John Greaves Peter Blegvad - Live Rhone & The Lodge (England)

The live premiere of Kew Rhone, 32 years after John Greaves & Peter Blegvad (ex Henry Cow/ Slapp Happy) recorded this masterpiece!
First with an acoustic band and young French musicians, amongst them the talented Jeanne Added who makes more than compensate the absence of original singer Lisa Herman.
Then about a year later, the duo assembled a full band and called Lisa Herman back to play this epic again, this time very much true to its original form.
And as if it wasn't enough for our delight, the Kew Rhone performance from 2008 was preceeded by The LODGE, another recreation of the short-lived band Greaves, Blegvad and Herman had formed in 1987.

DISC 1
Live at Le Triton, Les Lilas (Paris), 2 Feb. 2007

(first rendition of this 'Kew Rhone' song. The beginning of things to come)

1. seven scenes from the painting

Line Up:

John Greaves: piano, voice
Jeanne Added: voice

Live at Le Triton, Les Lilas (Paris), 9 June 2007
2. swelling valley
3. the trouble with happiness
4. he puts us under (the thunderthief)
5. earthly powers
6. the golden age
7. powers in the air
8. hangmanÕs hill
9. the marvellous in the everyday
10. in hellÕs despite

Line Up:
John Greaves: piano, bass, voice
Peter Blegvad: voice, guitar
David Lewis: trumpet
Jeff Morin: guitar
Jeanne Added: voice, cello

Kew Rhone live premiere (acoustic band):
11. introduction
12. good evening
13. twenty-two proverbs
14. seven scenes from the painting
15. kew rhone

DISC 2

Live Kew Rhone continued
1. pipeline
2. catalogue of 15 objects and their titles
3. apricot
4. bad alchemy
5. the song
6. silence

Live at SMAC 'Les Abattoirs', Bourgoin Jallieu, France, 23 May 2008

THE LODGE
7. mostly twins and trios
8. how beautiful you are
9. letters in hearts
10. the green fuse
11. presentation
12. in hellÕs despite
13. just woke up
14. the bee dream

Line Up:
John Greaves: piano, voice
Peter Blegvad: voice
Lisa Herman: voice
Jeff Morin: guitar
Jean-Pierre Ramos: sax
Broadway Collectif:

Fabb (guitar, voice, keyboards), Jan (guitar, drums), Lorenz (bass), Raize (VJaying)

DISC 3

Live at SMAC 'Les Abattoirs', Bourgoin Jallieu, France, 24 May 2008
Kew Rhone: first ever full band performance
1. good evening
2. twenty-two proverbs
3. seven scenes from the painting
4. kew rhone
5. pipeline
6. introduction & no excuse
7. catalogue of 15 objects and their titles
8. swelling valley
9. presentation
10. apricot
11. silence
12. the song

Line Up:
John Greaves: piano, voice
Peter Blegvad: voice
Lisa Herman: voice
David Lewis: trumpet
Jeff Morin: guitar
Daniel Yvinec: bass
Simon Goubert: drums
Cecile Bohler: backing vocals
Eric Petrotto: VJaying