Steve Ball

Robert Fripp and the League of Crafty Guitarists 1990

Paul Richards recently found and emailed a link to a rare Robert Fripp and the League of Crafty Guitarists bootleg from the 3rd leg of our 1990 tour.

Here is the link to the bootleg.

IMO, listening back now, this was one of the ‘peak’ shows of that era.  We did five legs of touring in 1990 after an intense year of work in 1989 that completed with the infamous 1989 “Bogo Tour.”  Bert was beginning to introduce Bach into our repertoire, and it was a musical turning point before the “Nigel phase” erupted in late 1990 and into the 1991 US and international tour(s.)  

Boston Paradise Show Setlist
Aug 7^th 1990

0.   Tuning the Air (group)

1.       Askesis (group)

2.       Wall Street (group)

3.       Scaling the Whales (PaulR, HidiM, TobinB, SteveB)

4.       Tony or Ralph / Herni piece (name?)

5.       Intergalactic Boogie Express (group)

6.       Here Comes my Sweetie (PatriciaL)

7.       Circulation (group)

8.       Burning Siesta (HernanN, SteveB, RalphG, BertL)

9.       Spasm for Juanita (RalphG, SteveB)

10.   Lark's Thrak (group)

11.   tuning

12.   Doo do un doo do un doo,this Yes (PatriciaL)

13.   The Breathing Field (group)

14.   Bach Prelude (group)

15.   An Easy Way (group)

16.   The Moving Force (RobertF, BertL, TonyG, CurtG )

17.   Digitalis (GuidoE/DavidP)

18.   The Driving Force (group)

19.  Listen (Patricia)

20.   Eye of the Needle (group)

21.   Fireplace Circulation Em (group)

22.   Fireplace (group)

23.   Asturias (group)

24.   Fragments of Skylab (group)

25.   Flying Home (group)

26.   The Woman in You (Patricia)

27.   Are You Abel? (RalphG, SteveB, PaulR, HerniN, TobinB)

28.   Leap of Faith (TonyG, CurtG, RalphG, SteveB, PaulR, TobinB, SteveJ, BertL)

29.   Bicycling to Afghanistan (CurtG-mid, SteveB-top, RobertF-bass)

30.   Echoes (PatriciaL &  EddieG)

31.   Bach Prelude (again!)

32.   When You Give Yourself (PatriciaL)

33.   Symetrical Circulation (group)

34.   Lark's Thrak (again!)  

Tour Personnel

• Bettina Nuñez
• Curt Golden
• David Pittaway
• Eduardo Galimany
• Guido Ernst
• Hernan Nuñez
• Hideyo Moriya
• John Sinks
• Karen Thomas
• Martin Schwutke
• Patricia Leavitt
• Paul Richards
• Ralph Gorga
• Robert Fripp
• Steve Ball
• Steve Jolemore
• Tobin Buttram
• Tony Geballe

Participants and audients: please amend or correct this data as necessary!

Q: was this the famous “silent Martin” Paradise show? 

 

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Christmas Eve

Evening Work: one final song recorded in the Opal after five + years of recording, rehearsals, performance and living in this amazing space.

Eve (10.9M mp3) – three guitar parts, all improvised, one after another. Lyrics and vocals not far behind, but enough for one long evening.

About the title: It is now Christmas Eve 2009, and we’re on the eve of moving into a new home and into the next phase of life in Seattle.  I see so much contagious hope and excitement in this picture of Sofie. 

Happy Holidays to family, friends, fans, and former neighbors all over the world.

 

PS - update, how to play this: 

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