Robert John Godfrey

Robert John Godfrey

Robert John Godfrey is a British composer, pianist and founder member of The Enid.

Born on 30 June 1947, Godfrey was educated at Finchden Manor in Tenterden, Kent, England, which was described by its founder George Lyward as a "therapeutic community for adolescents" [ [http://www.finchden.com/mrlyward/bert/bertintr.htm Notes On Finchden Manor ] ] , other alumni of which included Alexis Korner and Tom Robinson. Although he didn't start to play the piano until the age of twelve, Godfrey's talent was prodigious enough to gain him admission to both the Royal College of Music, then the Royal Academy of Music. He studied under concert pianist Malcolm Binns, and those around him included Sir Michael Tippett, Benjamin Britten and Hans Werner Henze.

From 1968 to 1971 Godfrey became resident musical director with Barclay James Harvest [ [http://www.bjharvest.co.uk/rjg.htm Robert John Godfrey and Barclay James Harvest ] ] , making musical contributions to early recordings which established their full, orchestral style of rock music. The relationship fell apart and accounts differ as to why. [ [http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Stadium/6236/rjg.html Robert John Godfrey ] ] [ [http://www.lodgerecording.co.uk/enid/about/rjg/rjg-acnt.html Long Road to Nowhere ] ] . For a short time after this, Godfrey played in the band Siddartha. In 1974 the Charisma Records label released his first solo work, "Fall of Hyperion". Although not a commercial success at the time, this work has since become collectable.

Track listing

# "The Raven" (8:46)
# "Mountains" (6:56)
# "Water Song" (5:57)
# "End of Side 1" (0:04)
# "Isault" (5:10)
# "The Daemon Of The World" (14:44)
## "The Arrival Of The Phoenix"
## "Across The Abyss"
## "The Daemon"
## "The Wanderer"
## "IHS"
## "Tuba Mirum"

Musicians:

*Robert John Godfrey (keyboards)
*Christopher Lewis (vocals)
*Neil Tetlow (bass)
*Jim Scott (guitars)
*Tristan Fry (percussion)
*Ronnie McCrea (percussion)
*Nigel Morton (Hammond organ)

Released as Charisma Records CAS 1084

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