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Sarah McQuaid: When Two Lovers Meet
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When Two Lovers Meet Sarah McQuaid SMQCD001 (CD, UK, 1 February 1997) |
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Produced by Gerry O’Beirne;
Recorded and mixed at Marguerite Studios, Dublin;
Engineered by Trevor Hutchinson and Dermot Behan;
Mastered by Frank MacNamara at Park House Studios;
Booklet design and original cover artwork by Mary Guinan;
Photography by Colm Henry
Musicians
Sarah McQuaid: vocals [1, 3, 5-8, 10],
guitar [1-3, 5-7],
melody guitars [4, 9],
harmony guitars [4];
Gerry O’Beirne: ukulele [2, 4],
National Steel guitar [3],
backing guitar [4, 9];
Rod McVey: keyboards [1, 4];
Kevin Murphy: cello [1-2];
Colm McCaughey: fiddle [2, 6];
John McSherry: low whistle [2],
whistle [5],
uilleann pipes [2, 7];
Trevor Hutchinson: double bass [6];
Niamh Parsons: vocals [10]
Tracks
- Sprig of Thyme (Roud 3) (3.33)
- The Tempest (4.21)
- When a Man’s in Love (Roud 990; Laws O20; Henry H211) (4.47)
- King of the Fairies / The Blackbird (5.16)
- Johnny Lad (Roud 2587; G/D 4:755) (3.40)
- Charlie’s Gone Home (4.02)
- When Two Lovers Meet (Roud 6857) (6.49)
- Táim Cortha ó Bheith im’ Aonar im’ Luí (6.38)
- The Chicago Reel / The Green Fields of Glentown (4.30)
- The Parting Glass (Roud 3004; G/D 8:1531; Henry H769) (3.19)
Tracks 1-4, 9a trad. arr. Sarah McQuaid, Gerry O’Beirne;
Tracks 5, 7-8 trad. arr. Sarah McQuaid;
Tracks 6 Sarah McQuaid;
Track 9b Tommy Peoples arr. Sarah McQuaid, Gerry O’Beirne;
Track 10 trad. arr. Sarah McQuaid, Niamh Parsons
> Folk Music > Records > Sarah McQuaid: I Won’t Go Home ’Til Morning
Sarah McQuaid: I Won’t Go Home ’Til Morning
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I Won’t Go Home ’Til Morning Sarah McQuaid SMQCD002 (CD, UK, 28 October 2008) |
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Produced by Gerry O’Beirne;
Engineered by Trevor Hutchinson;
Recorded and mixed at Marguerite Studios, Glasnevin, Dublin;
Mastered by Sander van der Heide at Polyhymnia International, Baarn, The Netherlands;
Design and original cover artwork by Mary Guinan;
Photography by Alastair Bruce;
Supported by the Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon under the Deis funding scheme for the traditional arts
Musicians
Sarah McQuaid: vocals [1-2, 4, 6-11],
guitar [1, 4, 7-11],
melody guitar [3, 5];
Gerry O’Beirne: 12-string guitar [1, 3],
6-string guitar [3],
slide guitar [4, 8],
tiple [3, 5],
ukulele [8],
ebow [1];
Trevor Hutchinson: double bass [4, 8-9, 11],
electric bass [5];
Rosie Shipley: fiddle [1];
Máire Breatnach: fiddle [7, 9],
viola [11];
Liam Bradley: percussion [1-2, 5],
vocals [6]
Tracks
- The Chickens They Are Crowing (Roud 3650) (5.33)
- West Virginia Boys (Roud 4275) (2.09)
- Shady Grove (Roud 4456) / Cluck Old Hen (2.21)
- Ode to Billie Joe (5.38)
- Uncloudy Day (3.36)
- Wondrous Love (Roud 5089) (3.11)
- Only an Emotion (3.32)
- In the Pines (Roud 3421) (4.42)
- East Virginia (Roud 3396) (4.39)
- The Wagoner’s Lad (Roud 414) (4.02)
- Last Song (5.00)
Tracks 1-3, 8-10 trad. arr. Sarah McQuaid;
Track 4 Bobby Gentry;
Track 5 J.K. Alwood;
Track 6 trad. arr. Jean Ritchie;
Tracks 7, 11 Sarah McQuaid
> Folk Music > Records > Mama: Crow Coyote Buffalo
Mama: Crow Coyote Buffalo
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Crow Coyote Buffalo Fly Like a Sprite Records FLACCD001 (CD, UK, 24 November 2008) |
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Produced and engineered by Martin Stansbury;
Recorded and mixed at various locations in West Cornwall;
Mastered by Sander van der Heide at Polyhymnia International, Baarn, The Netherlands;
Booklet design by Sarah Turner;
Original cover artwork by Feargal Shiels;
Photographs of Zoë and Sarah by Murray Lachlan Young;
Other photography by Sarah Turner
Musicians
Zoë Pollock: vocals, ukulele, classical guitar;
Sarah McQuaid: vocals, steel-string guitar, Nord Electro keyboard
with special guests;
Andy Jarvis: percussion, drum kit, accordion, trumpet, harmonium;
Tiffany Bryant: flute
Tracks
- The Fool of Spring (2.11)
- Crow Coyote Buffalo (3.34)
- Kathakali Boy (3.14)
- Liquid Sunshine (2.53)
- Western (5.44)
- Aquí Me Pinté Yo (for Frida Kahlo) (2.50)
- Dancing Girl (3.27)
- The Lovers (for Pamela Colman Smith) (3.49)
- Pipe and Tabor (3.07)
- At the Waterside (3.20)
- Sunshine on a Rainy Day 2008 (3.58)
All tracks written by Zoë Pollock and Sarah McQuaid except
Track 11 Zoë Pollock and Martin Glover
> Folk Music > Records > Sarah McQuaid: The Plum Tree and the Rose
Sarah McQuaid: The Plum Tree and the Rose
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The Plum Tree and the Rose Waterbug Records WBG104 (CD, UK, 5 March 2012) The Sun Goes On Rising Waterbug Records (single, UK, 5 February 2012) |
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Produced by Gerry O’Beirne;
Engineered by Trevor Hutchinson;
Recorded and mixed at Marguerite Studios, Glasnevin, Dublin;
Mastered by Sander van der Heide at Polyhymnia International, Baarn, The Netherlands;
Design and original cover artwork by Mary Guinan;
Photography by Colm Henry
Musicians
Sarah McQuaid: vocals [1-13],
guitar [1-6, 9-13],
shruti box [7];
Gerry O’Beirne: tiple [1, 7],
12-string guitar [1, 5],
guitar [2],
vocals [13];
Rod McVey: keyboards [1-2, 5-7, 10-11];
Trevor Hutchinson: double bass [1-2, 4-6, 10-11];
Bill Blackmore: flugelhorn [1],
trumpet [3, 5];
Rosie Shipley: fiddle [2];
Máire Breatnach: fiddle [2, 4];
Liam Bradley: percussion [4-6, 11];
Noel Eccles: percussion [4, 7];
Niamh Parsons,
Tom Barry: vocals [9, 13];
Frances Hutchinson,
Emer Ní Bhrádaigh: vocals [13]
Tracks
CD The Plum Tree and the Rose
- Lift You Up and Let You Fly (3.10)
- Hardwick’s Lofty Towers (3.43)
- Solid Air (5.04)
- Kenilworth (3.03)
- In Derby Cathedral (5.03)
- The Sun Goes On Rising (4.14)
- S’Anc Fuy Belha Ni Prezada (4.14)
- Can She Excuse My Wrongs (4.25)
- New Oysters New (1.00)
- So Much Rain (4.10)
- What Are We Going to Do (2.57)
- The Plum Tree and the Rose (4.29)
- In Gratitude I Sing (1.02)
Single The Sun Goes On Rising
- The Sun Goes On Rising (4.14)
- Solid Air
(5.04)
both from the CD
- The Duke of Somersette’s Dompe
(3.03)
single-only bonus track
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Sarah McQuaid: Walking Into White
Walking Into White Waterbug Records WBG119 (CD, UK, 2 February 2015) The Silver Lining Waterbug Records WBG1191 (single, UK, 3 November 2014)
Produced and mixed by Adam Pierce and Jeremy Backofen; Sarah McQuaid: vocals [1-3, 5-14],
guitar [1-4, 6-7, 9, 11, 13-14],
stomps [7],
handclaps [7];
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Sarah McQuaid: If We Dig Any Deeper It Could Get Dangerous
If We Dig Any Deeper It Could Get Dangerous Shovel and a Spade Records SAASCD001 (CD, UK, 2 February 2018) If We Dig DUB Any Deeper It Could Get Dangerous (Tim Norman Remix) Shovel and a Spade Records (DL single, UK, 7 April 2023)
Produced by Michael Chapman; Sarah McQuaid: vocals,
electric guitar [1, 7, 11-12],
guitar [2, 4, 6, 8-11],
stage piano [2, 4],
piano [single];
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Sarah McQuaid: The St Buryan Sessions
The St Buryan Sessions Shovel and a Spade Records SAASCD002 (CD, UK, 15 October 2021) The Silence Above Us (The St Buryan Sessions) Shovel and a Spade Records SAASDS2101 (DL single, UK, 25 January 2021)
Produced and recorded by Martin Stansbury live in St Buryan Church, St Buryan, Cornwall,
by kind permission of Canon Vanda Perrett and the St Buryan Parish Council; Sarah McQuaid: vocals,
acoustic guitar [2, 6-11, 15],
electric guitar [3, 12-13],
piano [4, 14],
floor tom [5]
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Sarah McQuaid: Walking Into White Live in Rapid City
Walking Into White Shovel and a Spade Records SAASCD003 (DL, UK, 2 May 2025)
Recorded live on 5 October 2015 in Rapid City Public Library, Rapid City, South Dakota, USA, by kind permission of Programming Librarian Janet Parr; Sarah McQuaid: vocals, acoustic guitar, hand/foot percussion;
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Sarah McQuaid
Track 3 John Martyn;
Tracks 6, 10-11 Sarah McQuaid, Gerry O’Beirne;
Track 7 Cadenet, c. 1200, arr. Sarah McQuaid, Gerry O’Beirne;
Track 8 John Dowland, The First Booke of Songes (1597), arr. Sarah McQuaid;
Track 9 Thomas Ravenscroft, Pammelia: Musicks Miscellanie (1609), arr. Sarah McQuaid;
Sarah McQuaid: Walking Into White

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Engineered by Jeremy Backofen;
Creative direction by Martin Stansbury;
Recorded and mixed at Tree Time Studios, Cornwall, NY, USA;
Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music, New Windsor, NY, USA;
Design and original cover artwork by Mary Guinan;
Photography by Phil NichollsMusicians
Adam Pierce: Fender Jaguar [1-2, 11],
Sequential Circuits Pro-One [1],
bass [2],
air organ [13],
vibraphone [13],
drums [2, 9],
tambourine [2],
percussion [3],
cajon [8],
stomps [7],
handclaps [7];
Kivie Cahn-Lipman: cello [2, 4];
Adele Schulz: vocals [7],
harmony vocals [3];
Rob King: piano [3];
Dan Lippel: classical guitar [4, 8];
Gareth Flowers: trumpet [6, 9];
Martin Stansbury: vocals [7],
air organ [13],
stomps [7],
handclaps [7];
Jerry Backofen: bass [9],
stomps [7],
handclaps [7]Tracks
CD Walking Into White
Single The Silver Lining
Track 7 Sarah McQuaid, Pete Coleman, Clare Hines;
Track 13 William H. Draper (1855-1933) arr. Sarah McQuaid;
Track 14 Ewan MacColl (1915-1989)Sarah McQuaid: If We Dig Any Deeper It Could Get Dangerous

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Recorded and mixed by Martin Stansbury in Cornwall, England;
Mastered by Sander van der Heide at Wisseloord Studios, Hilversum, The Netherlands;
Photography by Phil Nicholls;
Cover artwork by Sarah McQuaid;
Graphic design by Mary GuinanMusicians
Michael Chapman: electric guitar [1, 6-8, 11];
Roger Luxton: drums [1, 11],
percussion [3, 7-8, 11];
Richard Evans: trumpet [1, 8];
Samuel Hollis: upright bass [2, 4, 8, 11],
electric bass [11];
Nightshine the cat: guest vocals [3];
Andy Manson: guitar [5],
stage piano [5];
Joe Pritchard: cello [5-6, 10];
Georgia Ellery: fiddle [8, 10]Tracks
Track 5 melody Jeff Wayne, lyrics Gary Osborne and Paul Vigrass;
Track 6 Medieval Gregorian chant;
Track 10 Sarah McQuaid, Gerry O’BeirneVideo
Sarah McQuaid: The St Buryan Sessions

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Mixed by Martin Stansbury at Cacophony Cottage Studio;
Mastered by Stuart Bruce;
Album cover by Sarah McQuaidMusicians
Tracks
Tracks 2, 7, 9 Sarah McQuaid, Gerry O’Beirne;
Track 10 Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer;
Track 14 Michael ChapmanSarah McQuaid: Walking Into White Live in Rapid City

Live in Rapid City
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Live sound by Martin Stansbury;
Restored and mastered by Martin Stansbury at Cacophony Cottage Studio;
Artwork by Sarah McQuaidMusicians
Martin Stansbury: live looping and effectsTracks
Bonus Tracks
Track 7 Sarah McQuaid, Pete Coleman, Clare Hines;
Track 13 William H. Draper (1855-1933) arr. Sarah McQuaid;
Track 14 Ewan MacColl (1915-1989);
Track 16 Sarah McQuaid, Zoë Pollock;
Track 17 Sarah McQuaid, Gerard O’BeirneOther records with Sarah McQuaid
Wendy Arrowsmith,
Life, Love and Chocolate,
CD, Wee Dog WDR001, 2011




