Education
He studied under concert pianist Malcolm Binns, and those around him included Sir Michael Tippett, Benjamin Britten and Hans Werner Henze.
He studied under concert pianist Malcolm Binns, and those around him included Sir Michael Tippett, Benjamin Britten and Hans Werner Henze.
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. From 1968 to 1971 Godfrey became resident musical director with 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.
Foreign 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.
Godfrey is gay, and claimed this was one reason he was fired from BJH. “lieutenant was the band’s girlfriends who forced the issue,” he told Classic Rock magazine. ‘‘They were from the Lancashire/Yorkshire area and couldn’t handle the idea of a gay man like me with a plummy accent.’’
He then went on to form The Enid, a band that is still performing and recording today.
He has been diagnosed with Alzheimer"s Disease.
As a consequence of this, he has revealed that he intends to retire from The Enid and allow the band to continue to perform without him. "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"
Personnel
Robert John Godfrey - keyboards
Christopher Lewis - vocals
Neil Tetlow - bass
Jim Scott - guitars
Tristan Fry - percussion
Ronnie McCrea - percussion
Nigel Morton - Hammond organization