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Buy Breakfast In Balquhidder here for ONLY £10 incl P&P!!!

The Macaroon Ceilidh Band - flying fiddle and flutes over solid rhythmic piano. More...

Ceilidh dancing: "the most fun you can have with your clothes on" [Radio 4 Women's Hour, 7 Jan 2010]

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Welcome to Macaroon Music, the home of the Macaroon Ceilidh Band and Orchestra Macaroon.

The Macaroon Ceilidh Band is a three piece band based in Kendal, Cumbria, comprising piano, fiddle, flutes and banjo, with the occasional skirl of bagpipes. Traditional and very dancy. More...

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Orchestra Macaroon plays original instrumental music and tunes from around the globe, using various combinations of piano, Galician pipes, accordion, flute, whistle and percussion. More...

Critics described it as "the best roots music I've heard in ages", "shot through with joyful melody", "a glorious fusion of sounds and musics", "a wake-up call to the dead". Orchestra Macaroon's Breakfast In Balquhidder CD is available here. More...

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To view and download notation for various Orchestra Macaroon tunes, written by Colin Blakey, visit the dots section.

Macaroon Music is based in Kendal, Cumbria, England. For further info, please contact us.