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Sarah Harmer (born on 12 November 1970 in Burlington, Ontario) is a Canadian folk singer.
Harmer gained her first exposure to the musician’s lifestyle as a teenager, when her older sister Mary started taking her to concerts by the then-unknown Tragically Hip. At the age of 17, she was invited to join a Toronto band, The Saddletramps. For three years, she juggled The Saddletramps with her studies in philosophy and women’s studies at Queen’s University.
After leaving The Saddletramps, Harmer put together a band of her own with several Kingston, Ontario musicians, and settled on the name Weeping Tile. The band released its first independent cassette in 1994. Soon afterward, they signed to a major label, and the cassette was re-released in 1995 as eepee. The band quickly became a popular draw on the rock club circuit and on campus radio with their subsequent albums, but never broke through to the mainstream, and broke up in 1998 after being dropped from their label.
Also in 1998, Harmer recorded a set of pop standards as a Christmas gift for her father. After hearing it, her friends and family convinced her to release it as an album, and in 1999 she released it independently as Songs for Clem. Harmer quickly began working on another album, and in 2000, she released You Were Here.
A poppier, more laid-back effort than her work with Weeping Tile, You Were Here became Harmer’s mainstream breakthrough, spawning the hits “Basement Apartment” and “Don’t Get Your Back Up”.
Harmer gained her first exposure to the musician’s lifestyle as a teenager, when her older sister Mary started taking her to concerts by the then-unknown Tragically Hip. At the age of 17, she was invited to join a Toronto band, The Saddletramps. For three years, she juggled The Saddletramps with her studies in philosophy and women’s studies at Queen’s University.
After leaving The Saddletramps, Harmer put together a band of her own with several Kingston, Ontario musicians, and settled on the name Weeping Tile. The band released its first independent cassette in 1994. Soon afterward, they signed to a major label, and the cassette was re-released in 1995 as eepee. The band quickly became a popular draw on the rock club circuit and on campus radio with their subsequent albums, but never broke through to the mainstream, and broke up in 1998 after being dropped from their label.
Also in 1998, Harmer recorded a set of pop standards as a Christmas gift for her father. After hearing it, her friends and family convinced her to release it as an album, and in 1999 she released it independently as Songs for Clem. Harmer quickly began working on another album, and in 2000, she released You Were Here.
A poppier, more laid-back effort than her work with Weeping Tile, You Were Here became Harmer’s mainstream breakthrough, spawning the hits “Basement Apartment” and “Don’t Get Your Back Up”.
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gui_x wrote:
she is nice
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PeanuttyFashion wrote:
Oh my god, she is so pretty *__*
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kwokwokwo wrote:
sweet music ^_^
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stary_eyedkayte wrote:
Beautiful lyrics and goregous voice. I saw her in concert, it was amazing.
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fevaray wrote:
no matter how much i try, i cannot overplay 'oh little fires'- best album of 2010
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Peptalk wrote:
deserves to be better known eh
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freebird- wrote:
the marble in your eye should be quite a bit higher on the weekly playlist if ya ask me
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ren1818 wrote:
Sweden loves you! (okay, a Canadian in Sweden)
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fevaray wrote:
kingston loves you
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RobbConor wrote:
Halifax misses you.
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updownStart wrote:
I just found her and shes really quite good. I really like New Loneliness.
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mochoso wrote:
tu música es muy simpática :)
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FamousGardener wrote:
Really great new Album. Wanna see her in Germany :(
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Annalee612 wrote:
One Match's really impressive
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chrismicheal wrote:
does anyone know who is opening her show in calgary?
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merryyawnland wrote:
Her songs are so perfect~~~ I'm crazy into her from this early morning or late night
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newmusicmichael wrote:
Great performance at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival.
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lunapuella wrote:
I uploaded some much-need new pictures. Please vote them up!
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Seaox wrote:
I have to agree with kbc246.I cannot understand why such a talented singer/songwriter cannot get the play she deserves. As usual, a very good collection of songs!
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Debbita wrote:
Thanks for "Oh Little Fire", Sarah!
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