Relationships

member of:Martin Darvill & Friends
The John Wetton Band (John Wetton supporting band at Progfest '97)
The Lens (from 1977-09 until 1981-06)
Jadis (British Progressive Rock Band) (from 1990-03 to present)
original member of:No (Clive Nolan & Martin Orford)
IQ (British progressive rock band) (from 1981-07 until 2007-09-16)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/artist/348970 [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/martin_orford [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000307001 [info]
VIAF ID:37192348 [info]
Wikidata:Q15485567 [info]
Songkick:https://www.songkick.com/artists/475520 [info]
Last.fm:https://www.last.fm/music/Martin Orford [info]

Appearances

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
instruments
1989-06-06Wurensh (live, 1989-06-06: The Irish Centre, Birmingham, England, UK)keyboardIQ8:36
A Part of MekeyboardMartin Orford5:14
AnchoredfluteRoswell Six4:42
Awake and NervoussynthesizerIQ7:45
Awake and NervouskeyboardIQ7:45
Awake and NervouskeyboardIQ7:25
Awake and Nervous (radio sessions)fluteIQ7:11
Awake and Nervous (radio sessions)keyboardIQ7:11
Beef in BoxkeyboardI.Q.?:??
Before Your EyesfluteJohn Wetton2:56
Beyond the HorizonfluteRoswell Six5:11
Came DownkeyboardIQ5:56
Day Fifteen: Betrayalsolo and synthesizerAyreon5:24
Day Fifteen: Betrayalguest and synthesizerAyreon5:24
Eloko / Widow’s PeakkeyboardIQ9:58
Endgameacoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboardMartin Orford5:20
EvensongkeyboardMartin Orford5:10
Fading Senses: I. After All / II. Fading SenseskeyboardIQ6:36
Fascination (1987‐06 7″ Fanclub Single version)keyboardIQ5:53
Fascination (1985‐11 version from “Nine In a Pond Is Here” album)keyboardIQ5:48
Fat Billy Shouts Mineadditional, guest and keyboardBig Big Train6:26
Further AwaykeyboardIQ8:06
Further AwaykeyboardIQ14:31
FusionkeyboardMartin Orford5:06
God Bless Americaflute, guest and keyboardSteve Thorne3:11
Grand Designsbass pedals, electric guitar, keyboard and treble recorder / alto recorderMartin Orford9:58
HalfwayfluteRoswell Six4:08
Here Be MonstersfluteRoswell Six5:31
Here They Come!guest and musical boxSteve Thorne1:45
Here We ArekeyboardIQ5:32
Hiding in the Corner (live)keyboardJadis4:36
Hollow AfternoonkeyboardIQ4:52
Houndedguest and Hammond organSteve Thorne7:13
Human NaturekeyboardIQ10:01
I Am the PointfluteRoswell Six5:44
Intelligence QuotientkeyboardIQ7:20
IshalemfluteRoswell Six11:02
It All Stops HerekeyboardIQ7:10
It All Stops HerekeyboardIQ7:26
Just Changing Hands (radio session)fluteIQ5:17
Just Changing Hands (radio session)keyboardIQ5:17
Leap of FaithkeyboardIQ7:22
Letters in a BottlefluteRoswell Six5:04
Merciful Tides / Letters in a Bottle (reprise)fluteRoswell Six5:07
More Than Meets the EyefluteJadis4:53
More Than Meets the EyekeyboardJadis4:53
More Than Meets the Eyetransverse fluteJadis4:53
My Baby Treats Me Right ’Cos I’m a Hard Lovin’ Man All Night LongpianoIQ1:46
N.T.O.C. “Resistance”keyboardIQ4:49
No Ordinary MiraclekeyboardJohn Wetton4:53
Nostalgia / Falling Apart at the SeamskeyboardIQ10:01
Out in the Darknessacoustic guitar, bass pedals, electric guitar and keyboardMartin Orford6:27
Out of NowherekeyboardIQ5:10
Outer LimitskeyboardIQ5:50
Power and Speedelectric guitar and keyboardMartin Orford5:58
Preludekeyboard and pianoMartin Orford1:36
Prelude to the Underfall Yardkeyboard and soloBig Big Train2:23
Quantum LeapkeyboardNo5:00
QuilmespianoMartin Orford3:03
Ray of Hopeacoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboardMartin Orford3:53
SilentlykeyboardJohn Wetton3:54
Swept AwayfluteRoswell Six4:20
Take It to the Sunelectric guitar and keyboardMartin Orford5:26
Tatrasflute and pianoMartin Orford5:31
The Bold GrenadierkeyboardIQ3:38
The Call of the SeafluteRoswell Six6:27
The Darkest HourkeyboardIQ10:52
The Days of Our LiveskeyboardMartin Orford6:16
The Edge of the WorldfluteRoswell Six4:42
The Enemy SmackskeyboardIQ13:49
The Enemy SmackskeyboardIQ14:59
The Enemy SmackssynthesizerIQ13:49
The Field of Fallen Angelsbagpipe, flute, keyboard and mandolinMartin Orford6:26
The Final SolutionkeyboardMartin Orford5:59
The Last Human GatewaysynthesizerIQ19:57
The Last Human GatewaykeyboardIQ19:57
The Last Human GatewaykeyboardIQ20:11
The Old Roadbass pedals, flute, guitar family and keyboardMartin Orford8:37
The OverloadkeyboardMartin Orford5:21
The Picnicacoustic guitarMartin Orford1:22
The Sinking of the LuminarafluteRoswell Six5:43
The Time and the Seasonbass pedals, electric guitar and keyboardMartin Orford10:46
The WakekeyboardIQ3:55
The WakekeyboardIQ4:11
The Winds of WarfluteRoswell Six4:51
This Changing FacekeyboardJadis5:20
Through the Corridors (Oh Shit Me!)keyboardIQ2:35
Through the Corridors (Oh Shit Me!)synthesizerIQ2:35
Widow’s Peak (radio session)keyboardIQ8:52
Widow’s Peak (radio session)fluteIQ8:52
orchestrated
EvensongMartin Orford5:10
produced
After AllJohn Wetton4:34
Book of SaturdayJohn Wetton3:03
Bygosh - Easy MoneyJohn Wetton10:28
EmmaJohn Wetton3:19
In the Dead of NightJohn Wetton5:56
Intro Guitar Concerto - The Last Thing on My MindJohn Wetton4:59
Rendezvous 6:02John Wetton5:23
SilentlyJohn Wetton3:54
Sole SurvivorJohn Wetton6:50
StarlessJohn Wetton10:17
TatrasJohn Wetton5:00
The Birth of IgorJohn Wetton3:10
The Night WatchJohn Wetton4:24
programming
SilentlyJohn Wetton3:54
vocals
Awake and Nervous (radio sessions)background vocalsIQ7:11
Grand Designsbackground vocals and lead vocalsMartin Orford9:58
Hedgerowbackground vocals and choir vocalsBig Big Train8:52
Hiding in the Corner (live)background vocalsJadis4:36
Just Changing Hands (radio session)background vocalsIQ5:17
More Than Meets the Eyebackground vocalsJadis4:53
Take It to the Sunbackground vocalsMartin Orford5:26
The Days of Our Livesbackground vocals and lead vocalsMartin Orford6:16
The Field of Fallen AngelsMartin Orford6:26
The Final SolutionMartin Orford5:59
The Old Roadbackground vocals and lead vocalsMartin Orford8:37
The Overloadbackground vocalsMartin Orford5:21
The Time and the Seasonbackground vocalsMartin Orford10:46
This Changing Facebackground vocalsJadis5:20
Widow’s Peak (radio session)background vocalsIQ8:52
arranged
Goodbye to the Age of SteamadditionalBig Big Train
composed
The Old RoadMartin Orford
instruments
English Boy Wondersflute and guestBig Big Train
English Boy Wondersflute, guest and keyboardBig Big Train
NomanslandkeyboardJohn Wetton
NomanslandfluteJohn Wetton
One Small Step...flute and guestManning
The Greatest Show on EarthkeyboardMartin Darvill & Friends
lyrics
The Old RoadMartin Orford
performed
Emotional Creatures: Part OneguestSteve Thorne
photography
The Old RoadMartin Orford
produced
Classical Music and Popular SongsMartin Orford
Goodbye to the Age of SteamadditionalBig Big Train
Goodbye to the Age of SteamadditionalBig Big Train
The Old RoadMartin Orford
vocals
Goodbye to the Age of Steambackground vocalsBig Big Train
Goodbye to the Age of Steambackground vocalsBig Big Train
Nomanslandbackground vocalsJohn Wetton
vocals arranged
Goodbye to the Age of Steambackground vocalsBig Big Train
composed
A Part of Me
Drive On
Endgame
Evensong
Falling Apart at the Seams
Fusion
Grand Designs
It All Stops Here
Nostalgia
Nothing at All
Out in the Darkness
Power and Speed
Prelude
Quilmes
Ray of Hope
Sold on You
Take It to the Sun
Tatras
The Days of Our Lives
The Field of Fallen Angels
The Final Solution
The Old Road
The Overload
The Picnic
The Time and the Season
Through My Fingers
War Heroes
Wurensh
lyrics
Endgame
Grand Designs
It All Stops Here
Ray of Hope
Take It to the Sun
The Days of Our Lives
The Field of Fallen Angels
The Final Solution
The Old Road
The Overload
The Time and the Season
War Heroes
orchestrated
Tatras
wrote
Beef in Box
Common Ground
Corners
Dans le parc du château noir
Eloko Bella Neechi
Eyes of the Blind
Fascination
Frequency
Headlong
Hollow Afternoon
Human Nature
Intelligent Quotient
No Love Lost
Outer Limits
Over the Moon
Resistance
The Birth of Igor
The Magic Roundabout
The Thousand Days
The Universal Scam
The Wake
Widow’s Peak