Ed Alleyne-Johnson

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Name = Ed Alleyne-Johnson


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Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
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Origin = Liverpool
Genre = Classical, Folk
Years_active = 1992 — present (as recording artist)
Label = Equation, Wingspan
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Ed Alleyne-Johnson is a British electric violinist and prolific busker. He has been busking for over 20 years, since he was a Fine Art student at Oxford University. He uses an electric violin that he carved with a kitchen knife [cite book|last=Alleyne-Johnson|first=Ed|title=Echoes (CD sleeve notes)|date=2004|publisher=Wingspan Records] , 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.

During his time in Oxford in the late 1980s he played bass guitar in local band, Raindance.

He can often be seen performing in Chester city centre, near the Grosvenor shopping precinct, and more recently on the streets of York.

The Youtube video of Ed busking in Chester [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUO6kYLb6As Ed Busking at The Cross, Chester] ] has gained the attention of many YouTube members around the world, some 651,000 (October 06) views, with large amounts of praise on Youtube comments.

Discography

olo albums

* "Purple Electric Violin Concerto" (1992)
* "Ultraviolet" (1994)
* "Purple Electric Violin Concerto II" (2001)
* "Symphony" (2008)

Albums co-written by and performed with his wife, Denyze

* "Fly Before Dawn" (1995)
* "2020 Vision" (1998)

Albums of cover-versions of his favorite songs

* "Echoes" (2005)
* "Reflections" (2006) - featuring the songs:
# Shine on you Crazy Diamond
# Life on Mars?
# Kashmir
# Without You
# FreeBird
# Parisienne Walkways
# Child in Time
# Sylvia
# Like a Hurricane

References

External links

* [http://www.muntfish.com/alleyne-johnson Unofficial site of Ed and Denyze Alleyne-Johnson]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUO6kYLb6As Video of Ed Alleyne-Johnson busking in Chester]
* [http://www.getreadytorock.com/features_ones/ed_alleyne_johnson.htm Review of Ed Alleyne-Johnson's work, with sample]