Plockton Web
A Scottish Highlands Village on-line for visitors & residents
- Plockton Historical Society — Talks & Events
- 16 May — Bill Ramsay
"The History of the Crowlin Islands"
- 27 June — TBA
- 19 September — Morag MacKenzie
"The History of Duirinish"
- 17 October — Iain Matheson
"The True Story of General Sir John Cope"
- 14 November
"Ten Things You Didn't Know
about the History of Plockton and District"
- followed by an informal evening
with wine, cheese and mince pies.
No admission charge. All welcome.
- All talks are on a Thursday
7:30pm at Plockton Village Hall
£1.50 members, £3.00 non-members
- Blueflint
- Atmospheric and evocative performances
. . . a formidable live act
- The sound of Blueflint is defined by the sublime close harmonies of Deborah Arnott and Clare Neilson whose voices, both ethereal and warm, interweave in ballads and songs of eerie melancholy and heartfelt charm.
- The Edinburgh-based five-piece band intertwine banjos, fiddle, double-bass and drums to accompany the singers in beautifully-crafted songs, swooping easily from the dark underbelly of folk to buoyant Americana-tinged ballads.
- Blueflint successfully thwart attempts at musical pigeonholing; their fresh and original sound refuses to sit squarely in any one genre, bringing an unexpected twist to the banjo sound and gaining them fans from across the musical spectrum.
- Tickets: £8 advance / £10 door
£6 concs & under-16s
- Call 07505 446 965
or www.wegottickets.com/event/209451
- Wednesday 22 May at 7:30pm
Plockton Village Hall
- Music at the Hotels
- Traditional ceilidh music by local musicians
- At the Plockton Hotel —
every Wednesday starting in the early summer,
from 21:00
- At the Plockton Inn —
every Thursday through the year
and every Tuesday from around Easter,
from 21:00
- The Plockton Inn Quiz
- The long-running Friday Quiz, MC is Susan or Mary
- Every Friday from 21:00, until the summer
- Regatta 2013
- The main fortnight of the sailing season, although races take place before and after. Culminates with Regatta Weekend: concert (tickets), dance (tickets), Commodore's Party (invite only), all on Friday.
- On Saturday, after the children's Ragamuffin race (morning), street parties with local bands outside the hotels (all welcome).
- Regatta always starts on the Monday following the fourth Sunday in July.
- Monday 29 July — Saturday 10 August
- Hogmanay New Year 2013/14
- Traditionally celebrated
- There will be a bonfire and fireworks at midnight (the bells) on the island, viewed from the car park. Bring your own bottle.
- There will likely be a dance at the hall, going through midnight till the wee hours.
- Wednesday 31 December 2013
