When Two Lovers Meet

When Two Lovers Meet is the first album recorded by singer-songwriter Sarah McQuaid.^[1]

When Two Lovers Meet
Studio album by Sarah McQuaid
Released	February 1997
Recorded	1997
Studio	Marguerite Studios, Dublin
Genre	Folk
Length	46:36
Label	Sarah McQuaid
Producer	Gerry O'Beirne
Sarah McQuaid chronology
When Two Lovers Meet (1997) I Won't Go Home 'Til Morning (2008)

It is an album based on traditional Irish music with one song penned by McQuaid.

This album was first given a very limited release in Ireland in February 1997.^[2]

Track listing

1. Sprig of Thyme (Trad arr. S. McQuaid / Gerry O’Beirne) - 3:33
2. The Tempest (Trad arr. S. McQuaid / Gerry O’Beirne) - 4:21
3. When a Man's In Love (Trad arr. S. McQuaid / Gerry O’Beirne) - 4:47
4. King of the Fairies / The Blackbird (Trad arr. S. McQuaid / Gerry O’Beirne) - 5:16
5. Johnny Lad (Trad arr. S. McQuaid) - 3:40
6. Charlie's Gone Home (Words & Music by S. McQuaid) - 4:02
7. When two Lovers Meet (Trad arr. S. McQuaid) - 6:49
8. Táim Cortha ó Bheith im’ Aonar im’ Luí (Trad arr. S. McQuaid) - 6:38
9. The Chicago Reel / The Green Fields of Glentown (Trad arr. S. McQuaid / Gerry O’Beirne) - 4:30
10. The Parting Glass (Trad arr. S. McQuaid / Niamh Parsons) - 3:19

Personnel

• Sarah McQuaid – vocals, guitar
• Gerry O’Beirne - ukelele (2,4) National steel guitar (3), backing guitar (4.9)
• Kevin Murphy - Cello (1)
• Rod McVey - keyboards (1,4,7)
• Colm McCaughey – fiddle (2,6)
• John McSherry – whistle (2,5), uilleann pipes (2,7)
• Trevor Hutchinson – double bass (6)
• Niamh Parsons - vocals (10)

Production

• Recorded and mixed at Marguerite Studios, Dublin
• Produced by Gerry O’Beirne
• Engineered by Trevor Hutchinson and Dermot Behan
• Mastered by Frank MacNamara at Park House Studios
• Booklet design and original cover artwork by Mary Guinan
• Photography by Colm Henry

Technical

• Sarah plays a 1965 Martin D-28
• DADGAD tuning
• John Pearse strings