Buskers return to Montreal Metro for the first time since the start of COVID-19

After a long and unexpected intermission due to COVID-19, musicians and buskers are back to performing in Montreal’s Metro stations, a welcome soundtrack returning to some of the city’s busiest commuter hubs.

Sarah Vanderzon is just one of the musicians who has been welcomed back into the space with her guitar. She told CTV News that she’s happy to be back in the Metro.

“When you’re singing at home, for me, I just sing to a wall,” she said.

“Even if there's just one person that passes every five minutes, it's way better than to be in a small space [by yourself] and just kind of singing. There's no atmosphere when you're singing alone.”

She first started playing in the Metro in 2017, after auditioning through a program to select buskers for the transit system. Now, she has a spot she reserves.