{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/632c4eb977499100123bf32a/653fe48a18e0ae00118ec067?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 28: Sarah McQuaid","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/632c4eb977499100123bf32a/1698685959059-cfc4a4371b9e97a0facb1d91a038a21b.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode, we are delighted to welcome singer-songwriter Sarah McQuaid to the podcast. We managed to catch her between US and UK tours to talk about her career, approach to songwriting, and also her vast experience on dealing with the legalities of touring abroad. It’s a real insight into a musician’s life on the international circuit.</p><p>Please follow / subscribe to the podcast series and leave a review where you can. You can learn more about the series by following @halfhourmentor on Instagram, X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook, or by visiting halfhourmentor.com. The series is completely independent of sponsorship and adverts so, if you would like to contribute to help keep it going, you can do so via this link.</p><p>Photo credit: Phil Nicholls</p><p>Sarah’s website:&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.sarahmcquaid.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.sarahmcquaid.com</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Sarah’s Facebook page:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/sarahmcquaidmusic\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">link here</a></p><p>Sarah’s YouTube channel:&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/@SarahMcQuaid\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.youtube.com/@SarahMcQuaid</a></p><p>Sarah’s Spotify page:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/artist/6AzQp7dotpkQ5aDu8CXBgM?si=oON1BhEDRtGg5wHQLs3kHQ\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">link here</a></p><p>Sarah McQuaid HHM Spotify playlist:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2QQLbeBmnSMiAStD52vTN4?si=1a20122be22649d9\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">link here</a></p><p>Sarah’s Musician’s Union international touring case study:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://musiciansunion.org.uk/news/navigating-tours-in-ireland-and-europe-post-brexit-and-covid-a-case-study\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">link here</a></p><p>DADGAD Guitar Tuning Tutorial book on Amazon UK:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/Irish-DADGAD-Guitar-Book/dp/1900428970/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2452QCJZMOIGH&amp;keywords=the+irish+dadgad+guitar+book&amp;qid=1698684148&amp;sprefix=%2Caps%2C124&amp;sr=8-1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">link here</a></p><p>Contact Ian Cleverdon directly:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:ian@karonasound.co.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ian@karonasound.co.uk</a></p><p>Website:&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.karonasound.co.uk/podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.karonasound.co.uk/podcasts</a></p><p>Follow the podcast on socials by searching for @halfhourmentor</p><p>Original theme music composed and performed by Ian Cleverdon.</p><p>Copyright 2023&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.karonasound.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Karona Sound</a></p>","author_name":"Ian Cleverdon"}