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Sarah McQuaid – Words and Music |
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| Location: | Penzance, Southwest |
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| Last Login: | May 25, 2008 (555 days back) |
About Me |
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| Sarah McQuaid is a singer, guitarist and writer. She is the author of The Irish DADGAD Guitar Book and has released one album, When Two Lovers Meet. For a full bio, go to the BIO page on www.sarahmcquaid.com . You can purchase the book from MusicRoom and the CD from CD Baby . Alternatively, if you don't mind NOT having a proper CD with its beautiful 8-page booklet and original cover artwork by Mary Guinan, you can download the whole CD (or individual tracks) from Apple iTunes . If you'd like to hear more excerpts from the album, click on MUSIC . You can listen to radio interviews (including live in-studio performances), read reviews and download high-res images from the PRESS page of the website – and don't forget to keep an eye on the NEWS and CALENDAR pages for all the latest info!
The video of Sarah's performance of the title track from the CD on Irish national television appears at left -- or click HERE to watch it in a new window. Sign up to Sarah's mailing list here: |
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My Interests |
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Music:Member Since: 10/13/2006Band Website: sarahmcquaid.com Band Members: Influences: June Tabor, Dick Gaughan, Gerry O’Beirne, Luka Bloom, Freddie White, Dolores Keane, Pierre Bensusan, Tony Cuffe, Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin, Carole King, Peggy Seeger, Gillian Welch ... to name a few! SARAH MCQUAID: When Two Lovers Meet 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." Sounds Like: Sarah McQuaid on The View Add to My Profile | More Videos Sarah McQuaid - Wondrous Love Add to My Profile | More Videos Sarah McQuaid - Sprig Of Thyme Add to My Profile | More Videos Sarah McQuaid - The Wagoner's Lad Add to My Profile | More Videos Record Label: CDBaby Type of Label: None |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Acoustic / Folk) |
My Pictures |
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My Blog |
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Lots of firsts |
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| Hello, all. I'm just back from my first-ever tour in Scotland, which was also my first-ever tour with the family in tow ... AND my first-ever tour with my beautiful new guitar, made for me by Andy Man... Posted by Sarah McQuaid on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:32:00 PST |
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In de trein |
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| Hello, all. As you can see from the subject line, I've been brushing up on my Nederlands (note that the titles of some of the pics on my Photos page have been changed accordingly), and it's come in ve... Posted by Sarah McQuaid on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 04:14:00 PST |
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A cover girl at last! |
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| A major surprise in today's post: I've just received the October/November edition of Welsh folk magazine Taplas, only to discover that I'm on the cover! I did the interview with the magazine's editor,... Posted by Sarah McQuaid on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 03:49:00 PST |
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Return From Camden Town |
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| Hello, one and all. I'm sitting on the train as I write this, on my way home to Cornwall from the Return To Camden Town Festival (www.returntocamden.org) in London, but metaphorically speaking I'm wal... Posted by Sarah McQuaid on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 02:25:00 PST |
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Wadebridge back on! and other bits and pieces |
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| Hello, all. The good news is that the Wadebridge folk festival this coming weekend is back on again after being cancelled in June (see http://www.folkweekend.co.uk), and I'll be doing a half-hour slot... Posted by Sarah McQuaid on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 09:09:00 PST |
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Singin' in the rain ... in Cornwall |
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| Hello there. The family and I are now installed in our new home in Cornwall, and the weather is making us feel right at home. I think there's been at least some rain on every day of the four weeks we'... Posted by Sarah McQuaid on Sun, 29 Jul 2007 02:43:00 PST |
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Rediscovering Bobbie Gentry, the Bothy Band and a few other things besides ... |
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| Hello there. I'm on day nine of the recording of my new album, and it's sounding really lovely so far. All thanks, I must immediately point out, to the good offices of Gerry O'Beirne and Trevor Hutchi... Posted by Sarah McQuaid on Mon, 28 May 2007 03:08:00 PST |
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Check out this video: Sarah McQuaid on The View |
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| Sarah McQuaid on The View
Add to My Profile | More Videos... Posted by Sarah McQuaid on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 04:19:00 PST |
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The latest |
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| Hello again. My recent interviews with Pat Kenny, Aine Hensey and Charlie McGettigan are all up on the website now -- just go to the PRESS page on my website and click on "Listen to radio interviews".... Posted by Sarah McQuaid on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 03:28:00 PST |
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My son, the poet |
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| The day before yesterday, my three-year-old son Eli, while looking at a picture of a tiger, having already observed that said tiger was orange and black, uttered the following: "Tigers are made from f... Posted by Sarah McQuaid on Fri, 23 Mar 2007 03:43:00 PST |
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My Friends |
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Niamh Parsons, Luka Bloom, Fovea Hex, hephzibah broom and her sister bethesda, Doris Norris, Linde Nijland, Piet, Cromarty Old Brewery, Susan McKeown, MIKE HANRAHAN, Mary Greene, Sharon Shannon, Kila, Damien Dempsey, Miriam Ingram, Katherine Atkinson, Rachel Taylor-Beales, John Spillane, Lasairfhíona, Rónán Ó Snodaigh, Pierre Bensusan, Ronan Browne, Kirkby Fleetham Folk Club, Backline Photography, Richard McGuire, Lucera, Guy Taunton, giuseppe cirigliano, Craig Payne, Rob, Diz, Mark Canning, Leo Waygen’s Twilight Realm, Flowerbed, CYPHER16-BOOK US - doolan.jd@gmail.com, Emmanuel Férel, Miki, Ciaran Dorris, Greg Harper, Kurt, the Celtoi, One-A-Chord Music Promotions, Roberto Donati, Sliotar, Barry McLoughlin, Emer Dunne Album Launch, June 6th, The Barrel O Baddies, PAUL, MR. RICHARD, Wina, yannqueffeleant, $100 Bill, Donnacha Toomey, Dan Carollo, Fae, Fil Campbell, Rambles.NET Reviews, Tommaso Calderazzo, Donal O' Connor, marco messineo, Uncle Ken, Tony Reidy, David Ian Vaughan, Femmes d*Europe, No1 Promotions Recording studio, Highlands, Ceol na hEireann/ Music Ireland, Dan Hadan
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