Cornwall Music | Sarah McQuaid

Sarah McQuaid sarah@sarahmcquaid.com

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. www.sarahmcquaid.com

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.

Saturday, June 14th, 2008
The Nova Scotia Inn with Carmina -
http://www.myspace.com/carminamusic
8.00pm (doors 7.30)
Nova Scotia Place, Cumberland Basin
Bristol BS1 6XJ
UK
+44 1179 427712
Price: £7/£5 conc
Another double bill with Rob King and Pippa Marland of the excellent
folk/jazz outfit Carmina (check them out on http://www.carmina.co.uk
and http://www.myspace.com/carminamusic ). At our last outing together
in December 2007, we wound up joining forces for the latter part of
the evening, with nifty guitar collaborations and harmonies, so I'm
looking forward to more of the same!

Sunday, June 15th, 2008
Swan Folk - http://www.swanfolk.btinternet.co.uk
8:00pm
The Swan In The Rushes, 21 The Rushes
Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 5BE
UK
+44 1664 569224
Price: £7

Friday, June 20th, 2008 - Sunday, June 22nd, 2008
Alcester Folk Festival - http://www.alcesterfolkfestival.org/
The Greig, Kinwarton Road
Alcester, Warwickshire B49 6AD
UK
+44 7788 536605
Price: Weekend £50/1Day £30/Eve £15
Friday: 45-min slot in evening concert (also featuring Tom Brice,
Tony Portlock & Ian Nichols, Andy Casserley, Quartz; concert starts at
8, I should be on around 10.15pm).
Saturday: 45-min slot in Town Hall at 1pm, DADGAD guitar workshop in
Greig Sports Small Room 1 at 2.15pm.
Sunday: 45-min slot in afternoon concert (also featuring GU4, Tom
Brice, His Worship & The Pig, Copper Family; concert starts at 1.30, I
should be on around 2pm), 45-min slot in evening concert (also
featuring Les Sullivan, Mike Agranoff, Big Sing; concert starts at 8,
I should be on around 8.45pm).

Friday, June 27th, 2008
Golowan Festival - http://www.golowan.org/
7.30pm
Acorn Arts Centre, Parade Street
Penzance, Cornwall TR18 4BU
UK
+44 1736 365520
Price: £7
Golowan is the ancient Cornish festival of Midsummer. I'll be
headlining a special Mazey Eve cabaret concert at the Acorn Arts
Centre in Penzance, just two miles up the road from my house. My first
local gig -- huzzah!

Saturday, June 28th, 2008
Pendeen Village Hall
7.00pm
Church Road, Pendeen
Penzance TR19 7SE
UK
Price: £8
Ticket price includes an Italian supper. This is a double bill with
Tom Dale (see www.myspace.com/tomdalemusic)and is a benefit for
Penwith District Older People's Forum.

Saturday, July 26th, 2008
Salisbury Arts Centre - http://www.salisburyartscentre.co.uk
12 noon
Bedwin Street
Salisbury SP1 3UT
UK
+44 1722 321744
Price: FREE
As the Salisbury Arts Centre puts it: "Live Lunch is an opportunity
for people to relax in our cafe with a delicious light lunch and watch
great musicians."

Sunday, July 27th, 2008
Trowbridge Village Pump Festival -
http://www.trowbridgefestival.co.uk
Stowford Manor Farm, Wingfield
Trowbridge, Wiltshire BA14 9LH
+44 1225 769132
I'll be doing a 45-minute concert slot on Stage 2 at 12 noon, then
doing a DADGAD guitar workshop in the sessions tent -- time TBC.

Sarah McQuaid
sarah@sarahmcquaid.com