Michael Murphey

He has written a number of songs and is probably most famous for the song Wildfire, which was released in 1975. The band broke up in 1995. Michael Martin Murphey is a singer and songwriter. Their last album was 1994's Striving for Lazy Perfection. Aside from the singles and a few EPs, the Orchids (like most bands of their ilk) did not release albums until Unholy Soul (1991) and Epicurean (1992). These included "I've Got a Habit" and "What Will We Next", followed by the underground hits "An Ill Wind That Blows" and "Something for the Longing".

Formed near Glasgow in 1986, the Orchirds released a series of underground singles on Sarah Records (see 1986 in music). The Orchids were one of the most prolific, enduring and popular bands of the twee pop scene at Sarah Records.