Sarah McQuaid at The Canopy Theatre
SARAH McQUAID – Canopy Theatre Hungate Church Beccles Saturday 25 th January at 7.30 p.m.
“Sarah was just fantastic – she had a sold out audience captivated from start to finish.”— Ards Arts Centre, Northern Ireland
Sarah was born in Madrid, raised in Chicago and encouraged to sing and play music from an early age. Her debut album focussed on Irish traditional music and she launched her solo career on Irish national television. By her 2nd album in 2008 she had moved to England. It was a celebration of old-time Appalachian folk, with Sarah’s arrangements punctuated by her own compositions.
Towards the end of September Milkmaid Molly were invited to bring a team to Thornage Hall Camp Community - a specialist school near Holt in Norfolk. Seven of the Milkmaid team made the trip plus three musicians. Milkmaid Molly is an inclusive Molly side based in Bury-St-Edmunds in Suffolk. It comprises a good core membership of 'Mollies' (those who live with disabilities) and their 'Buddies' (volunteers who provide experise and support) with everyone linked by a common love and enjoyment of folk dance and music. On this occasion only the Buddies attended as it was our privilige to introduce members of the Camp Community to an afternoon of country dancing.
The workshop was led by Gill Bosley who is a founding member of Milkmaid and general head honcho. It was great! We were given a very warm welcome at the school and were joined by about a dozen students all raring to go. There were no problems getting people onto the floor and they were brilliant, quickly getting the hang of the dances whilst enjoying a good laugh. Dancing with a partner, proved to be so much fun for these young people and it was a pleasure to introduce them to a world of folk dance and music which they had never experienced before.
A special seasonal show to raise funds for the Hungate Church weekly foodbank. Experienced local artists will feature original, contemporary and traditional songs for Christmas and the winter season, set against the backdrop of a full size Nativity scene and lit, decorated, Christmas trees!
