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 and beyond ever since.
Last revised: August 30, 2010

Wednesday 1st to Saturday 4th Sept
The Great Dorset Steam Fair
Now also playing live on and off at:
Brian Jervis's Scrumpy Jack Cider Bar
You can find Brian's bar near the main outdoor concert stage
Many thanks to Brian for sponsoring us,
more details on Brian's bars at: TheCiderhouse

Friday 10th to Sunday 12th Sept 2010 at Haycrafts Lane,
Harmans Cross, Nr, Swanage. BH19 1HB.
SWANAGE RAILWAY STEAM GALA & VINTAGE TRANSPORT RALLY 

This event is run by:
Bournemouth and Poole Preservation Ltd

Download and print the Band poster, includes the entertainment listed on all 3 days of this event.
Stepping Out, Black Sheep, and The Plonkers
This also coincides with The Swanage Folk Festival

How to book The Plonkers..

If you would like to book The Plonkers,

Please email:

Bookings@theplonkers.com

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.

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

On January 14th, our Gary was involved in a very serious road accident.
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.

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

 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: August 30, 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: August 30, 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

           'Ampshire time

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