Awesome Electric Violin - Ed Busking Chester

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.

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[jaimemac11]

how can anyone just walk right by this without stopping to watch?

[christy tam]

makes me want a electric violin more.... i <3 love violin modern music and classical ^.^

[christy tam]

OR... a violin covered in diamonds. I'll think even better about that..

[christy tam]

Give me a diamond covered in diamond's and i'll think about it.

Hehe...

[Kowadelko]

Has this song got a title?

[Kowadelko]

marry me

[Slam Hannigan]

I found this video about four years ago. I've been hooked on Ed ever since!

[mark allen]

i remember shouting play some hendrix at him and he did...it was the happiest moment of my life

[SirSpamAlot1928]

Yeah I live down the street from where he plays he still plays in chester mostly on Saturdays hes awesome people walk past him tho cus he's there almost all he time now haha

[FairfieldAvenueBand]

I remember this dude! Used to be in Chester loads, we bought a CD off him :)

Haven't seen him for ages

[gamingmidget]

hes still there

[juki0h]

god, i cant believe its been seven years ago already. remember watching this only a few months after it was uploaded