| Stories from PlocktonBelow are some anecdotes and memories from those who
have been involved with Plockton Music School. If you have been involved in any
way over the years and have a story to share, send it to info@fpms.com
"I owe a lot to Plockton. I went there as a piper only knowing about 4 chords on guitar, and learnt guitar while I was there. Now I'm playing guitar full time, earning a living from it. If I hadn't gone to Plockton I probably would have left school at fourth year and I probably would have given up the pipes so I kind of owe everything I'm doing now to the music school."
Tia Files
"Rehearsing and arranging with a band for an hour
every evening is a complete luxury. We got this opportunity in the music school
- to practice in groups, learn from our fellow students and gain experience in
perfoming, as well as receiving fantastic individual instrumental tuition. This
provided valuable preparation for life as a professional musician. It’s just a
shame geographical and diary logistics don’t allow for that same luxury of
regular rehearsals for the bands I play with now! I’m delighted I went to
Plockton for my sixth year. I not only developed as a musician but I also met
friends for life."
Mairearad Green
This last
year at Plockton Music School has just been amazing really. It’s given me
experience in areas of traditional music other than performing that I didn’t
know anything about beforehand. We’re just bank from the whole school tour,
which has been fantastic. It’s been really good craic and been great experience
as kind of life as a performer and the kind of difficulties and the logistics
of touring.
Sally
Simpson
"Plockton
Music School is absolutely awesome! I’ve not only learnt heaps about music and
improved my playing, but I’ve also learnt quite a lot about life in general."
Caitlin
Sinclair
"We went on
a trip to Aberdeen in about September and that was the first trip I did with
the sixth years in the music school. It was really good as that was one of the
first times we all got to play together and it was really exciting to be part
of. We were away for 2 nights so it was a good experience being away all
together and getting to perform together.
Hayley
Keenan
"There was
one time - this was back in 2010 doing the showcase for the centres of
excellence in Glasgow at Douglas Academy - myself and Cameron Ross and Ali
Levack were killing time between the soundcheck and the gig and were sure we
had time to head into town. We jumped on a bus and ended up totally lost and
even missed the start of the gig! I’ve learnt a lot of lessons in Plockton, but
the ones that stick the most are the ones you learn the hard way! All the
experience you get on the road is great."
Kenny
Rankin
"One of my
favourite music school memories is from my first weekend there. The whole music
school had a gig on the Saturday afternoon at Kyle Gala and after just a few
days I felt so settled with everyone and I remember loving how smoothly we
managed to put together the programme of music – the ones who had been there a
while were great working along with us new ones.
Suzanne
Houston
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