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12-year-old Royce Richards busks on Granville Island

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Photos and audio by Brittany Tiplady

Royce Richards is a 12-year-old musician with a passion and dedication for playing the violin. He picked up his first violin at age 5. Since 2008, he has been busking every Saturday in Vancouver's Granville Island Public Market to raise money for music camps and to showcase his love and talent for music. 

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