Artist:Sarah Harmer
Song:Silver Road
Album:All of Our Names
Singer songwriter Sarah Harmer has had modest success in her native Canada. She is similar to but not as successful as fellow Canadian Sarah McLachlan. Sarah took a few years off to concentrate on environmental activism. She returned with a new album on a new label in 2020. She was born Nov. 12, 1970 in Burlington, ON which is near Hamilton. She was a big fan of The Tragically Hip as a teen. She joined the Toronto based band The Saddletramps while studying philosophy and women's studies at Queen's University in Kingston. Sarah lives in Kingston. Sarah formed the band Weeping Tile in 1992. After releasing a 1994 EP on cassette, they signed with Warner Music Canada. The problem was most of the band jumped ship after one album. Sarah tried to keep Weeping Tile going but Warner dropped them in 1998. Sarah recorded some Christmas songs as a gift for her father. Her family convinced her to release it and that's when she started her own Cold Snap label. For the 2000 album You Were Here, she signed a distribution deal with Universal Canada. Her albums were released on Rounder's Zoe label in the US. Her albums have done well in Canada. She hasn't had any hit singles. The song Silver Road appeared in the 2002 film Men with Brooms. This comedy about curling was directed by and starred Paul Gross. There's this misconception that The Tragically Hip appear on the recording. They are in the video but they aren't on the record. Silver Road appeared on Sarah's 2004 album All of Our Names. Sarah wrote and produced the album with Martin Kinack and Gavin Brown. Kinack produced the band Broken Social Scene. The album did OK and it won a 2005 Juno award for Best Adult Alternative Album. This album is available as a budget CD. Sarah continued to work with Kinack and Brown on subsequent albums. After the 2010 album Oh Little Fire, she went on hiatus to concentrate on environmental activism especially in protecting the Niagara Escarpment from development. Sarah returned to music with the 2020 album Are You Gone on the Canadian label Arts & Crafts. They have also released her back catalog. Here's the video for Silver Road by Sarah Harmer. This video is not on YouTube.
SARAH HARMER & THE TRAGICALLY HIP - SILVER ROAD from Ante Kovac on Vimeo.
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