Gryphon are a British progressive rock band formed in the 1970s, best known for their unusual medieval and Renaissance sound and instrumentation. The band briefly flourished in the progressive rock heyday of the early 1970s, and then retired to other musical activities before reforming for a one-off reunion in 2009. Subsequently,Gryphon played some gigs in 2015,featured at the Cropredy Festival in 2016,and in 2017,an invitation to a ProgRock festival in Portugal,and in the UK, the NewDay Festival near Canterbury. The first new Gryphon record for 41 years will be released in 2018.