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Gryphon
Gryphon

Gryphon were a British progressive rock band of the 1970s, notable for their unusual sound and instrumentation. Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved Multi-instrumentalist Richard Harvey and his fellow Royal College of Music graduate Brian Gulland, a woodwind player, began the group as an all-acoustic ensemble that mixed traditional English folk music with medieval and Renaissance influences. Richard Harvey (born September 25 1953) is a British Musician and Composer. Shortly after this, the duo was joined by guitarist Graeme Taylor and Drummer/percussionist Dave Oberlé. Graeme Taylor (born 2 February 1954, in Stockwell South-West London) is a British electric guitarist Dave Oberlé born 9th January 1953 in Farnborough, Kent England After their self-titled debut, they expanded their sound to include electric guitars and keyboards as well as wind instruments, such as bassoons and krumhorns, not previously used in rock music. The bassoon is a Woodwind instrument in the Double reed family that typically plays music written in the bass and Tenor registers and occasionally The crumhorn is a Musical instrument of the Woodwind family most commonly used during the Renaissance period Gryphon's music often sounded as much like rural English folk or renaissance chansons as it did rock, at least on their early recordings. After their third album (Red Queen to Gryphon Three) and the subsequent tour as a supporting act for Yes, their instrumentation became more conventional and the use of non-standard instruments was reduced. Yes are an English Progressive rock band that formed in London in 1968. Fans and critics generally regard Midnight Mushrumps and the all-instrumental Red Queen to Gryphon Three as their finest albums.

In 1974, the group's publicist Martin Lewis arranged for the band to be commissioned to write and record the music for a major stage production of Shakespeare's The Tempest at Britain's National Theatre directed by Sir Peter Hall. This article is about Martin Lewis - the British-born humorist/writer/producer/TV and radio host William Shakespeare ( baptised The Tempest is a comedy written by William Shakespeare. It is generally dated to 1610-11 and accepted as the last play written solely by him although It opened at the historic Old Vic theatre in April 1974. The Old Vic is a Theatre located just south-east of Waterloo Station in London on the corner of The Cut and Waterloo Road. The music the band wrote and recorded for the stage production inspired the 21-minute fantasia "Midnight Mushrumps" (named after a phrase mentioned in The Tempest) which became the title track of their second album. The Tempest is a comedy written by William Shakespeare. It is generally dated to 1610-11 and accepted as the last play written solely by him although Following the successful premiere of the play and acclaim for its music, Lewis arranged for Gryphon to give a Sunday evening concert at the Old Vic in July 1974 - the first-ever and up until now the only rock concert held at Britain's National Theatre. The Old Vic is a Theatre located just south-east of Waterloo Station in London on the corner of The Cut and Waterloo Road. At the concert the band performed "Midnight Mushrumps". The concert was considered a major breakthrough for progressive rock music. Rumours abound that there are audio tapes of the fabled concert but none have yet surfaced.

In 1977, Richard Harvey and Jonathan Davie - under the names Rik Mansworth and John Thomas - were members of The Banned, supposedly a punk rock group, who had a hit in the UK pop charts with a version of "Little Girl", originally recorded in the 1960s by The Syndicate of Sound. The Banned were a English Punk / New Wave outfit in the late 1970s The Syndicate of Sound were a 1960s Garage band from San Jose California, with an edgy style that some critics have considered to be a forerunner of Psychedelic [1]

In September 2007 it was announced on Gryphon's website that after a silence of thirty one years the band have finally decided to produce a new album. Whether the new Gryphon album will be a modern progressive and commercial sounding offering like their later albums or a return to the predominate medieval based themes of their earlier works has yet to be announced. Whilst there is no timescale planned, it is envisaged that it will be released in the Summer of 2008 with a one-off London concert date also suggested though not confirmed.


Members

Auxiliary members

The following craftsmen manufactured instruments used on Gryphon albums, but they were not band members:

Tim Sebastion co-wrote lyrics for Treason

Discography

Albums

All albums released by Transatlantic Records, except Treason, which was released by EMI Records. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the The flute is a Musical instrument of the Woodwind family Unlike other woodwind instruments a flute is a Reedless wind instrument that produces its Jon (Jonathan Davie, Bass guitar player with British Folk rock bands including Gryphon and Home Service. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The organ (from Greek όργανον – organon "organ instrument tool" is a Keyboard instrument of one or more divisions each The double bass is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed String instrument used in the modern symphony orchestra. Gryphon is the debut album by the progressive folk band Gryphon. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Midnight Mushrumps is the second studio album made by the band Gryphon. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Red Queen to Gryphon Three is the third studio album made by the band Gryphon. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Raindance is a progressive folk album by Gryphon, originally released in 1975 by Transatlantic, catalogue number TRA 302 Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Treason is a progressive folk album by Gryphon, originally released in 1977 by Harvest catalogue number SHSP 4063 Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Transatlantic Records was a British Independent record label. EMI Records is a Record label, founded by EMI in 1972 as the successor label to the Columbia label

Compilations and other releases

References

  1. ^ The Banned

External links

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