RGG August 2016 - p.34
Gryphon is the oldest and the newest thing – a
legendary British band that’s as exhilarating,
energetic, unpredictable and addictive now as
it was when the boys last toured, in the 1970s.
At that time, no-one could pigeonhole Gryphon.
When the first album came out, the band
appeared on BBC Radios 1, 2, 3 and 4, all in
the same week. They appeared with Yes at
Madison Square Garden and Houston
Astrodome, played festivals, folk clubs and
cathedrals. They wrote the music for Sir Peter
Hall’s National Theatre production of The
Tempest at the Old Vic and subsequently
became the first Band to ever play in this
prestigious venue and found a unique place in
the hearts of folkies, prog rock fans, Early Music
aficionados and others with an ear for
something fresh and different.
Over the years, members of Gryphon have
worked with Musica Reservata and The Bootleg
Beatles, Paul McCartney and Alan Bleasdale,
the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Kate
Bush, John Williams and the other John
Williams, Elvis Costello and Home Service,
Hans Zimmer, Max Boyce and Desmond
Dekker, David Byrne, the Albion Band, the
Royal Choral Society, Long John Baldry and the
New Scorpion Band. New recruit and old friend
Graham Preskett has played with everyone
from Van Morrison to Cher, arranged the strings
for Gerry Rafferty’s Baker Street, and
contributed mandolin to Captain Corelli’s
Mandolin, tango violin to Moulin Rouge and
harmonica to Thelma and Louise.
Individually or in combination, the members of
Gryphon have been involved in mediaeval
Best known for their medieval &
Renaissance sound & instrumentation
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