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Sarah McQuaid shares dates for extensive North Europe and UK tours

February 16, 2026 Richard Parkinson 0
Sarah McQuaid certainly works hard and has just announced an extensive spring-summer EU and UK tour which, to her credit, takes in many places that are outside the main touring circuit.  The sets on the dates […]
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Sarah McQuaid to play UK shows in early 2026

December 11, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0
Having just returned from a successful two-month tour in the USA, Cornwall-based singer-songwriter Sarah McQuaid is gearing up for a short “warm-up” UK tour starting on 16th January, and she’s already at work on her new […]
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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Sarah McQuaid

September 12, 2025 Dean Nardi 1
From her beginnings as a music critic turned folk singer, Sarah McQuaid has evolved into a mature artist with important thoughts to ponder then sing about. It is quite easy to get lost in her music […]
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Shows! Shows! Shows! New UK Tour dates from Ada Lea, Cassie and Maggie and Sarah McQuaid

June 27, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0
We have news now of three great acts we thought readers might be interested in who are touring over the summer. Firstly Montreal singer-songwriter Ada Lea who recently announced her latest album, “when I paint my […]
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On the road: New tour dates from Sarah McQuaid and Kate McDonnell

February 13, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0
It’s quite common for tour dates to be restricted to the larger cities or to the americana circuit so it is quite refreshing when acts take their tour to parts of the country often neglected. Two […]

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Video: Goldschatz “We Got Love”

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Check out the new video from americana folk duo Goldschatz. Recorded on Körbergasse in Aachen during their 2026 German tour, this busking performance of We Got Love manages to be both public and intimate at the […]
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Dublin-born singer-songwriter Sorcha Richardson has returned with the announcement of her new album Draw The Outline, out 11th September via Faction Records. Alongside the album, Richardson has also shared the single Illinois Again. With just two […]

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Video Interview: Susto’s Justin Osbourne on Susto Stringband

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Susto are an American indie band who have managed to build their own following with their individual take on alt-country and americana that reflects the fact that they were formed in Charleston, South Carolina. Justin Osbourne […]
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Interview: Tinsley Ellis brings the good word acoustically nowadays

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In 2025, Tinsley Ellis returned to the deep roots of the blues after the success of his previous album, Naked Truth (Alligator Records, 2024). There are many different styles of playing wrapped up in his music, […]
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Interview: Dirk Powell on “Wake” and bridging modern and age-old roots music

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Dirk Powell is a special kind of musician, someone who, through family connections, knows and understands both Appalachia and Cajun music, and is at the same time comfortable with modern music technology. He has won four […]

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