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Crofters' Music Bar is a family-run bistro on the Isle of Arran in Scotland. We specialise in home-cooked food, Scottish craft beers and spirits and regular live music. Crofters' has a reputation for being quirky, innovative, entertaining, and welcoming. We are committed to providing imaginative vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free dishes, alongside the very best of local produce, Scottish meats and seafood.
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We got nominated for an two awards! It's nice to see the hard work of the last few months beginning to pay off. --- Visit our website here: Crofters' Music Bar Facebook: Crofters' on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/croftersmusicbar Twitter: Crofters' on Twitter Insta: Crofters' on Instagram Tripadvisor: Crofters' on Tripadvisor…
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As we work on our new website and marketing, we've decided to tell our story and share our journey thus far as we embark on the next chapter. --- Visit our website here: Crofters' Music Bar Facebook: Crofters' on Facebook Twitter: Crofters' on Twitter Insta: Crofters' on Instagram Tripadvisor: Crofters' on Tripadvisor…
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Ealána was away at a two-day conference about the West Coast Waters 2020 tourism initiative and the role that Crofters is going to play in that. She also got to meet Debbie, brand ambassador for the Isle of Barra Distillers, one of Crofters' suppliers. Two island dwellers enjoying some mainland coffee whilst stranded from home, thanks to storm Ciar…
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Cams and Ealána talk about an advertorial in a supplier catalogue that talks of doing what you love, and putting love into what you do. We also get interrupted with a cold call and get onto talking about ad targeting. Oh, and if you're looking for cheaper energy, let us know and we'll give them your number! 😂 – Visit our website here: Crofters' Mus…
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We had some media training with Sarah of Hot Tin Roof, a PR firm working out of Edinburgh. It was a very worthwhile couple of hours in Glasgow and we learned a lot about consolidating our message and how to put the business forward to social and traditional media in the best possible way. – Visit our website at croftersmusicbar.com to see our music…
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It's been an interesting week. Ealána's been super busy and it's been a challenging couple of weeks. It shows her grit and determination as a business owner that she got through and not only managed to give the appearance that all was well, but for the restaurant actually to flourish. Making these podcasts gives an incredible insight into the behin…
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In our first podcast of the year we talked about how Christmas was for us and, in particular, what a superb job our head chef did on new year's eve. He really showed our diners what he's capable of and why he's a two-star Michelin rosette chef. Cams talked about the social media podcasts he's been listening to and boring his wife with as they drove…
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Ealána and Cams talk about social media and the role that it plays in a modern business. We're looking for recommendations of industry related blogs, Instagram feeds and Facebook pages to engage with and learn from. We'll start - Ealána talked about this Kent-based restaurant and how she finds their Instagram feed inspiring: The Small Holding on In…
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Ealána was in Glasgow for two days' of meetings at Donal's rented office space in the Clockwise building. Cams joined them on day 2 and sat in on the meeting with the web designer and the branding team and chatted with Ealána on the Ardrossan train from Glasgow Central. Forgive the ambient noise! This was recorded on Cams's brand new Zoom H3-VR, a …
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This week Ealána has Xero on her mind, the new accounting software that she's started using this week under the guidance of Colin from the FD Centre. She's also thinking about what her job title might be when the restructuring comes along. She has many hats! (not actual hats, well, she might have lots of those too; Cams doesn't know).…
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We're at capacity and have been for a while now. The business model is working and we've had a fantastic summer season. As things wind down into the quieter months, it's time to start working on our growth plans. Ealána and Dónal talk about that here and we'd love it if you would join us in watching the plans take shape. We've been documenting our …
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In this episode Dónal and Ealána break down how the busiest night of the year in Crofters' went and what they learned from the experience. Running a restaurant in a tourist destination is challenging at the best of times, so when the Isle of Arran is rammed to capacity, systems get stress tested and that gives us an opportunity to get a real sense …
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Listen to a conversation been Cams and Dónal as they walk up a hill in Lamlash. This is a candid discussion about what happened during service in Crofters' on highland games night, the busiest weekend in Arran's calendar. This is part one of a story that continued the following day with a video recording in Crofters', so look out for that and hear …
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A frank talk with Dónal and Ealána, the proprietor and general manager of Crofters' Music Bar. This series of talks is going to show just what kind of challenges arise when running a small restaurant in a popular tourist destination and how Dónal and his team have responded to those challenges. It's taken them six seasons to get to where they are n…
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Yay, you found us! Welcome to our new podcast! Crofters' is launching a new media campaign to help us keep our customers informed, entertained and engaged. We've teamed up with Cams Campbell of cams.photo to create audio and video content to publish across all the social media platforms. We'll be bringing you interviews with musicians, food supplie…
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