Awesome Electric Violin - Ed Busking Chester 1,781,919 hits
Ed Alleyne-Johnson Busking Electric Violin in Chester UK - May 2006
Fantastic - This is perhaps the best street performance I have ever witnessed. Reminiscent of Jean Luc Ponte's visceral fusion sound. This is in the city of Chester near Wales. Chester has perhaps the only double decker shopping plaza streets, with a second level up off the street within the buildings, balconies running all the way down the streets. jablesj comments - "They were made by the victorians so that rich people would not get wet while out in the rain."
The sound is unaltered from the original and was emancipated at great volume in this old town.
Ed uses the looper and pedals to great effect. There are no overdubs. Incredible he commanded this fantastic show all by himself, I stood enraptured with all the hair on my body standing on end, grin stretched wide. You can see where he looked up to see my ebullient smile just before he grins and kicks in the distortion. This has been a tremendous inspiration for me. I had never heard him or heard of him before this performance. Ed is awesome! I got some albums of his from the web since hearing this. I hope I can see him again one day.
Ed Alleyne-Johnson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (before somebody deleted his entry)
http://hitekhedhelp.blogspot.com/2011/04/ed-alleyne-johnson-wikipedia-free.html
Background information
Origin Liverpool
Genres Classical, folk, rock
Occupations Musician
Instruments Electric violin
Years active 1992–present (as recording artist)
Labels Equation, Wingspan
Associated acts New Model Army
Ed Alleyne-Johnson is a British electric violinist and prolific busker. He has been busking since he was a Fine Art student at Oxford University in the early 1980s. He uses an electric violin that he carved with a kitchen knife,[1] a custom pedal-board, and an amplifier which he modified to run off rechargeable batteries. This setup has enabled him to perform on the street in almost every major city in Europe, and across the United States and Canada.
He collaborated with New Model Army on their Top 40 single "Vagabonds", and toured with them for five years, with several concerts in Germany in over 200 concerts worldwide, supporting acts as diverse as Simple Minds, Bob Dylan, David Bowie, The Cure, Midnight Oil and Faith No More
During his time in Oxford in the late 1980s he played bass guitar in local band, Raindance.[citation needed]
He can often be seen performing in Chester city centre, near the Grosvenor shopping precinct and the Chester Cross, and more recently on the streets of York.
Purple Electric Violin Concerto in 1992 sold over 80,000 copies and has gained a cult following in Greece, Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland and New Zealand as well as the UK.
His 2005 album Echoes features songs such as Mad World by Tears For Fears and Stir It Up by Bob Marley.
In July 2008, Ed performed the Beatles tracks 'Yesterday' and 'Eleanor Rigby' in front of 7,000 people at Liverpool's Echo Arena for a Beatles Day charity gig.
The 2011 Arpeggio album led off with a crashing, cover version of The Who's Baba O'Riley and also included another cover of Human by The Killers.
External links
• Unofficial site of Ed and Denyze Alleyne-Johnson
• Video of Ed Alleyne-Johnson busking in Chester
• Review of Ed Alleyne-Johnson's work, with sample
• Ed Alleyne-Johnson Facebook page
Awesome Electric Violin - Ed Busking Chester
1,781,919 Ed Alleyne-Johnson Busking Electric Violin in Chester UK - May 2006
Fantastic - This is perhaps the best street performance I have ever witnessed. Reminiscent of Jean Luc Ponte's visceral fusion sound. This is in the city of Chester near Wales. Chester has perhaps the only double decker shopping plaza streets, with a second level up off the street within the buildings, balconies running all the way down the streets. jablesj comments - "They were made by the victorians so that rich people would not get wet while out in the rain."
The sound is unaltered from the original and was emancipated at great volume in this old town.
Ed uses the looper and pedals to great effect. There are no overdubs. Incredible he commanded this fantastic show all by himself, I stood enraptured with all the hair on my body standing on end, grin stretched wide. You can see where he looked up to see my ebullient smile just before he grins and kicks in the distortion. This has been a tremendous inspiration for me. I had never heard him or heard of him before this performance. Ed is awesome! I got some albums of his from the web since hearing this. I hope I can see him again one day.
ed alleyne-johnson - electric violinoxford suite pt 4 from the pevc cd live on later with jools holland...uk tv
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Ed Alleyne Johnson - OrangeEnjoy the music, from Ed Alleyne Johnson's Ultraviolet. Buy the ablum on Itunes!. itunes.apple.com
by DKVestergaardDK
1 year ago
57,200 views
Don't Fear The Reaper - Ed Alleyne-Johnson -York Electric Violinist
Ed Alleyne-Johnson is a British electric violinist and prolific busker. He has been busking since he was a Fine Art student at Oxford University in the early 1980s. He uses an electric violin that he carved with a kitchen knife, a custom pedal-board, and an amplifier which he modified to run off rechargeable batteries. This setup has enabled him to perform on the street in almost every major city in Europe, and across the United States and Canada.
37,642 views
ed alleyne johnson-reded alleyne johnson's red from his album ultraviolet
by dragdrags
3 years ago
20,615 views
....6:26Watch Later Error
Ed Alleyne Johnson - Oxford Suite Pt. 1 (CD version from Purple Electric Violin Concerto)Thanks for the 50000+ views and the 450 favourites in the last 2 years !!! Keep spreading the word about good classical music to your friends ...
by Neueregel
2 years ago
49,997 views
....9:13Watch Later Error
Rock Violin - Ed Alleyne JohnsonStreet performer and musician Ed Alleyne Johnson in York. 24th June 2011.
by JohnPurchaseArt
1 year ago
9,448 views
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Ed Alleyne Johnson - "Free Bird" of Lynyrd SkynyrdThis is beautiful violinist cover "Free Bird" of Lynyrd Skynyrd.
by 1Zielona1
3 years ago
19,950 views
....3:23Watch Later Error
Ed Alleyne-Johnson - Lucy In the Sky With DiamondsMy favourite Chester busker, Ed Alleyne-Johnson, plays Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds. Chester, 22nd March 2012 Sorry about the couple of blurred ...
hdby alcilan
3 months ago
666 views
....Ed Alleyne-JohnsonDon't Fear The Reaper - Ed Alleyne-Johnson -York Electric ViolinistEd Alleyne Johnson - Chester 2Ed Alleyne Johnson - Oxford Suite Pt 4 - yorkplaylistby pdubya66
14 videos
....Ed Alleyne-JohnsonEd Alleyne-Johnson - OrangeEd alleyne-johnson - Every Breath You Take(The Police)Ed Alleyne-Johnson - Wherever You 'll Go/With or Without Youplaylistby iTellYouNoLie
43 videos
....5:30Watch Later Error
Ed Alleyne-Johnson plays Sweet Child Of MineAwesome violinist playing in York in the freezing cold the other day. Still manages to ROCK though!
by Backoffboogaloo
5 months ago
475 views
....5:51Watch Later Error
Ed Alleyne-Johnson Oxford Suite Electric ViolinFantastic performance. I finally got to see Ed Alleyne Johnson in Chester today. He was awesome. He played Oxford suite part 1 especially for me ...
by Chrissieblueskies
2 years ago
10,050 views
....7:53Watch Later Error
Ed Alleyne-Johnson - Wherever You 'll Go/With or Without YouEd Alleyne-Johnson Disc: ECHOES (disc 1) Year: 2005 Track: 4 Wherever You Will Go / With or Without You (U2)
by teamlock
4 years ago
80,085 views
....4:03Watch Later Error
Ed Alleyne Johnson Sweet Child Of MineVideo i took in chester of Ed playin his custom violin which he hand carved with a kitchen knife! bought 2 of his albums and got them signed!
by ianparry2004
5 years ago
142,579 views
....2:24Watch Later Error
Ed Alleyne-Johnson - Paranoid (York, UK, 24 March 2012)The incomparable Ed Alleyne-Johnson performing Black Sabbath's Paranoid on the electric violin, in St Sampsons Square, York. Shot by me on a ...
by kitrathenar
3 months ago
263 views
....6:24Watch Later Error
Ed Alleyne-Johnson - pachelbel's canonEd Alleyne-Johnson playing Pachelbel's canon outside Browns of Chester. Taken by Robyn de Brabander
hdby xanasmodi1
1 year ago
7,418 views
....7:44Watch Later Error
ed alleyne johnson - child in time (deep purple)somewhere accross the europe but dont know where dont know when .
by emremirekinci
9 months ago
534 views
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ed alleyne johnson-white (intro)ed alleyne-johnson's white(intro) from his album ultraviolet
by dragdrags
3 years ago
2,558 views
....1:18Watch Later Error
ed alleyne johnson in ChesterWalking in Chester we found this lovely street music, it was "ed alleyne johnson" promoting his new CD "arpeggio"
hdby conlath628
1 month ago
146 views
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Ed Alleyne-Johnson Eastgate Street ChesterEd Alleyne-Johnson Eastgate Street Chester www.chestertourist.com
by chestertouristcom
1 month ago
71 views
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Ed Alleyne Johnson Oxford Suite Part 1Ed Alleyne Johnson Oxford Suite Part 1 Taken from his 1992 cd album Purple Electric Violin Concerto !! Ed Alleyne Johnson is a pure musical genius ...
hdby DCAdditional
4 months ago
170 views
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Ed Alleyne-Johnson Busking Electric Violin in Chester UK - May 2006
Fantastic - This is perhaps the best street performance I have ever witnessed. Reminiscent of Jean Luc Ponte's visceral fusion sound. This is in the city of Chester near Wales. Chester has perhaps the only double decker shopping plaza streets, with a second level up off the street within the buildings, balconies running all the way down the streets. jablesj comments - "They were made by the victorians so that rich people would not get wet while out in the rain."
The sound is unaltered from the original and was emancipated at great volume in this old town.
Ed uses the looper and pedals to great effect. There are no overdubs. Incredible he commanded this fantastic show all by himself, I stood enraptured with all the hair on my body standing on end, grin stretched wide. You can see where he looked up to see my ebullient smile just before he grins and kicks in the distortion. This has been a tremendous inspiration for me. I had never heard him or heard of him before this performance. Ed is awesome! I got some albums of his from the web since hearing this. I hope I can see him again one day.
Ed Alleyne-Johnson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (before somebody deleted his entry)
http://hitekhedhelp.blogspot.com/2011/04/ed-alleyne-johnson-wikipedia-free.html
Background information
Origin Liverpool
Genres Classical, folk, rock
Occupations Musician
Instruments Electric violin
Years active 1992–present (as recording artist)
Labels Equation, Wingspan
Associated acts New Model Army
Ed Alleyne-Johnson is a British electric violinist and prolific busker. He has been busking since he was a Fine Art student at Oxford University in the early 1980s. He uses an electric violin that he carved with a kitchen knife,[1] a custom pedal-board, and an amplifier which he modified to run off rechargeable batteries. This setup has enabled him to perform on the street in almost every major city in Europe, and across the United States and Canada.
He collaborated with New Model Army on their Top 40 single "Vagabonds", and toured with them for five years, with several concerts in Germany in over 200 concerts worldwide, supporting acts as diverse as Simple Minds, Bob Dylan, David Bowie, The Cure, Midnight Oil and Faith No More
During his time in Oxford in the late 1980s he played bass guitar in local band, Raindance.[citation needed]
He can often be seen performing in Chester city centre, near the Grosvenor shopping precinct and the Chester Cross, and more recently on the streets of York.
Purple Electric Violin Concerto in 1992 sold over 80,000 copies and has gained a cult following in Greece, Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland and New Zealand as well as the UK.
His 2005 album Echoes features songs such as Mad World by Tears For Fears and Stir It Up by Bob Marley.
In July 2008, Ed performed the Beatles tracks 'Yesterday' and 'Eleanor Rigby' in front of 7,000 people at Liverpool's Echo Arena for a Beatles Day charity gig.
The 2011 Arpeggio album led off with a crashing, cover version of The Who's Baba O'Riley and also included another cover of Human by The Killers.
External links
• Unofficial site of Ed and Denyze Alleyne-Johnson
• Video of Ed Alleyne-Johnson busking in Chester
• Review of Ed Alleyne-Johnson's work, with sample
• Ed Alleyne-Johnson Facebook page
Awesome Electric Violin - Ed Busking Chester
1,781,919 Ed Alleyne-Johnson Busking Electric Violin in Chester UK - May 2006
Fantastic - This is perhaps the best street performance I have ever witnessed. Reminiscent of Jean Luc Ponte's visceral fusion sound. This is in the city of Chester near Wales. Chester has perhaps the only double decker shopping plaza streets, with a second level up off the street within the buildings, balconies running all the way down the streets. jablesj comments - "They were made by the victorians so that rich people would not get wet while out in the rain."
The sound is unaltered from the original and was emancipated at great volume in this old town.
Ed uses the looper and pedals to great effect. There are no overdubs. Incredible he commanded this fantastic show all by himself, I stood enraptured with all the hair on my body standing on end, grin stretched wide. You can see where he looked up to see my ebullient smile just before he grins and kicks in the distortion. This has been a tremendous inspiration for me. I had never heard him or heard of him before this performance. Ed is awesome! I got some albums of his from the web since hearing this. I hope I can see him again one day.
ed alleyne-johnson - electric violinoxford suite pt 4 from the pevc cd live on later with jools holland...uk tv
332,309 views
Ed Alleyne Johnson - OrangeEnjoy the music, from Ed Alleyne Johnson's Ultraviolet. Buy the ablum on Itunes!. itunes.apple.com
by DKVestergaardDK
1 year ago
57,200 views
Don't Fear The Reaper - Ed Alleyne-Johnson -York Electric Violinist
Ed Alleyne-Johnson is a British electric violinist and prolific busker. He has been busking since he was a Fine Art student at Oxford University in the early 1980s. He uses an electric violin that he carved with a kitchen knife, a custom pedal-board, and an amplifier which he modified to run off rechargeable batteries. This setup has enabled him to perform on the street in almost every major city in Europe, and across the United States and Canada.
37,642 views
ed alleyne johnson-reded alleyne johnson's red from his album ultraviolet
by dragdrags
3 years ago
20,615 views
....6:26Watch Later Error
Ed Alleyne Johnson - Oxford Suite Pt. 1 (CD version from Purple Electric Violin Concerto)Thanks for the 50000+ views and the 450 favourites in the last 2 years !!! Keep spreading the word about good classical music to your friends ...
by Neueregel
2 years ago
49,997 views
....9:13Watch Later Error
Rock Violin - Ed Alleyne JohnsonStreet performer and musician Ed Alleyne Johnson in York. 24th June 2011.
by JohnPurchaseArt
1 year ago
9,448 views
....9:07Watch Later Error
Ed Alleyne Johnson - "Free Bird" of Lynyrd SkynyrdThis is beautiful violinist cover "Free Bird" of Lynyrd Skynyrd.
by 1Zielona1
3 years ago
19,950 views
....3:23Watch Later Error
Ed Alleyne-Johnson - Lucy In the Sky With DiamondsMy favourite Chester busker, Ed Alleyne-Johnson, plays Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds. Chester, 22nd March 2012 Sorry about the couple of blurred ...
hdby alcilan
3 months ago
666 views
....Ed Alleyne-JohnsonDon't Fear The Reaper - Ed Alleyne-Johnson -York Electric ViolinistEd Alleyne Johnson - Chester 2Ed Alleyne Johnson - Oxford Suite Pt 4 - yorkplaylistby pdubya66
14 videos
....Ed Alleyne-JohnsonEd Alleyne-Johnson - OrangeEd alleyne-johnson - Every Breath You Take(The Police)Ed Alleyne-Johnson - Wherever You 'll Go/With or Without Youplaylistby iTellYouNoLie
43 videos
....5:30Watch Later Error
Ed Alleyne-Johnson plays Sweet Child Of MineAwesome violinist playing in York in the freezing cold the other day. Still manages to ROCK though!
by Backoffboogaloo
5 months ago
475 views
....5:51Watch Later Error
Ed Alleyne-Johnson Oxford Suite Electric ViolinFantastic performance. I finally got to see Ed Alleyne Johnson in Chester today. He was awesome. He played Oxford suite part 1 especially for me ...
by Chrissieblueskies
2 years ago
10,050 views
....7:53Watch Later Error
Ed Alleyne-Johnson - Wherever You 'll Go/With or Without YouEd Alleyne-Johnson Disc: ECHOES (disc 1) Year: 2005 Track: 4 Wherever You Will Go / With or Without You (U2)
by teamlock
4 years ago
80,085 views
....4:03Watch Later Error
Ed Alleyne Johnson Sweet Child Of MineVideo i took in chester of Ed playin his custom violin which he hand carved with a kitchen knife! bought 2 of his albums and got them signed!
by ianparry2004
5 years ago
142,579 views
....2:24Watch Later Error
Ed Alleyne-Johnson - Paranoid (York, UK, 24 March 2012)The incomparable Ed Alleyne-Johnson performing Black Sabbath's Paranoid on the electric violin, in St Sampsons Square, York. Shot by me on a ...
by kitrathenar
3 months ago
263 views
....6:24Watch Later Error
Ed Alleyne-Johnson - pachelbel's canonEd Alleyne-Johnson playing Pachelbel's canon outside Browns of Chester. Taken by Robyn de Brabander
hdby xanasmodi1
1 year ago
7,418 views
....7:44Watch Later Error
ed alleyne johnson - child in time (deep purple)somewhere accross the europe but dont know where dont know when .
by emremirekinci
9 months ago
534 views
....2:18Watch Later Error
ed alleyne johnson-white (intro)ed alleyne-johnson's white(intro) from his album ultraviolet
by dragdrags
3 years ago
2,558 views
....1:18Watch Later Error
ed alleyne johnson in ChesterWalking in Chester we found this lovely street music, it was "ed alleyne johnson" promoting his new CD "arpeggio"
hdby conlath628
1 month ago
146 views
....1:17Watch Later Error
Ed Alleyne-Johnson Eastgate Street ChesterEd Alleyne-Johnson Eastgate Street Chester www.chestertourist.com
by chestertouristcom
1 month ago
71 views
....4:09Watch Later Error
Ed Alleyne Johnson Oxford Suite Part 1Ed Alleyne Johnson Oxford Suite Part 1 Taken from his 1992 cd album Purple Electric Violin Concerto !! Ed Alleyne Johnson is a pure musical genius ...
hdby DCAdditional
4 months ago
170 views
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26 comments:
Hi,
I note your comment on the Wikipedia entry being deleted. I was surprised that there was no personal page on the site when I looked last night. I am trying to get the page reinstated but have to go through a review process first. When it is live again my intention is to review it and edit as appropriate (it was supposedly deleted because Ed wasn't famous and some of the info was incorrect. Would you be prepared to help me with the review?
thanks for noticing, just put up another notice that you'd like somebody to help and maybe some other person will help out.
Thanks, the signs are good, the Wiki "Deletion Review" has received it's first "Restore" response. I've never done this before but I thought it such a travesty that the page had gone that I needed to do something. The link to the Wiki discussion is:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Deletion_review/Active#Ed_Alleyne-Johnson.
An important piece of information would help restore faith in the Wiki page and that is the chart position that Purple Electric... achieved in 1992/3, I can't find it anywhere and guess that the position was therefore somewhere between 75 and 100. I need to be able to respond to anybody who questions the point.
I think I'll also need to edit out the 80,000 sales from the text because it's unsubstantiated, but that's for the future...
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