Effective period / Period of releases: 1979 - 1981

Members: Richard Hudson, John Ford (2), Huw Gower, Terry Cassidy, Oliver Pierce, Brian Willoughby

The Monks were an English new wave band formed in the late 1970s by former members of The Strawbs, originally intended as a spoof of punk rock. They were very successful in Canada, where their debut album reached double platinum.

John Ford - guitars, synthesisers (1979-1980, 1981-1982)
Richard Hudson - bass, synthesisers (1979-1980, 1981-1982)
Terry Cassidy - vocals, synthesisers (1979-1980, 1981-1982)
Clive Pierce - drums (1979-1980, 1981-1982)
Brian Willoughby - guitars (1979-1980, 1981)
Chris Parren - keyboards (1981-1982)
Huw Gower - guitars (1982)

For more info see the wikipedia article, where the info is taken from.