Performer Name: Sarah McQuaid

Show Name: Sarah McQuaid In Concert

Show Description

Sarah McQuaid presents a varied, eclectic programme (usually 2 x 45-minute sets with interval), playing keyboard and drum as well as acoustic and electric guitars. She can also present guitar and songwriting workshops. Sarah travels with her own PA, lighting and sound engineer, and has worked with rural touring schemes including Night Out, Cheshire Rural Touring Arts, Applause, Live & Local, Beaford Arts, AIR in G, Villages In Action, Carn To Cove, Highlights North, LiveLincs and Essex On Tour. Marketing support provided includes posters, flyers, easy-to-navigate website, social media. See https://youtube.com/sarahmcquaid for extensive live performance video footage. “Stunning vocals, excellent live sound quality, engaging narrative with the audience – an all round musical treat.” – Claire Ayres, Beaford Arts “A truly wonderful night of top notch, professional entertainment in our local village hall. It doesn't get better than this!” – Skelton Toppin Memorial Hall “WOW … what an evening. … Never had so much praise from an audience. A woman of endless talent, Sarah jumped between piano, acoustic guitar, electric guitar and drums whilst enthralling us with her unique and mesmerising voice.” – Melford Arts (Applause Touring) “Sarah is a brilliant performer who really knows how to connect to an audience.” – Buckland in the Moor Community Hall (Villages In Action) “Sarah McQuaid … gave us a warm and wonderful performance, assisted by her equally talented technician, Martin. Sarah charmed her audience and the glowing reports are coming in. Delightful people to work with and will surely be back!” — Chettle Village Hall

Click on https://sarahmcquaid.com/media-kit to access high-res photos, print-ready PDFs of posters and flyers in all sizes, 40-60 second portrait-format videos for social media use, and a downloadable press release. Printed posters and flyers in all sizes available on request.
“One of the most instantly recognisable voices in current music … Shades of Joni Mitchell in a jam with Karen Carpenter and Lana Del Rey.” —Trust The Doc Sarah McQuaid’s lush, chocolatey voice combines with her engaging personality, “subtle mastery onstage” (Huffington Post) and “brilliant musicianship” (fRoots) on acoustic and electric guitars, piano and (occasionally) drum to create a truly immersive experience. Born in Spain, raised in Chicago, holding dual Irish and American citizenship and now settled in rural England, she brings the eclecticism of her background to her “captivating, unorthodox songwriting” (PopMatters) and choice of material, spanning genres and defying categorisation. All this is abundantly demonstrated by her new live album and video series The St Buryan Sessions — but needs to be savoured in person to be fully appreciated. sarahmcquaid.com facebook.com/sarahmcquaidmusic twitter.com/sarahmcquaid youtube.com/sarahmcquaid instagram.com/sarahmcquaidmusic