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Red Screes

from Hong Kong to Sligo by Orchestra Macaroon

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Comes in a six-panel sleeve, with artwork by Argyll artist Fiona Blakey, who has created one image for each track on the album.

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The majestic Red Screes sits above the Kirkstone Pass in Cumbria, and climbing the fell gives a spectacular view of the landscape in all directions. There are two main tunes in this piece that work together in the first section. This gives way to an extended outro sequence in which the melody instruments rise up through the chord changes, leaving the listener floating high above the sonic landscape that came before. The piece features some exotic instruments: Kimho plays yang qin, a Chinese hammered dulcimer, and Colin plays a swarmadal tanbura, which is an Indian instrument that is often used to accompany classical Indian singing. It simultaneously plays a drone and also provides a cascade of notes, like a harp. James plays an udu and a madringam. An udu is an African clay pot drum, and a madringam is a double-headed barrel-shaped hand drum used in Indian traditional music.

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from Hong Kong to Sligo, released November 8, 2021
Written by Colin Blakey
Accordion: Ben Farmer
Violin: Steve Wickham
Yang qin, cello: Kimho Ip
Tin whistle, wooden flute, guitars, swarmadal tanbura: Colin Blakey
Double bass: Trevor Hutchinson
Madringam, udu, bells: James Mackintosh
Artwork: Fiona Blakey

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Orchestra Macaroon Scotland, UK

Formed by Colin Blakey (ex Waterboys and We Free Kings) and Philippa Bull (ex Sally Skull and We Free Kings), and based in Scotland, Orchestra Macaroon make original acoustic instrumental music.

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