# Sarah Blackwood (Canadian singer)
**Sarah Blackwood** (born 1980) is a Canadian singer-songwriter from [Burlington, Ontario](https://www.edgepedia.org/burlington-ontario), who formerly fronted the [psychobilly](https://www.edgepedia.org/psychobilly) band The Creepshow as **Sarah Sin** and is a member of the indie-rock band [Walk off the Earth](https://www.edgepedia.org/walk-off-the-earth), which she joined in 2012.[1](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/sarah-blackwood-rocksinger.html) • [11](https://louderthanwar.com/the-creepshow-release-new-video-as-they-prepare-for-life-after-death/) She has also recorded two solo albums rooted in country and folk music.[2](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/sarah-blackwood-mn0000295158) She is a distinct person from the British singer Sarah Blackwood of Dubstar and Client, a distinction that booking and profile sites note explicitly.[3](https://www.aaemusic.com/artist/sarah-blackwood/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1980, Burlington, Ontario, Canada[1](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/sarah-blackwood-rocksinger.html) |
| Stage name | Sarah Sin, her identity in The Creepshow[4](https://www.ox-fanzine.de/interview/sarah-blackwood-3776) |
| Bands | The Creepshow (psychobilly, formed 2005); Walk off the Earth (indie rock, formed 2006), joined 2012[1](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/sarah-blackwood-rocksinger.html) • [5](https://www.vagalume.com.br/sarah-blackwood/biografia/) |
| Solo albums | *Way Back Home* (2008) and *Wasting Time* (2010), both on Stomp Records[2](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/sarah-blackwood-mn0000295158) |
| Recognition | Described by the band's profile as a JUNO award-winning singer in a multi-platinum band with a combined one billion YouTube views[6](https://www.thedinnerpartyiwd.ca/welcome-greetings-speaker-sarah-blackwood) |
| Guest vocals | Volbeat's "Lonesome Rider" from *Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies*; Dean Brody's *Beautiful Freakshow* (2016)[1](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/sarah-blackwood-rocksinger.html) • [2](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/sarah-blackwood-mn0000295158) |
| Family | Three sons, Luigi, Romeo, and Giorgio, with Walk off the Earth colleague Gianni Nicassio[1](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/sarah-blackwood-rocksinger.html) |
## Early life
Blackwood grew up in Burlington, Ontario, listening to her father's rock and roll record collection; when she was twelve years old her father handed her an acoustic guitar and taught her the basics.[3](https://www.aaemusic.com/artist/sarah-blackwood/) Her father, Mike Blackwood, and her brother Ian Blackwood are both musicians and later appeared as guests on her second solo album.[3](https://www.aaemusic.com/artist/sarah-blackwood/) Her older sister Jen "Hellcat" Blackwood is also a singer.[7](https://healthyceleb.com/sarah-blackwood-canadian-singer/)
At 18 she moved alone to the west coast without a job and nearly lost her housing; she called every company she had applied to until one hired her, and she stayed four years.[8](https://tarakinden.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Soul-Flow-Book-FA-1.pdf) She has described carrying that perseverance into her music career.[8](https://tarakinden.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Soul-Flow-Book-FA-1.pdf)
## The Creepshow
Her first break came at age 27, when she was asked to fill in temporarily for her pregnant older sister Jen in the Burlington psychobilly band The Creepshow; when her sister chose not to return, Blackwood took the place permanently and became the band's lead singer.[7](https://healthyceleb.com/sarah-blackwood-canadian-singer/) In the band she performs under the name Sarah Sin, an alter ego she has described as letting her be a different person, though she says the two sides of her performing identity have merged over the years.[4](https://www.ox-fanzine.de/interview/sarah-blackwood-3776)
Her first album with The Creepshow, *Run for Your Life*, was released in 2008.[7](https://healthyceleb.com/sarah-blackwood-canadian-singer/) By the third [Creepshow](https://www.edgepedia.org/creepshow) record she felt freed from the pressure to write strictly within psychobilly conventions, saying she could write whatever sounded cool rather than fitting a prescribed style.[9](https://exclaim.ca/music/article/creepshows_sarah_blackwood) The band's album *They All Fall Down* appeared in 2010, with Blackwood credited on vocals and guitar.[2](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/sarah-blackwood-mn0000295158)
## Solo work
Blackwood's solo material sits in country, folk, and rock, influenced by old country music; her songs deal with love, personal struggles, and difficult periods of her life.[3](https://www.aaemusic.com/artist/sarah-blackwood/) Her debut solo album *Way Back Home* was released in 2008, the same year as her first Creepshow album.[7](https://healthyceleb.com/sarah-blackwood-canadian-singer/) It is a stripped-down, raw acoustic record.[3](https://www.aaemusic.com/artist/sarah-blackwood/)
Her second solo album, *Wasting Time* (2010), is a collection of roots country songs that also touches on gospel, pop, and soul. Her one-man band Daniel Flamm came from Germany to add vocals, lead guitar, banjo, and piano, while producer Gianni Luminati contributed percussion, ukulele, mandolin, and bass; guest musicians included her brother Ian, her father Mike, Creepshow bandmate Sean "Sickboy" McNab, and Lee Williamson on lap steel.[3](https://www.aaemusic.com/artist/sarah-blackwood/) Blackwood credits touring with making her a better musician and keeping her songwriting grounded in her own experience.[4](https://www.ox-fanzine.de/interview/sarah-blackwood-3776)
## Walk off the Earth
Blackwood appeared as a guest in Walk off the Earth's video covering Gotye's "[Somebody That I Used to Know](https://www.edgepedia.org/somebody-that-i-used-to-know)"; following the video's success she left The Creepshow and joined Walk off the Earth permanently as a singer in 2012.[1](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/sarah-blackwood-rocksinger.html) • [7](https://healthyceleb.com/sarah-blackwood-canadian-singer/) With the band she has been credited as a group member and composer on *Sing It All Away* (2015), the *Taekwondo* EP (2017), and *Here We Go!* (2019).[2](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/sarah-blackwood-mn0000295158)
The band's profile describes her as a JUNO award-winning singer and songwriter in a multi-platinum band with a combined one billion views on YouTube, recognized internationally through sold-out tours and her social media presence.[6](https://www.thedinnerpartyiwd.ca/welcome-greetings-speaker-sarah-blackwood) A Spotify-profile summary adds that she has headlined [Red Rocks Amphitheatre](https://www.edgepedia.org/red-rocks-amphitheatre), Carnegie Hall, and [Wembley Arena](https://www.edgepedia.org/wembley-arena), sold out the [Sydney Opera House](https://www.edgepedia.org/sydney-opera-house), and notched a top 10 single in Canada for thirty straight weeks along with a top 25 in the United States.[10](https://www.musicmetricsvault.com/artists/sarah-blackwood/3ibZ40zQBPva1PoxXe8bdR)
## Guest appearances and collaborations
Blackwood is featured on Volbeat's song "Lonesome Rider" from the band's fifth album *Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies*.[1](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/sarah-blackwood-rocksinger.html) She also appeared as a featured artist on Canadian country artist Dean Brody's album *Beautiful Freakshow* in 2016.[2](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/sarah-blackwood-mn0000295158) She has said she frequently works as a guest singer with other bands to take on new challenges and broaden what she does.[4](https://www.ox-fanzine.de/interview/sarah-blackwood-3776)
## Personal life
She and her Walk off the Earth colleague Gianni Nicassio, a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist known as Gianni Luminati, have three sons: Giorgio Michael, Luigi Colombo, and Romeo Aniello.[1](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/sarah-blackwood-rocksinger.html) • [7](https://healthyceleb.com/sarah-blackwood-canadian-singer/) She has said she draws much of her inspiration from her three boys, and the family often travels together on tour.[6](https://www.thedinnerpartyiwd.ca/welcome-greetings-speaker-sarah-blackwood) • [7](https://healthyceleb.com/sarah-blackwood-canadian-singer/) She taught yoga for years and, though no longer an instructor, continues to practice.[8](https://tarakinden.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Soul-Flow-Book-FA-1.pdf)
## References
1. [Sarah Blackwood (Rock Singer) – Age, Bio, Family, Famous Birthdays](https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/sarah-blackwood-rocksinger.html)
2. [Sarah Blackwood – Biography, Discography, Albums & Reviews, AllMusic](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/sarah-blackwood-mn0000295158)
3. [Sarah Blackwood Artist Profile, AAE Music](https://www.aaemusic.com/artist/sarah-blackwood/)
4. [Interview: Sarah Blackwood, Ox Fanzine #90](https://www.ox-fanzine.de/interview/sarah-blackwood-3776)
5. [Sarah Blackwood – Biografia, Vagalume](https://www.vagalume.com.br/sarah-blackwood/biografia/)
6. [Welcome Greetings Speaker – Sarah Blackwood, TheDinnerParty IWD](https://www.thedinnerpartyiwd.ca/welcome-greetings-speaker-sarah-blackwood)
7. [Sarah Blackwood (Canadian Singer) Height, Weight, Age, Bio, HealthyCeleb](https://healthyceleb.com/sarah-blackwood-canadian-singer/)
8. [Sarah Blackwood feature, Soul Flow Book (Tara Kinden)](https://tarakinden.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Soul-Flow-Book-FA-1.pdf)
9. [The Creepshow's Sarah Blackwood, Exclaim!](https://exclaim.ca/music/article/creepshows_sarah_blackwood)
10. [Sarah Blackwood – Spotify Statistics & Monthly Listeners, Music Metrics Vault](https://www.musicmetricsvault.com/artists/sarah-blackwood/3ibZ40zQBPva1PoxXe8bdR)
11. [The Creepshow release new video as they prepare for 'Life After Death'...](https://louderthanwar.com/the-creepshow-release-new-video-as-they-prepare-for-life-after-death/)
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