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Sarah McQuaid
12+ albums
folkamericanaWonderful Womenirish
about
Sarah McQuaid (born 19 May 1966 in Madrid, Spain) is a Spanish-American singer, songwriter and guitarist. Born in Spain, raised in Chicago and now living in rural England, McQuaid segues easily from one of her emotive originals into a 1930s Cuban jazz number, a 16th century lute piece or an unexpected contemporary cover. Her third solo album The Plum Tree and the Rose (2012) drew critical acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic: “Impeccable,” wrote fRoots (UK), while Midwest Record (USA) called it “low key but glorious and incendiary” and Hot Press (Ireland) said it “should feature on many end-of-year best-ofs.” McQuaid was taught piano and guitar by her folksinging mother, and remembers being inspired by meeting her distant cousin, well-known singer/songwriter/storyteller Gamble Rogers, at her grandmother’s house in Indiana. From the age of twelve she was embarking on tours of the US and Canada with the Chicago Children’s Choir, and at eighteen she went to France for a year to study philosophy at the University of Strasbourg. She moved to Ireland in 1994 and lived there for 13 years, working as a music journalist and magazine editor. In 2007, she re-released her 1997 debut solo album, When Two Lovers Meet, and launched her solo career with a performance on Irish national television as the musical guest on John Kelly’s popular Friday evening arts show The View. The same year saw her moving to England and playing major festivals like Sidmouth and Trowbridge, and in 2008 sh
top songs
albums
When Two Lovers Meet
The Plum Tree and the Rose
If We Dig Any Deeper It Could Get Dangerous
The St Buryan Sessions
Walking Into White
I Won’t Go Home ’Til Morning
I Won't Go Home ’Til Morning
I Won't Go Home 'Til Morning
The Wire Tapper 46
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The Irish DADGAD Guitar Book
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The Sun Goes On Rising
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The Irish DADGAD Guitar Book Demo CD