Sarah Martin (born 12 February 1974) is the

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player and one of the primary vocalists in the Scottish indie pop band Belle and Sebastian. Besides violin, Martin plays

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, stylophone,

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and flute. She joined the band right before the recording of '' If You're Feeling Sinister'' (1996). She was born in

Blackburn Blackburn () is an industrial town and the administrative centre of the Blackburn with Darwen borough in Lancashire, England. The town is north of the West Pennine Moors on the southern edge of the Ribble Valley, east of Preston and north-n ...

, England.

Belle & Sebastian songs written by Martin

* "Waiting for the Moon to Rise" (from ''

Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant ''Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant'' is the fourth album from the Scottish group Belle & Sebastian released in 2000. Recording and production Stuart Murdoch recalled that this album felt more difficult to make than prior albums. ...

'') * "Storytelling" (from ''Storytelling'') * "Scooby Driver" (from '' Storytelling'') * "Asleep on a Sunbeam" (from '' Dear Catastrophe Waitress'') * "Heaven in the Afternoon" (from '' White Collar Boy'') * "Nothing in the Silence" (from '' The BBC Sessions'') * "I Didn't See It Coming" (from '' Belle and Sebastian Write About Love'') * "I Can See Your Future" (from '' Belle and Sebastian Write About Love'') * "The Power of Three" (from '' Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance'') * "The Book of You" (from '' Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance'') *"The Same Star" (from ''

How to Solve Our Human Problems ''How to Solve Our Human Problems'' is the collective title of three EPs by the band Belle and Sebastian, released through Matador Records Matador Records is an independent record label, with a roster of mainly indie rock, but also punk r ...

'')

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Martin, Sarah Belle and Sebastian members English violinists Living people British indie pop musicians 1974 births 21st-century violinists People from Blackburn