Skylarks Music Club

03/02/2023

A thousand thanks to everyone who came to see Sarah McQuaid in The Moat Theatre last night!

Ticket sales are essential for touring artists to keep doing what they do, so we really appreciate you all for getting behind this gig. You were a wonderful audience and we hope you enjoyed the night as much as we did!

And of course, as always, thanks to MJ Smyth for coming along and taking some wonderful photos 🙏

26/01/2023

📣📣📣 Last call for tickets! 📣📣📣 Here's what people have been saying about Sarah McQuaid's live shows...

"I've attended hundreds of concerts of all kinds, and her subtle mastery onstage launches her straight into my favourite shows ever." - Huffington Post

“Sarah was just fantastic – she had a sold out audience captivated from start to finish.” - Ards Arts Centre

"The arrangements are interesting, the songs intriguing and her voice marvellous…I sometimes gauge small, intimate gigs by how often I close my eyes and just soak in the sound, and by that standard this show was a real winner." - The Afterword

🎟️ tinyurl.com/skylarks-sarahmcquaid

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkf1_e6Fo_c

For Around the World in 80 Plays, Sarah McQuaid plays When a Man's in Love a tune she recorded on her first solo album 25 years ago. Since discovering DADGA...

25/01/2023

Lots of amazing events springing up around Naas and Kildare to mark , many of them celebrating female artists! Sarah McQuaid is up there with the best of them, and we hope you can join us in welcoming her to The Moat Theatre next Thurs 2nd Feb!

🎟️ tinyurl.com/skylarks-sarahmcquaid

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDnPaW1ibKo

Thanks so much to Martin Stansbury at Cacophony Cottage Studio for creating this 10-minute video introduction to me and my music, featuring live and studio p...

22/01/2023

"The arrangements are interesting, the songs intriguing and her voice marvellous…I sometimes gauge small, intimate gigs by how often I close my eyes and just soak in the sound, and by that standard this show was a real winner."

A review on The Afterword of the second show on Sarah McQuaid's tour. Sure you'd be mad to miss her!

Thurs 2nd Feb 🎟️ tinyurl.com/skylarks-sarahmcquaid

20/01/2023

There we are are in print! Thank you Leinster Leader / Kildare Live for this lovely spread last week.

“Sarah was just fantastic – she had a sold out audience captivated from start to finish.” - Ards Arts Centre

The best way to support artists to keep touring and doing what they do is by buying tickets to their shows. And we promise this one will be a real treat!

🎟️ tinyurl.com/skylarks-sarahmcquaid

14/01/2023

Thank you Kildare Nationalist for helping us spread the word about our next show 🙌

"I've attended hundreds of concerts of all kinds, and her subtle mastery onstage launches her straight into my fave shows ever." Huffington Post

Can't wait to welcome Sarah McQuaid to The Moat Theatre on 2nd Feb! Nab your ticket: tinyurl.com/skylarks-sarahmcquaid

https://kildare-nationalist.ie/2023/01/10/skylarks-music-club-returns-to-the-moat-theatre-with-sarah-mcquaid/

Skylarks presents Sarah McQuaid SKYLARKS Music Club will host songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sarah McQuaid at the Moat Theatre in Naas on Thursday 2 February. An acclaimed folk musician whose subtle onstage mastery has beguiled music fans and critics alike, Sarah is set to embar

08/01/2023

Huge thanks to Niamh O'Donoghue of the Leinster Leader / Kildare Live for this lovely article about Sarah McQuaid's forthcoming appearance at Skylarks Music Club in The Moat Theatre!

🎟️ Nab a ticket: tinyurl.com/skylarks-sarahmcquaid

https://www.leinsterleader.ie/news/home/1004571/former-herald-and-hot-press-journo-to-visit-kildare-on-national-tour-with-new-live-album.html

Skylarks Music Club

04/01/2023

Happy new year! We are over the moon to bring you the news that on Thurs 2nd Feb, Skylarks will host the wonderful Sarah McQuaid at The Moat Theatre as part of her Irish tour.

Born in Spain, raised in Chicago, holding dual Irish and American citizenship and now settled in rural England, Sarah brings the eclecticism of her background to her “captivating, unorthodox songwriting” (PopMatters) and choice of material, spanning genres and defying categorisation. Her lush, chocolatey voice combines with her endearing personality, “subtle mastery onstage” (Huffington Post) and brilliant musicianship on acoustic and electric guitars, piano and (occasionally) drum to create a truly immersive experience.

This will be a special one. Grab a ticket here: https://moattheatre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873641097

20/12/2022

Big love to MJ Smyth for capturing all of our artists in action last week, despite some tricky lighting! MJ is one of the biggest supporters of Irish music in all the land, and a great photographer to boot.

•• Good news ••
We'll have another gig announcement for you very soon! A fantastic UK-based songwriter/guitarist will be making a stop at The Moat Theatre to play a Skylarks show during her Irish tour in February...

In the meantime, happy Christmas to you all 🎄

Arts in Co Kildare

19/12/2022

A thousand thanks to everyone who came to last week's Skylarks Music Club, you were such a beautiful audience!

A huge thanks especially to all the wonderful staff at The Moat Theatre for helping us set the space up to be so cosy and making sure the night ran smoothly, and Arts in Co Kildare for supporting the event.

More photos to follow!

10/12/2022

Completing our lineup is the wonderful Niamh Tracey Smith ✨

Niamh is currently based in London and is working on a brand new EP which will be released out into the world next year. This is her only upcoming show in Ireland, so a rare chance to hear her new material!

Tues 13th Dec | The Moat Theatre

🎫 Grab a ticket to come hear Niamh perform in this gorgeously intimate setting: https://moattheatre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873641097

09/12/2022

"Poignant folk music at its very best." - Nialler9

Maria Kelly 's world of delicately woven alt-folk is laced with a sincerity that cuts to the bone. Her debut album 'The Sum of the In-between' is a stunning piece of work, and those of you who have yet to hear her live are in for a beautiful treat next week.

Tues 11th Dec | The Moat Theatre

🎫 Grab a ticket to come hear Maria perform in this gorgeously intimate setting: https://moattheatre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873641097/events/129457246?fbclid=IwAR2OaAolXI49FDMkP-SaGswXjcgLVtxuUYC6ACZAy36Wec-3zWEjcZhrO_0