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207:, the band's line-up changed almost completely, leaving Harmer as the only original member. Chithalen was replaced by Harmer's sister Mary, Tough was replaced by Luther Wright, and Smirnios was replaced by Cam Giroux. Upon the departure of Mary Harmer, Spin the Susan alumnus Rebecca Henderson (a.k.a. Sticky) was brought in on bass guitar. Her presence led to the formation of The Wadds, an alter-ego band which would perform after the Weeping Tile set was completed, usually with the musicians switching instruments. This gave Harmer the opportunity to demonstrate her versatility on the drums, and showcased Sticky as a bandleader and singer. Some live recordings of these performances are extant. The Wadds also recorded five songs but they were never released. 28: 237:
of Weeping Tile and The Wadds in a group called Ass Machine. The latter group released three independent albums and was locally notorious for its on-stage aggressiveness, but no record deals ensued, despite having received media attention as a band worth watching during the 1999
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Although Weeping Tile have not recorded a new album as a group since the breakup, they still play together on stage in Kingston, and sometimes perform on each other's solo recordings. They also recorded a cover of
423: 220:, Weeping Tile never broke through to mainstream success, and in 1998 they were dropped from their record label. Later that year they recorded another independent cassette, 242:. Sticky now plays bass with the bands Music Maul and Velvet Claws; Harmer covered "Silverado", a song by Music Maul's Trevor Henderson, on her 2010 solo album 27: 184:
The band released a seven-song debut cassette in 1994, and was quickly signed to a major label. That cassette was re-released in 1995 with the title
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that are placed around the foundations of homes to draw groundwater away from the building, she did the show as a duo with
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on bass, and later added other musicians, Gord Tough on guitar and Chris Smirnios on drums, to round out the lineup.
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Weeping Tile, 1996. L-R: Sarah Harmer, Mary Harmer, Cam Giroux and Luther Wright.
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Harmer went on to success as a solo artist, and Wright's new band,
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in 1992, when she was invited to fill in for the opening band at a
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in a live project called The Shit, and later extended the
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Weeping Tile, 1996. L-R: Sarah Harmer, Mary Harmer, Cam Giroux and Luther Wright.
Kingston
Ontario
Alternative rock
Warner
Sarah Harmer
Joe Chithalen
Canadian
Kingston
Ontario
Sarah Harmer
Thomas Trio and the Red Albino
Ottawa, Ontario
pipes
Joe Chithalen
Eepee
Cold Snap
Valentino
campus radio
This Great Black Night
Merrill Nisker
NXNE Festival
Oh Little Fire
Luther Wright and the Wrongs
Rebuild the Wall
Pink Floyd
The Wall
Rheostatics
The Secret Sessions
Eepee

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