Sarah McQuaid Winter 2016 tour dates announced
Sarah McQuaid is to tour the UK and USA with a number of dates announced through to December.
Renowned for her warm, engaging stage presence, Sarah McQuaid is a versatile and beguiling performer. Her unique voice delivers a powerful emotional punch that’s matched by her distinctive, eloquent guitar style.
In addition to her own elegantly crafted originals, she interprets traditional Irish and Appalachian folk songs, Elizabethan Ballads, 1930s jazz numbers, surprise covers and lively guitar instrumentals. Her earthy voice delivers a powerful emotional punch that’s matched by her distinctive, eloquent guitar style. Sarah is also the author of The Irish DADGAD Guitar Book, described by The Irish Times as “a godsend to aspiring traditional guitarists,” and has presented workshops on the DADGAD tuning at festivals and venues around the globe.
UK Tour Dates 2016
August
Fri 19. Penlee Park Open Air Theatre Morrab Road, Penzance, Cornwall TR18 4HE
Tel: 01726 879500 Tickets £12 advance (£14 door) — 8:00 p.m. (Doors 7:00 p.m.)
Mon 29. Out Of The Blue Mill Lane, Porthleven, Cornwall TR13 9LQ
Tel: 01326 574754 Admission Free — From 8:00 p.m.
September 2016
Fri 2. Wallingford BunkFest Kinecroft Park, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 0DT
Tel: 07955 254945 Free Festival — See website for tickets & times
Sat 3. Faversham Hop Festival Faversham, Kent
Tel: 01795 534542 Free Festival — 12 noon (Doors 10:00 a.m.)
Sun 4. The American Museum in Britain Claverton Manor, Bath, Somerset BA2 7BD
Tel: 01225 460503 Tickets Included in museum/garden admission price — 2:00 p.m
November 2016
Following appearances stateside Sarah returns in November to the UK…
Thur 3. Restormel Arts @ The Bosuns, Quay Rd, Charlestown, St Austell, Cornwall PL25 3NJ
Tel: 07865 072744 Tickets £12.00 — Doors 7:00 p.m.
Fri 4. The Brewtown Folk Club The Old Cottage Tavern, Byrkley Street, Burton upon Trent DE14 2EG,
Tel: 01283 760575 Tickets £8.00 – -Doors 8:00 p.m.
Sat 5. Artree Live Cellar Bar, South Hill Pk Arts Centre, Ringmead, Bracknell, Berks RG12 7PA,
Tel: 01344 484123 Tickets £9.00 — Doors 7:30 p.m.
Sun 6. Hanger Farm Arts Centre Aikman Lane, West Totton, Southampton, Hampshire SO40 8FT
Tel: 02380 667683 Tickets £12.00 — Doors 7:30 p.m.
Mon 7. Croydon Folk Club Ruskin House, 23 Coombe Road, Croydon, Surrey CR0 1BD
Tel: 0208 660 5919 Tickets £8.00 — Doors 7:30 p.m.
Tue 8. Strummers Music The Golden Hind, 355 Milton Road, Cambridge, Cambs CB4 1SP
Tel: 07903 521412 Tickets £8.00 — Doors 7:30 p.m.
Fri 11. The Cellar Cardigan 25/26 Quay Street, Cardigan, Ceredigion, Wales SA43 1HU
Tel: 07818 056599 Tickets £10.00 — Doors 7:30 p.m.
Sat 12. The Green Man Gallery Hardwick Hall, Hardwick Square South, Buxton, Derbyshire SK17 6PY
Tel: 01298 937375 Tickets £10.00 — Doors 7:30 p.m.
Sun 13. Square Chapel Centre For The Arts 10 Square Road, Halifax, W. Yorks HX1 1QG
Tel: 01422 349422 Tickets £12.00 — Doors 7:00 p.m.
Mon 14. Stirling Folk Club Stirling County RFC, Bridgehaugh Park, Causewayhead Rd, Stirling, Scotland FK9 5AP
Tel: 01324 562156 Tickets £10.00 — Doors 7:30 p.m.
Tue15. Leith Folk Club Victoria Park House Hotel, 221 Ferry Road, Edinburgh, Scotland EH6 4NN
Tel: 07502 024852 Tickets £10.00 — Doors 7:30 p.m.
Wed 16. The Ceilidh House & Heritage Centre Corran, Arnisdale, Nr Glenelg, Scotland IV40 8JH
Tel: 01599 522280 Tickets £10.00 — Doors 7:00 p.m.
Thur 17. Gallery 45 – 45 Main Street, Felton, Morpeth, Northumberland NE65 9PP
Tel: 01670 783424 Tickets £10.00 — Doors 7:00 p.m.
Fri 18. HEART Headingley Enterprise & Arts Centre, Bennett Rd, Headingley, Leeds LS6 3HN
Tel: 0113 275 4548 Tickets £10.00 — Doors 7:30 p.m.
Sat 19. Liverpool Acoustic @ View Two Gallery, 23 Mathew Street, Liverpool, Lancs L2 6RE
Tel: 07790 505731 Tickets £10.00 — Doors 7:30 p.m.
Tue 22. St Neot’s Folk Club The Priory Centre, Priory Lane, St Neots, Cambridgeshire PE19 2BH
Tel: 01234 376278 Tickets £8.00 — Doors 7:30 p.m.
Wed 23. Exchange Arts Centre Corner House, Russell Street, Keighley, W. Yorks BD21 2JZ
Tel: 01535 661591 Tickets £8.00 — Doors 8:00 p.m.
Thur 24. Woodend Gallery The Crescent, Scarborough, N Yorks YO11 2PW
Tel: 01723 384500 Tickets £10.00 — Doors 7:00 p.m.
Fri 25. The Roses Sun Street, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire GL20 5NX
Tel: 01684 295074 Tickets £12.00 — Doors 8:00 p.m.
Sat 26. Shammick Acoustic The Pack O’Cards, High Street, Combe Martin, Devon EX34 0ET
Tel: 01271 882366 Tickets £8.00 — Doors 7:30 p.m.
Sun 27. The Wharf Canal Road, Tavistock, Devon PL19 8AT
Tel: 01822 611166 Tickets £14.00 — Doors 7:00 p.m.
Tue 29. The Bridge Inn Topsham, Exeter, Devon EX3 0QQ
Tel: 01392 873862 Tickets £12.00 — Doors 7:45 p.m.
December 2016
Thur 1. Regal Theatre Redruth 6 Fore Street, Redruth, Cornwall TR15 2AZ
Tel: 01209 216278 Tickets £10.00 — Doors 7:15 p.m.