Friday, April 20, 2018

We will be holding a fundraising ceilidh dance in Dornie Hall on Friday 20 April from 8pm – 12 midnight.

This event is in memory of our good friend Bethany Walker of Applecross, and is being organised in partnership with Plockton High School’s Pupil Residence. All proceeds will go to the UK Sepsis Trust.

Music will be provided by students from Plockton Music School, with a special guest appearance by the Young Tradition Touring Group from Vermont, USA. 

Tickets are £10, available on the door, or in advance from Balmacara Stores or by calling 01599 544706. There will be a licenced bar, and food is included in the ticket price. All under 18s must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

Tuesday, April 10, 2018

We are delighted to be hosting The Young Tradition Touring Group, from Vermont, USA, for a weekend of performances, workshops, and good old Highland sightseeing!

The members of the group are teenaged players, singers and dancers who focus on learning and performing traditional music and dance repertoire in a wide variety of styles, over the course of a 9-month session running from late September through early May, culminating in an April performance tour.  

Group members learn from and are supported by guest musicians and dancers/dance leaders, in addition to musical exchanges with young musicians and dancers while on performance tours.  Instruments involved include fiddle, clàrsach, mandolin, guitar, piano and bodhran.

Young Tradition Touring Groups have previously travelled to Cape Breton, Northumberland in England, and the West Coast of Ireland.  The 2017/2018 group is doing a tour of Scotland, including visits to Plockton, Isle of Skye, Orkney, Inverness, Dunkeld and Edinburgh.

Plockton Music School students will share the stage with the Vermont group on Saturday 21^st April at 7:30 p.m., in Plockton High School Hall. Tickets are £5, on the door or in advance from rhona.sharp@highland.gov.uk or 01599 544706.