“And then there were none.” Three days ago we dropped our youngest off at the train station in Penzance for his return to the University of Essex — which makes us empty nesters once again, said child’s older brother having…
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80 Plays For Bert, Volume 1
I’m deeply honoured to be part of 80 Plays For Bert, Volume 1, a fantastic new compilation album that’s now available to purchase for download via Bandcamp, curated by Sam Grassie for the Bert Jansch Foundation’s Around The…
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Autumn leaves ....
What a joy to be back on tour in the USA again for the first time in four years, and to see the kind of autumn colour that New England does so well. Here are just a few photos —…
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Digging deeper ... and heading out on the road
Hello there! You may notice that this newsletter looks a little different from previous ones and is coming to you from sarahmcquaid@substack.com rather than my old newsletter@sarahmcquaid.com address. That’s because from here on out I’ll be using the Substack platform…
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I'll Be Bernie, You Be Elton
I’m deeply honoured to be featured on I'll Be Bernie, You Be Elton, a double CD selection of songs co-written by poet Paul Cookson with artists including myself as well as Don Powell (Slade, Don Powell's Occasional Flames), Miles…
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New single and video out today!
New single and video out today! I’m very excited about this Bandcamp Friday release in which I join forces with Tim Norman of 1990s acid and ambient dub duo UVX ((Ultraviolet Explorer)) for a new remix of the title track…
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They’re back! And I’m looking forward …
… to heading out on the road again in the New Year, with tour plans that will take me to Continental Europe and the USA for the first time since Covid, as well as to Ireland and the UK!
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Last sweet peas of the summer – and back to proper touring
The wind is lashing the trees outside my window as I type this, and we’ve just ordered in a load of firewood and booked the chimney sweep … but the sweet peas I planted last April are still giving us…
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UK-EU Commission Report
I’m deeply honoured to be cited as a contributor to “The Creative Sector: a UK success story under threat”, a new report produced by the Independent Commission on UK-EU Relations, alongside heads of Help Musicians, UK Music…
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Summer shows! And potatoes.
It’s summertime in Cornwall, and we’re reaping a bountiful harvest from those potatoes I was just getting ready to start planting when I sent my last newsletter back at the beginning of April. Here’s a photo – digging up more…
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