Sara Lund
Sara Lund (born 1973) is a drummer from Washington State best known for drumming for the Olympia, Washington trio Unwound for a decade until their break up in 2002. Lund was playing for Witchypoo when she joined Unwound in 1992 after Brandt Sandeno, Unwound's original drummer, quit.[1][2]
Sara Lund | |
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Lund drumming at the Olympia Experimental Music Festival in 2014 | |
Background information | |
Born | 1973 (age 46–47) Bloomington, IN |
Origin | Washington, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Drummer |
Instruments | Drums |
Associated acts | Unwound, Witchypoo, Hungry Ghost, Nocturnal Habits |
Website | www |
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]
Her setup is:
- 1971 three-piece black oyster pearl Ludwig 12/15/22 with a Rogers Powertone snare
- Zildjian cymbals:
- 14″ 1960s hi-hats
- 17″ K Dark Crash
- 18″ 1960s or ’70s crash
- 21″ 1960s ride
- Vader Manhattans 7A drumsticks[4]
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]
References
- Raihala, Ross (July 19, 2001). "Success is Unwound's Revenge". The Olympian.
- "The Corin Tucker Band 's Sara Lund". Modern Drummer Magazine. 2010-09-30. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
- Jones, Kevin L. (2012-10-03). "Sara Lund and the Art of Rhythm". East Bay Express. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
- Paul, Katherine (2011-12-15). "Fest NW Drummer Dirt". Tom Tom Magazine. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
- Locker, Melissa (2012-11-15). "Turntable Interview: Sara Lund (Unwound)". Stereogum. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
- "LESSONS". Revival Drum Shop. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
- Thomas, Fred. "Unwound - Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
- "Sara Lund - About". Sara Lund. Retrieved 2019-01-22.