Renowned for her warm, engaging stage presence, Sarah McQuaid is a versatile and beguiling performer. Her unique voice delivers a powerful emotional punch that’s matched by her distinctive, eloquent guitar style. In addition to her own elegantly crafted originals, she interprets traditional Irish and Appalachian folk songs, Elizabethan Ballads, 1930’s jazz numbers, surprise covers and lively guitar instrumentals.
The author of Sarah of The Irish DADGAD Guitar Book, Sarah is described by The Irish Times as “a godsend to aspiring traditional guitarists,” and she has presented workshops on DADGAD (an alternative guitar tuning, most associated with Celtic music tuning) at festivals and venues around the globe.
With the release of Sarah’s fifth solo album – ‘If We Dig Any Deeper It Could Get Dangerous’ (produced by guitar legend Michael Chapman, after meeting Sarah at a festival where they were both on the bill) the Madrid-born, Chicago-raised, Cornwall-based singer/songwriter has expanded her battery of instruments to include piano, electric guitar and drum, and it’s drawn critical acclaim internationally.
“The precision and sophistication of the writing and playing blows me away. I am so glad to be involved,” Michael Chapman
Recently honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Arts International Guitar Festival in Northern Ireland, Sarah’s also drawn critical praise for her voice (which has been variously likened to malt whiskey and melted chocolate) and her engaging rapport with audiences.
Sarah is out on tour in November, where you can experience her dulcet tones for yourself.
Tour Dates as follows:
November 2019
Fri 1. Pavilions Teignmouth The Den Crescent, Teignmouth TQ14 8BG
Tel 01626 249049 Tickets £12.00 — Doors 7:30 p.m.
Sat 2. Praa Sands Community Centre Pengersick Lane, Praa Sands, Penzance TR20 9RB
Tel: 01392 581070 Tickets £11.00 — Doors 7:00 p.m.
Sun 3. Folk On The Moor Westward Inn, Lee Mill Bridge, Ivybridge, Devon PL21 9EE
Tel: 01752 892626 Tickets £10.00 — Doors 7:15 p.m.
Mon 4. Chettle Village Hall Chettle, Blandford Forum, Dorset DT11 8DB
Tel: 07776 323198 Tickets £12.00 — Doors 7:00 p.m.
Wed 6. The Willows Folk Club Wrea Green Institute, Station Rd, Preston PR4 2PH
Tel: 01253 640959 Tickets £10.00 — Doors 8:00 p.m.
Thur 7. Caerleon Arts St Cadoc’s Church, High Street, Caerleon NP18 1AZ
Tel: 01633 430194 Tickets £12.00 — Doors 7:00 p.m.
Fri 8. Farnham Maltings Bridge Square, Farnham, Surrey GU9 7QR
Tel: 01252 745444 Tickets £12.00 — Doors 7:30 p.m.
Sat 9. Schtumm Extra The Queens Head, High Street, Box, Corsham, Wiltshire SN13 8NH
Tel: 01225 742340 Tickets £12.00 — Doors 8:00 p.m.
Sun 10. Haverhill Arts Centre High Street, Haverhill, Suffolk CB9 8AR
Tel: 01440 714140 Tickets £12.50 — Doors 7:00 p.m.
Tue 12. Gallery Forty5 45 Main Street, Felton, Morpeth, Northumberland NE65 9PP
Tel: 01670 783424 Tickets £12.00 — Doors 7:00 p.m.
Thur 14. Black Swan Folk Club — Black Swan Inn, Peasholme Green, York YO1 7PR
Tel: 01904 632922 Tickets £11.00 — Doors 7:45 p.m.
Fri 15. Water Yeat Village Hall Water Yeat, Ulverston LA12 8DJ
Tel: 01229 885200 Tickets £10.00 — Doors 7:30 p.m.
Sat 16. The Green Man Gallery Hardwick Hall, Hardwick Square South, Buxton, Derbyshire SK17 6PY
Tel: 01298 937375 Tickets £12.00 — Doors 7:00 p.m.
Sun 17. East Cowton Village Hall Main Street, East Cowton, Northallerton, North Yorkshire DL7 0DF
Tel: 07794 427290 Tickets £12.00 — Doors 7:00 p.m.
Mon 18. The Bridge Folk Club The Bridge Hotel, Castle Garth, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 1RQ
Tel: 07757 912733 Tickets £6.00 — Doors 7:30 p.m.
Wed 20. The Musician Clyde Street, Leicester LE1 2DE
Tel: 0116 251 0080 £12.00 — Doors 8:00 p.m.
Sat 23. Folk By The Green The Sargeant Memorial Hall, 1 Church Lane, Brafield-on-the-Green, Northampton NN7 1BA
Tel: 07921 928530 Tickets £10.00 — Doors 6:30 p.m.
Sun 24. The Green Dragon Inn Hardraw, Hawes, Leyburn, North Yorkshire DL8 3LZ
Tel: 01969 667392 Tickets £12.00 — Doors 7:00 p.m.
Mon 25. The Green Room at The Plaza Stockport — Mersey Square, Stockport SK1 1SP
Tel: 0161 477 7779 Tickets £14.00 — Doors 7:00 p.m.
Thur 28. The Hat Factory 65-67 Bute Street, Luton LU1 2EY, UK
Tel 01582 878100 — Tickets £10 (U26 £5) — 8:30pm (Doors 8pm)
Fri 29. The Old Baptist Chapel 63 Church Street, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire GL20 5RZ
Tel: 07887 523770 Tickets £12.00 — Doors 7:30 p.m.
Sat 30. Sterts Studio — Upton Cross, Liskeard, Cornwall PL14 5AZ
Tel: 1579 362382 Tickets £10.00 — Doors 7:00 p.m.
For further information visit http://www.sarahmcquaid.com
