Welcome to The Plonkers^® official web site.
The New Forests very own Original Plonkers Agricultural Orchestra, The Plonkers^®
Celebrating their 30th Year in show biz.

The Plonkers Agricultural Orchestra are an ideal band for County Shows, Local Fetes, Carnivals and Pubs.
Combining the local 'yokel' Hampshur' wit of Gordon on banjo, with 'Scrumpy' Country songs and an inventive band of very accomplished mooosicians.

The ORIGINAL Plonkers Agricultural Orchestra started life in 1979 when Gordon entered the Lymington carnival with a cider-making machine 'float'. It was a two-wheeled cart pulled by Plonker the donkey with whistles, bells and various gizmos. The cart was followed by Gordon on banjo, Bob on squeeze box and a trombone and bass drum. They won first prize playing the chorus of Drink up thee zider (which is all they knew, but as they kept moving the crowd never realised this!) for the whole parade. They did this for a few years until the 'band' numbered 15. Then one year the band booked for the Lymington Steam fair couldn't make it and Gordon was asked to stand in - the first booking for The Plonker's Agricultural Orchestra. They have been plaguing the New Forest ever since.
Last revised: February 24, 2010

News update.

Golly and Jilly went see Sludge on Saturday 13th Feb, and had a nice surprise.
Though he still remained seriously ill, there was some good news.
He had been taken out of intensive care and was no longer on life support.
He was then moved to the high dependency unit and was out of his coma.
Golly said, "Sludge is looking better, and he even managed a smile or two".

Then there was more good news: Sludge had been moved to a normal ward,
and the doctors were hoping to get him off the breathing equipment.

Now we have some really great news. (18th February)
Golly just had a phone call from a visitor saying that Gary was sitting up in bed,
and said, 'what's all the fuss about, when is the next Plonker gig?'

He can now see ok, and they can't stop poor old Sludge talking and smiling.
He is now being moved to a rehabilitation ward and is in good spirits.

Everyone wants to thank the hospital staff for all the care that Gary has received
and we are all thinking and caring about Sue, Gary's wife, and the immediate family.
Until further notice, while Gary is learning to assimilate and feel confident about his immediate surroundings
no visitors, except family, will be allowed to visit the Rehabilitation Centre.

On January 14th, Gary, was involved in a very serious road accident and is still in intensive care. .
We all wish Sludge a speedy recovery and are publishing messages from well-wishers on a special dedicated page.

Being a very flexible orchestra, all have expressed a wish to fill in for Sludge at gigs,
but everyone wants to see him well, back on stage, strumming his guitar and fine tuning the Plonkers sound once again.

Full report in conjunction with The Lymington Times and Daily Echo.
Click here for the Lymington Times and Daily Echo report.

Do you know anybody who may have witnessed this accident at around 6.30pm
on Thursday evening 14th January.
Please call 101 or lymington.snt@hampshire.pnn.police.uk

If you want to send Sludge a get-well message, please email chris@theplonkers.com

New 2010 gig's, many confirmed bookings now live: Gig List.

The Plonkers online shop is now live. You can now purchase 2 of The Plonkers CD's. Proper Music and Second Eruption.
This is the first time 'Proper Music' has been available on CD via the internet!
The Third Eruption is in production, more news when we get it

Postage and packing is included in the price and for peace of mind, all CD's are posted recorded delivery

Official Videos from The Plonkers

Latest pictures from the Harman's Cross BPPC Rally
The Swanage Railway website
All pictures on this link are copyright Andrew P.M. Wright

A brand new January 2010 Jigsaw and A brand new December Jigsaw
Gary and Golly are in the first and Ray and his drum kit in the second

See The Plonkers Agricultural Orchestra live
For full details of up and coming bookings
Click here for the full updated Gig list
Many of The Plonkers gigs are only arranged with as little as a weeks notice
so please check here for the regular updates.

 The Plonkers also have a new Plonker Bus, and a second backup groupie bus.
At the moment its a short wheelbase but, by mid season, they are hoping to replace it with a groupie coach.
Look at for Golly in his new stretch limo, tell us if you spot him?

  The Plonkers 2009 picture gallery  
Latest pictures, Harman's Cross BPPC Rally, The Brockenhurst Carnival,
The Great Dorset Steam Fair, and also young Theo aged 3 at The Purbeck Vintage Rally and Auto Jumble

Brockenhurst Bournemouth The Plonkers HQ  Sark Coda Concert Harman's Cross

More new pages have been added:
Video links from You Tube
first 2 supplied by Carole Mathews from New Milton

More new pages have been added:
A New Fan Site run by Anna Parnell-Brookes from Wiltshire
can be found on our Links Page

This page was last revised on: February 24, 2010

The Plonker's™ band line up

The main band members of The Plonkers Agricultural Orchestra™ are:
Gordon on Banjo, 'making noises what some people call singing'
Gary, the sludge tanker driver, on bass thingy,
Janette Beale on the squeezebox and keyboard
Rustic Ray on drums
Dave Robinson on Sexophone and liquorish stick
occasionally Gillybaby, on the catgut and scrapey , or violin.!!.
Jolly Roger on his humongous Sexophone
Jimbo on wind thing, we think it's a tuba.
(He's been known to notch a few points on the Richter scale when on form.)
On some gigs we have in addition:
Julian is our additional moosician from Somerset.
Whenever he can, (when he’s not filming or treading cider apples);
he plays keyboard, bass guitar, or mandolin.
Andy on washboard, idiot stick, kazookaphone and occasionally backup drummer.

Other people come and go depending on chicken-milking, cow-plucking and pumpkin-herding commitments.

More information on the band can be found by clicking the various links below or on the buttons at the side.

Email: Info@theplonkers.com

Last revised: February 24, 2010, 'Ampshire time

What is 'Ampshire time you ask?
according to Golly, 'Ampshire time is:
You eat when your hungry,
you go to bed when your tired,
and you get the job done when its finished.

The next update will be...................'Ampshire time
The clock on the right is set to 'Ampshire time

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