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A musician from Northern Ireland has broken the world record for busking

August 30, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 536 Views

Marty Rafferty is a musician for County Armagh in Northern Ireland who had a dream: Break the Guinness Record for the longest continuous busking session. Just after noon local time on Thursday (August

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