Sarah Woolf
1968- Born
1970- Began to play ukulele. Learned "Pennylane" by the Beatles on uke.
1976- Began first grade. Couldn't read but was already playing 4 instruments. (moving right along because middle school was a joke...)
1984- Trapped in highschool. Played several woodwind instruments, percussion, and guitar. Began busking in Harvard Square.
1986- Graduated from highschool, but couldn't read what was on my diploma. Moved to Israel.
1987- Back from Israel after teaching saxophone, observing Palestinian/Israeli chaos, and first aid.
Broke the news to my folks I couldn't read. Learned how to read.
Attended a homophobic art school in Columbus, Ohio. Transferred to Antioch College, Yellow Springs, OH.
1988-1991 was part of an amazing music scene at Antioch. Co-billed with "Big Brown House", "Tom Roadkill & the Flat Rabbits" and "The Gits". Sold 500 copies of demo tape to a campus that only had about 300 students.
1991- BA in Education and visual arts.
1992- Let's just say I wrote my song "Eat Shit & Die" that year. Yeah, that year sucked.
1993- Released self titled EP in Boston. Toured extensively nationwide.
1995- Released CD called "Ask My Lover" Toured the East Coast extensively.
1996- Busking in the MBTA and playing the local venues.
1997- Ah...hello my hands aren't moving. Diagnosed with arthritis. Rehab for 3 years.
2000- Back out there playing electric guitar.
2001- Diagnosed correctly with Sjogren's Syndrome. Treatable and won't kill me.
2002-2003 Recorded my new songs with my pals Richard Gates, Carolyn Castellano, Holly Figueroa, Chadd Ferron, and Suzannah Luna. appropriately entitled "Salutations from Somberville".
2004 Toured nationwide in March/April
2004 Toured So. California in December.
2005 Toured So. California in June.
2006 March featured bassist/actor in Melody & Harmony, an indie film by Lyonhart Films, filmed in Morovia, California. This was Sarah's debut acting job.
Look for upcoming NE gigs in 2006-7.