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(1975 – present)

The Enid is a British rock band founded in 1975 by Robert John Godfrey, Stephen Stewart and Francis Lickerish. Another early member was William Gilmour, who subsequently founded his own band Craft and now plays keyboards in Lickerish’s band Secret Green.

Current Line-up:

Robert John Godfrey - Keyboards
Jason Ducker - Guitar
Max Read - Vocals/Guitar/Keyboards
Dave Storey - Drums
Nic Willes - Bass/Percussion/Guitar

The Enid’s membership has undergone several changes, always with Godfrey firmly at the helm, and its creativity seems to come in fits and starts. Godfrey has diabetes, and has also described bouts of depression associated with periods of writer’s block.

Godfrey also has a tendency to dismiss some of his ideas, such as a brief flirtation with dance music in the early 1990s, as juvenile or misguided, a view that is not always shared by the band’s fans. Now more than 30 years old, the band is still recording sporadically and recently released a brand new album, Journey’s End.

The Enid began recording at about the same time as punk rock burst upon the scene. Godfrey has said that he always regarded The Enid’s ironic takes on classical music as being just as anarchic as anything by the Sex Pistols, but this did not translate into either musical or commercial recognition, despite their work being played frequently by Tommy Vance on BBC Radio One’s Friday Rock Show. In 1981, the band played most of the music for Kim Wilde’s self-titled debut album.
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  • jump29

    nice! In the Region of the Summer Stars.

    January 2012

  • porius

    The Enid recently did a fantastic gig in Symphony Hall, Birmingham with the City of Birmingham Orchestra no less. CD and DVD coming out ... can't wait!

    December 2011

  • Blue_Fatty

    Is Robert John Godfrey related to Jem Godfrey of Frost*?

    September 2011

  • miotailtmilidh

    Saw them in Edinburgh last night. Absolutely stunning! Hadn't heard them before, and was pleasantly surprised at how good they were. Superb.

    September 2011

  • nicktedds

    Pics from this year's High Voltage Festival now @ http://www.last.fm/festival/1766980+High+Voltage+Festival/images

    August 2011

  • hdickins

    Throughly enjoyed the gig at the Globe in Cardiff tonight. Tremendous!

    March 2011

  • SomeAreDead

    I remember seeing these guys in some dingy club in liverpool, early 80's. Fabulous stuff. Strangely beautiful denim bound woman played with hair all night - aaahhh youth

    March 2011

  • pinkpressthreat

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wd5TbLBB_j8 This is it..I think there are several tracks,including an epic,and very funny,rendition of The Troggs' "Wild Thing"! (the guy had us eating out of his hand at that point..heheh).

    December 2010
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The Enid Live @ NEARfest 2010

25 Aug 2010 | from www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=RobertJohnGodfrey

The Enid Live @ NEARfest 2010 The Enid play an encore of Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came at NEARfest 2010. Promo video owned and copyrighted to MOBIUS NEW MEDIA INC. …

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