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News & Events

The Macaroon Ceilidh Band (pictured right, on a tea break) is now up-and-dancing! Launched on Hogmanay 2007 and with several gigs now under their belt, the band are warmed up, ripe and ready for booking! Find out more here...

The Macaroon Ceilidh Band are booked for the Dent Folk Festival Saturday Night Ceilidh, following hot on the heels of Shooglenifty and Rory McCleod. Could you last the pace? More...

Other Macaroon Ceilidh Band public appearances this summer are:

Cartmel Show - Wednesday 6th August (daytime). More...

Sedbergh Market and Charter Fair - Sat 16th August (daytime). More...

Breakfast In Balquhidder sold out of its first run and is now into its second. On sale here for only £10...

Links

Wildwood Acoustic - home of Bill Lloyd

Mostly Acoustic Cumbria - supporting roots music throughout Cumbria

Dent Folk Festival - see you there!

Lakeland Fiddlers - community group led by Carolyn Francis

Ceilidh Bandidos - the freshest ceilidh band in the west - of Scotland!

Karen Lloyd - paintings by Kendal artist Karen Lloyd

Zohar Hartley - another Kendal artist and Alexander Technique teacher

Bushy Tail - herbal health products from Staveley

According to legend, the macaroon was invented in an Italian monastery in 1792.

Later, three Carmelite nuns, hiding in the town of Nancy during the French Revolution, baked and sold macaroons to cover their expenses.

They became known as the "Macaroon Sisters."