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Sarah Blackwood (Canadian singer)
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For English musician Sarah Blackwood, see Sarah Blackwood.
Sarah Blackwood | |
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Blackwood performing in 2025 | |
| Birth name | Sarah Nicole Blackwood |
| Also known as | Sarah Sin |
| Born | (1980-10-15) 15 October 1980 (age 44) Burlington, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Indie rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, musician |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, ukulele, piano |
| Years active | 2006–present |
Musical artist
Sarah Nicole Blackwood (born 15 October 1980), also known as Sarah Sin, is a Canadian singer-songwriter. In 2012, she joined the indie rock band Walk off the Earth.[1]
Life
[edit]Blackwood was born in Burlington, Ontario. Most widely known as the frontwoman for Walk off the Earth, Blackwood got her start in the Canadian psychobilly band The Creepshow at the age of 27. Blackwood was initially supposed to fill in temporarily for her older sister, Jen "Hellcat" Blackwood, who was pregnant at the time. When Jen decided not to return to the band, Sarah became a full-time member.[2] Blackwood has a brother, Ian Blackwood, who is also a musician. Blackwood has commented on her and her siblings’ musical and artistic upbringings, often attributing her love of music to her parents’ influence. B
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Walk Off the Earth is an indie rock band which formed in Burlington, Ontario, Canada in 2006. The band consists of Gianni Luminati, Joel Cassady, Sarah Blackwood, (former) Mike Taylor and (former) Ryan Marshall. Blackwood was also a member of the psychobilly band The Creepshow.
The band has gained success around the world by making low-budget music videos of covers and originals and built their fan base independently with no help from record labels, booking agents or management. On February, 2012, the music industry publication Crazed Hits reported that the band had signed a recording contract with Columbia Records.The band is best known for their covers of popular music on YouTube, making use of uncommon instruments such as the Ukulele and the Theremin, as well as looping samples. The band's recorded music and videos are produced by member and multi instrumentalist Gianni Luminati.
The band's first album, Smooth Like Stone On a Beach was released in 2007. Their second, My Rock was released in 2010. The band third album, R.E.V.O. was released in March 2013, and the album Sing It All Away was released in 2015.
On December 30th 2018 the band announced on social media that Mike Taylor had passed away.
Despite the sudden passing of their friend and band member Mike