Brian Gulland

A classically trained musician and graduate of the Royal College of Music in London, Brian Gulland was proficient on the bassoon and such archaic instruments as the krumhorn, with a special interest in medieval and Renaissance music (and particularly early church music), when he embarked on a career in rock music in the early '70s. A onetime member of London Pro Musica and Musica Reservata, he chanced to meet fellow RCM student Richard Harvey, who had similar interests in early music, and the two, along with guitarist Graeme Taylor, formed what eventually became known as Gryph...