McQuaid has been releasing music, both solo projects and briefly under the band Mama with Zoë Pollock, since 1997. She moved to Ireland in the 1990s, then to Cornwall, England in 2007.

Sarah McQuaid’s lush, chocolatey voice combines with her engaging personality, “subtle mastery onstage” (Huffington Post) and “brilliant musicianship” (fRoots) on acoustic and electric ...

Sarah McQuaid is a gifted and captivating performer whose warm, haunting alto is delicately cradled by her “sparkling guitar” (Sing Out!). She is both song crafter and song collector ...