Person · Female
Melanie Woods
- From
- London, United Kingdom
- Since
- 1969–present
- Releases
- 0
About
Melanie Woods (born 5 May 1969) is an English musician, singer, carpenter, joiner, and carpentry tutor. She was the drummer and a vocalist for the rock band Sidi Bou Said in the 1990s. After their dissolution, she performed vocals on the first two albums of the North Sea Radio Orchestra and joined the cult rock band Cardiacs in 2004, performing on the single "Ditzy Scene" and playing on the subsequent 2007 tour before the band ceased their activities in 2008.
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Woods subsequently joined Kavus Torabi's psychedelic rock band Knifeworld on vocals, percussion and glockenspiel, and the Duran Duran tribute act Joanne Joanne as their drummer. She appeared on the 2010 Tim Smith tribute album Leader of the Starry Skies with Knifeworld and Sidi Bou Said, and the Cardiacs single "Vermin Mangle", released in 2020. Woods has also performed on solo albums by Claire Lemmon and Tim Bowness.
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Cardiacs additional, background vocals, percussion
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- MusicBrainz
- 4a9eb9be-106a-421b-905a-369922631cbb
- ISNI
- 0000000407130000
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 7 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.