Harriet Wheeler

Harriet Wheeler has been out of the public eye for quite some time now, but that doesn’t mean she’s not missed. It’s been over 10 years since their last album (wow!) yet I get more emails and comments about Harriet Wheeler and the Sundays than anyone else. If you’re ever feeling reminiscent, youtube has a great collection of Sundays interviews and videos, including their video for Summertime!  While you’re here though, why not leave some comments about Harriet and the Sundays!  Out of respect for Harriet and her family, please do not post any information on her place of employment! Any comments that do will be removed.

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Image Gallery

Below are just a few pictures of Harriet Wheeler from various videos and TV appearances. More are available at the Sirens of Song photostream on flickr.

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Concert Review

9:30 Club (Washington, DC – 12/3/97)

December 3rd, 1997 will go down as one of the best days of my life. I finally saw the Sundays in concert and they were awesome! Harriet hit every note. They performed about 17 songs (this is from memory…I wasn’t able to get my hands on a set list) including the 3 encores. Here they are in no particular order. If anyone does have the set list from the D.C. show please inform me of my errors.

Summertime
Homeward
She
What Do You Think
When I’m Thinking About You
Here’s Where The Story Ends
Can’t Be Sure
Joy
Medicine
Another Flavour
Hideous Towns
Monochrome
My Finest Hour
Goodbye
I Kicked A Boy
Turkish*
Cry

*clip from a Vancouver performance (3/15/93), not the D.C. show

The best part was that I met Harriet! After the show, I started walking to my car and noticed 3 or 4 people hanging around out front where the tour bus was so, I decided to stick around too. One of the tour members knew what was going on so he stressed to us several times that if we just stayed calm and didn’t act like maniacs they’d probably sign autographs and pose for photos.

To make a long story short, about an hour later it finally happened. They walked right out the front door and signed autographs and posed for pictures. (By this time there was a small crowd of about 20 people.) Both Harriet and David were very nice and down to earth. They were making conversation with everyone and were more than happy to sign everything and anything that was handed to them. They must have stood outside in the cold and drizzle for at least 30 minutes. I am quite happy to say I was able to get an autograph and even pose for a picture with them. Even after I got a pic with them I stuck around a while and took about 7 more pics. Of course it goes without saying I ran to the one hour photo shop the next day and got reprints in every size…5×7, 8×10, and 24×36. (Ok, I didn’t go for the poster size). All in all, it was a night I’ll never forget! More photos from the night are available at the Sirens of Song photostream on flickr.

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Albums/Singles

This IS NOT a complete discography.  This only represents what I own.

Static And Silence (1997) 1. Summertime 2. Homeward 3. Folk Song 4. She 5. When I’m Thinking About You 6. I Can’t Wait 7. Cry 8. Another Flavour 9. Leave This City 10. Your Eyes 11. So Much 12. Monochrome	Blind (1992) 1. I Feel 2. Goodbye 3. Life & Soul 4. More 5. On Earth 6. God Made Me 7. Love 8. What Do You Think? 9. 24 Hours 10. Blood On My Hands 11. Medicine 12. Wild Horses
Reading Writing and Arithmetic (1990) 1. Skin & Bones 2. Here’s Where The Story Ends 3. Can’t Be Sure 4. I Won 5. Hideous Towns 6. You’re Not The Only One I Know 7. A Certain Someone 8. I Kicked A Boy 9. My Finest Hour 10. Joy	Summertime CD-1 (1997) 1. Summertime 2. Nothing Sweet – Previously unreleased 3. Gone – Previously unreleased
Summertime CD-2 (1997) 1. Summertime 2. Skin & Bones – Live 3. Here’s Where The Story Ends – Live	Cry CD-1 (1997) 1. Cry 2. Can’t Be Sure – Demo 3. You’re Not The Only One I Know – Demo
Cry CD-2 (1997) 1. Cry 2. Through The Dark – Previously unreleased 3. Life Goes On – Previously unreleased	The Black Session (1993) 1. My Finest Hour – live 2. Here’s Where The Story Ends – live 3. Hideous Towns – live
Can’t Be Sure (1990) 1. Can’t Be Sure 2. Don’t Tell Your Mother 3. I Kicked A Boy	Goodbye (1992) 1. Goodbye 2. Wild Horses 3. Noise

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