Sarah McQuaid

Helmsley Arts Centre -- Old Meeting House Court, Helmsley, York, YO62 5DW Tel 01439 771700 -- Tickets £14 / U18 £7.50 -- 7:30pm (Doors 7:15pm) https://www.helmsleyarts.co.uk Tickets: https://mpv.tickets.com/?agency=HAMS_MPV&orgid=55230&eventId=99650# This will be Sarah’s third visit to this lovely arts centre which started life in 1812 as a Quaker meeting house, then became a Primitive Methodist chapel before being purchased by the Old Meeting House Trust in 1984, and was finally rebuilt and renamed as the Helmsley Arts Centre following a fire in 2000. “One of the most instantly recognisable voices in current music … Shades of Joni Mitchell in a jam with Karen Carpenter and Lana Del Rey.” —Neil March, 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