The Enid are a British progressive rock band founded in 1973 by former Barclay James Harvest collaborator Robert John Godfrey. Other core members have included founding guitarists Steve Stewart and Francis Lickerish, and longstanding drummer Dave Storey. The current lineup consists of keyboardist Robert John Godfrey and guitarist Jason Ducker.
The Enid's membership has since undergone several changes, always with Godfrey at the helm. Godfrey has described bouts of depression associated with periods of writer's block. In addition to this, Godfrey suffers from diabetes; and revealed in 2014 that he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease.
During 2017, the band was still very much active, recording and touring.
More recently in 2018, a birthday concert was held for Robert John Godfrey at Union Chapel. The setlist included the band's hits from the last five decades, as well as an excerpt of his upcoming album 'HOMILY'.
The Enid began recording at about the same time as punk rock burst upon the music 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. Vance was a fan and he said, on air, "Robert John Godfrey is to my mind one of the greatest composers this country has ever had..."
In 1981, the band played most of the music for Kim Wilde's self-titled debut album.
