Born in Spain, raised in Chicago and now living in Cornwall after many years in Ireland, singer/songwriter Sarah McQuaid is as multinational as she is multitalented.

Her original compositions — which span a wide range of styles, from ballads to blues to atmospheric instrumentals — predominate, but she also sprinkles in the odd folk song, evergreen classic or unexpected contemporary cover.

And she’s about to embark on a marathon 67-show tour that takes in Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, and the length and breadth of the UK - with a visit to Pavilions Teignmouth on April 8.

And somewhere in the middle of all that, she’ll be working hard on her much-anticipated new album, to be recorded in the new studio she’s built next to her home in far west Cornwall.

“I’m so incredibly grateful to all the crowdfunding contributors who helped to make the studio possible,” said Sarah.

“There’s no way I could be performing some of the new material live in concert without having had the space to rehearse it in.“

Enhancing the show are beautiful lighting effects created by Martin Stansbury, Sarah’s longtime manager and sound engineer — a lyric about car headlights triggering a bright flash across Sarah’s eyes on one song, columns of purple and green swooping over the stage to evoke the Aurora Borealis during another.

“Because we’ve been able to set up our full PA and stage lighting in there, Martin’s been able to design specific lighting for every song in the set,” she continued.

“It’s really brought the production values of my live show up to a whole new level. Even with all the generous support I’ve received, the building work has put me into deeper debt than I’ve ever been in before — but I don’t regret the financial outlay for one second, because it’s been life-changing. Hopefully this huge tour will help me to recoup some of the costs!”

Tickets for Sarah’s gig on April 8 can be booked at www.pavilionsteignmouth.org.uk.