic job to record the band playing. Like many in the band Keith multi-tasked and shared his time between looking after ace guitar player Dave's son (Dave who is also proprietor of The Hunters Inn is shown in the photo below tending his little boy) , rattling the collection tins and taking some fantastic videos, all of which turned out to be successful.

Top video of the day was the one showing Captain Banjo's Street Band playing in front of the Barnstaple charity shop for the Children's Hospice South West (top picture), which is the charity whose hard work for life limited children makes all the playing worthwhile.

Be sure to check out the Captain Banjo Street Band diary in the index to this page for future anticipated venues although circumstances may change at the last moment so do check with event organisers before travelling and incurring any cost.

Although the fundraising effort was for a very serious cause, there were lots of smiles and happy faces and even the sun came out a few times as Captain Banjo's Street Band proved that it can provide the very best in street entertainment in Barnstaple and the South West of England.