SINGER and songwriter, Sarah McQuaid is living from a suitcase and she's on her way to Tewkesbury.

She's on her final UK tour before she takes a year-long break from the road to record a new album.

But Sarah's actually used to travel in the big wide world.

Born in Madrid, raised in Chicago and now based in Cornwall, Sarah has spent the past seven years touring virtually nonstop on both sides of the Atlantic, earning critical accolades along the way.

A recognised master of alternative guitar tuning,

Sarah said: "A lot of people think of it as a specifically ‘Celtic’ tuning, but I write all my songs that way and it’s great for all sorts of different genres, from blues to classical music to rock ’n’ roll.

“I’m also very excited about the next album – I don’t want say too much just yet, because I’m afraid I’ll jinx it if I do, but if all goes according to plan I’ll have a pretty major piece of news about that very soon."

Sarah added: "After spending a huge chunk of the past seven years on the road I do feel I’ve earned a bit of a break. I’ll still do local gigs, and I’ll also do festivals that only take me away from home for a couple of days at a time – there are a number of festivals that I haven’t been able to get to because I’m always away on tour in other countries when they’re happening, so it’ll be great to be actually available for those.

“But mostly I really want to be able to focus on the new album. Like I already said, watch this space!”

Before that can happen, she will be delighting an audience at The Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury, on November 25.

“And after that,” says Sarah, “I’m looking forward to having a good long break from living out of a suitcase!”

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