Morcheeba Artistfacts

1996-
Ross GodfreyMulti-instrumentalist
Paul GodfreyDJ
Skye EdwardsVocals1996 - 2003, 2010-
Daisey MarteyVocals2003
Jody SternbergVocals2003
Morcheeba lists some of their influences as Jimi Hendrix, Nick Drake, A Tribe Called Quest, Fairport Convention, and Aphex Twin.
During Skye Edwards hiatus from the group, she released two solo albums: Mind How You Go, released in 2006 and Keeping Secrets, released in 2009. Her songs have appeared in commercials as well as in an episode of Grey's Anatomy.
Skye Edwards' name is actually Shirley Klarise Yonavive Edwards. She shortened it by taking the first letter of the four parts of her entire name.
After dismissing Skye Edwards from the band in 2003, Morcheeba enlisted the services of various vocalists, including Daisey Martey, Jody Sternberg, Judie Tzuke, Thomas Dybdahl, Bradley Burgess, Korean-American rapper Cool Calm Pete and Manda Samolo. In 2010, Edwards returned to Morcheeba, again as lead vocalist.
The band's name, Morcheeba, indicates "the way of cannabis." The name breaks down as follows: "MOR" meaning "middle of the road, and cheeba, which is an informal name for cannabis.
When asked about his strangest concert experience, multi-instrumentalist Ross Godfrey said, "I took my mum to see Bruce Springsteen a couple of years ago; it was a great gig. A few days later, we were playing at the Hollywood Bowl, and in the box right in front of me sat half of the E Street Band. It made it very hard to play, but they seemed to like the music. At one point, they were all on their feet, clapping and singing along."

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