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Nottingham Post
Nottingham Post
World
Paul Speed

When top Nottingham busker Xylophone Man used to lift our spirits

Without question, the bum notes of Nottingham’s number one busker Xylophone Man really struck a chord with shoppers back in the day.

The small man with white hair and a beard kept us entertained for 15 years with his random hitting of the bars, sending his five-note signature tune high into the air - and lifting our spirits with them.

His name was Frank Robinson and he would regularly perch on a small wooden stool outside H&M in Lister Gate, with his instrument balanced on his lap.

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