Cornwall Music | Sarah McQuaid

Sarah McQuaid

Sarah McQuaid is a singer, guitarist and writer. She is the author of The Irish DADGAD Guitar Book and has recorded one album, When Two Lovers Meet.

She has also recently been co-writing songs with fellow Penzance resident Zoë (author and performer of 1991 hit single ‘Sunshine On A Rainy Day’). The pair have commenced recording together and hope soon to release an album under the band name Mama.

Sparkling guitar instrumentals and velvet-tinged vocals, described by The Rough Guide To Irish Music as "warm as a turf fire and as rich as matured cognac

An astonishing debut by a unique talent." Beautifully produced by Gerry O’Beirne, the recording features guest appearances from a number of traditional music luminaries – piper John McSherry, singer Niamh Parsons, bass player Trevor Hutchinson, cellist Kevin Murphy, fiddler Colm McCaughey, keyboard player Rod McVey, and of course O’Beirne himself.

Don’t expect a big wash of sound, however. When Two Lovers Meet is above all a gentle album, spare and understated, with Sarah’s voice and guitar always to the fore.

Sarah McQuaid
sarah@sarahmcquaid.com