Sara Lund

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Sara Lund
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Lund drumming at the Olympia Experimental Music Festival in 2014
Background information
Birth nameSara Longacre Lund
Born1973 (age 50–51)
Bloomington, Indiana, United States
Origin Olympia, Washington, United States
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Drums
Years active1991–present
Member of Unwound
Website www.saralundrum.com

Sara Lund (born 1973) is an American musician. She is best known as the drummer for the post-hardcore Olympia, Washington band Unwound for a decade until their break up in 2002. Lund was playing for Witchypoo when she joined Unwound in 1992 replacing original drummer Brandt Sandeno. [1] [2]

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Lund started playing drums in school band and got her first drum set when she was fourteen. [2] She has played drums in bands ever since. She is entirely self-taught other than school band. [2] She has been called "one of the most unconventional, inventive, original drummers of the past twenty years." [3]

Equipment

Her setup is:

She also plays a number of different percussive instruments including "cowbell, Korean temple block, African agogo bells, ribbon crasher, Vibra-Slap, maracas, tambourine, cabasa, jingle bells, goat nails." [2] She has also played drums for the Corin Tucker Band and the percussion ensemble Secret Drum Band. [5] She is currently a member of Nocturnal Habits and Hungry Ghost and teaches drumming lessons. [6]

Personal life

Lund grew up in Indiana and moved to Olympia, Washington briefly as a child in the mid-1980s and then back again as an adult in 1991. [7] She currently lives in Portland, Oregon. [5] She has a master's degree in Library Science from the University of Washington and BA in Liberal Arts from The Evergreen State College. She has one son with Aaron Beam from Red Fang. [8] [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Raihala, Ross (July 19, 2001). "Success is Unwound's Revenge". The Olympian.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "The Corin Tucker Band 's Sara Lund". Modern Drummer Magazine. 2010-09-30. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  3. 1 2 Jones, Kevin L. (2012-10-03). "Sara Lund and the Art of Rhythm". East Bay Express. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  4. ↑ Paul, Katherine (2011-12-15). "Fest NW Drummer Dirt". Tom Tom Magazine. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  5. 1 2 Locker, Melissa (2012-11-15). "Turntable Interview: Sara Lund (Unwound)". Stereogum. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  6. ↑ "LESSONS". Revival Drum Shop. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  7. ↑ Thomas, Fred. "Unwound - Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  8. ↑ "Sara Lund - About". Sara Lund. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
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