tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71980450971794670432024-03-28T05:15:30.886-07:00The Arisaig Hotel BlogThe Arisaig Hotel sits on the edge of the sheltered Loch nan Ceall, in the small village of Arisaig, on the west coast of the Scottish Highlands.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13273404266015649684noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7198045097179467043.post-62660968792787058262016-01-18T07:26:00.000-08:002016-02-11T04:21:48.197-08:00Music @ the Arisaig Hotel<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">At the Arisaig Hotel we love music and try to bring you some of the best available from time to time. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There certainly is some amazing talent both locally and further afield. We are lucky to have Tam the Banjo, who draws in fantastic musicians every Friday evening for an open session in the Crofter's Bar from 9p.m.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://the%20arisaig%20acoustic%20music%20club/" target="_blank">The Arisaig Accoustic Music Club</a> also puts on monthly (or so) concerts in the hotel on a Monday evening. Keep an eye on their <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ArisaigAcousticMusicClub/?fref=ts" target="_blank">facebook page</a> for details. <span style="font-size: x-small;">There is a charge for these concerts.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Over the Festive period two of our long-time favourites, <a href="http://www.thejohnlanganband.com/" target="_blank">John Langan</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/tannaramusic" target="_blank">Tannara</a> both gave us superb evenings.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We are currently working on a few treats during the main season. So far we have just 2 bands confirmed, but more will be coming up shortly. <span style="font-size: x-small;">These gigs are FREE! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #990000;">March 3rd </span></b>- The Arisaig Acoustic Music Club presents <a href="http://simonthoumire.com/simon-thoumire-and-ian-carr/" target="_blank"><b>Simon Thoumire & Ian Carr</b></a>, <span style="font-size: x-small;">Crofter's Rest Bar, Arisaig Hotel 8.30p.m. £10</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;"><b>March 31st.</b> </span>- </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The Arisaig Acoustic Music Club presents</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> <a href="http://www.ivandrever.co.uk/" target="_blank"><b>Ivan Drever</b></a> - <span style="font-size: x-small;">Baywater Restaurant, </span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Arisaig Hotel 8.30p.m. £10</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #990000;">April 14th.</span></b> - </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The Arisaig Acoustic Music Club presents</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> <b><a href="http://vishtenmusic.com/welcome/" target="_blank">Visht</a></b></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://vishtenmusic.com/welcome/" target="_blank">è</a></b></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://vishtenmusic.com/welcome/" target="_blank">n</a></b> - </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Baywater Restaurant, </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Arisaig Hotel 8.30p.m. £10</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #990000;"><b>April 7th. - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DallahanMusic" target="_blank">Dallahan</a></b></span> <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(from Edinburgh)</span>. This is going to be a lively night! Hear a tune from them <a href="http://www.dallahanmusic.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.<span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: , , , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: right; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"... truly something special...</span></span><span style="border: 0px; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: right; vertical-align: baseline;">Dallahan call on their mixed Irish, Scottish and Hungarian heritage to create a unique and seamless musical montage that is as exciting as it gets.</span><span style="border: 0px; font-family: , , , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: right; vertical-align: baseline;">" </span><span style="border: 0px; font-family: , , , sans-serif; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: right; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">FOLK RADIO UK</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #990000;">August 27th. - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ceolanaire/" target="_blank">Ceol an Aire</a></span></b> <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(from Oban). </span>An energetic, 5-piece ceilidh band - bring your dancing shoes!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">N.B. Bands usually play in the public bar (the Crofter's Rest). If you are coming to stay at the hotel please note that there may be a little extra noise till closing time in the bar on these dates, so be prepared to join the fun or maybe ask for a room further away from the bar.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13273404266015649684noreply@blogger.com110tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7198045097179467043.post-46549244631209324022016-01-11T04:51:00.002-08:002016-02-11T04:02:28.896-08:00What's On around Arisaig in 2016<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If you're planning a visit, here are a few dates for your 2016 diary - in and around Arisaig:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">3 March - <a href="http://simonthoumire.com/simon-thoumire-and-ian-carr/" target="_blank">Simon Thoumire & Ian Carr</a>, live music in the <span style="font-size: xx-small;">Crofter's Rest Bar, Arisaig Hotel 8.30p.m. £10</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">31 March - <a href="http://www.ivandrever.co.uk/" target="_blank">Ivan Drever</a> - </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">live music in the </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Baywater Restaurant, </span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Arisaig Hotel 8.30p.m. £10</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">14 April - <a href="http://vishtenmusic.com/biography/" target="_blank">Visht</a></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://vishtenmusic.com/biography/" target="_blank">è</a></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://vishtenmusic.com/biography/" target="_blank">n</a> - </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">live music in the </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Baywater Restaurant, </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Arisaig Hotel 8.30p.m. £10</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">20 March - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/503192843186058/" target="_blank">Swimathon, Mallaig Swimming Pool</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">15-19 April - <a href="http://www.shielfestival.com/home/4586313320" target="_blank">Loch Shiel Festival</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">30 April - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/503192843186058/" target="_blank">Road to the Isles Half Marathon & 10k</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">21- 29 May - <a href="http://www.wildlochaber.com/events/wild-lochaber-festival-2016" target="_blank">Wild Lochaber Festival</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">28 May - Morar Gala Day</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">11 June - Road to the Isles Agricultural Show at Camusdarach</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">26 July - Annual Craft Fair in Astley Hall, Arisaig</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">27 July - <a href="http://www.arisaighighlandgames.co.uk/" target="_blank">Arisaig Highland Games and ClanDonald Gathering</a> and evening Dance</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">7 August - Mallaig & Morar Highland Games</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">20 August - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Glenfinnan-Highland-Gathering-130602813690942/" target="_blank">Glenfinnan Highland Games</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Friday evenings weekly</b> in the Crofter's Rest Bar at Arisaig Hotel - live Traditional Music with Tam and friends - different line-ups depending who's around. All welcome - bring an instrument and join in. 9.00p.m. till closing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>All summer</b>, weather permitting, day trips to the Small Isles on <a href="http://www.arisaig.co.uk/" target="_blank">MV Sheerwater</a>.</span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13273404266015649684noreply@blogger.com58tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7198045097179467043.post-78163275246791424222014-05-16T03:57:00.001-07:002016-01-18T07:33:11.082-08:00Sea views overlooking Arisaig BayThe Hotel is an old coaching inn, built in around 1720. It has 13
rooms, all en suite, most of which offer sea views overlooking Arisaig
Bay and out towards the distinctive shapes of the Small Isles of Eigg
and Rum.<br />
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Arisaig has a certain magnetic charm – a real lived-in village with a
friendly feel. Once people discover Arisaig they can’t help returning
again and again, generation after generation. It is truly an area of
outstanding natural beauty, with beautiful beaches, sparkling lochs and
rugged hills.<br />
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The <a href="https://www.facebook.com/The-Crofters-Rest-650746561657626/?fref=ts" target="_blank">Crofters Rest Bar</a> at Arisaig Hotel has regular Friday evening Traditional music sessions, as well as occasional bands coming to perform. <a href="http://the%20arisaig%20acoustic%20music%20club/" target="_blank">The Arisaig Accoustic Music Club</a> also puts on monthly (or so) concerts in the hotel.<br />
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There is plenty to do locally to keep you occupied for a week or two,
with lots of great walks, a nine hole golf course, sea kayaking and
bike hire available at the hotel, a variety of boat trips available from
Arisaig, Mallaig and Glenfinnan and a swimming pool and gym nearby in
Mallaig – just to mention a few.<br />
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<i>Don’t make the mistake of coming for one night or two – a minimum
of 4 nights is needed to wind down and begin to discover the
attractions of the area. To get a flavour of the local area and some of
what there is to do during your visit, have a look at <b><a href="http://www.arisaighotel.co.uk/page/facilities-at-the-arisaig-hotel_46842/" title="Facilities at the Arisaig Hotel">Facilities at the Arisaig Hotel</a></b>, <a href="http://arisaighotel.co.uk/page/the-area_46844/" title="The Arisaig Area"><b>The</b> <b>Area</b></a> and <a href="http://arisaighotel.co.uk/page/activities-in-the-arisaig-area_46843/" title="Things to do in the Arisaig area"><b>Activities</b> <b>in the Arisaig Area</b></a> pages. </i><br />
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<b>If you would like to enquire or make a reservation please give us a call on 01687 450 210, book direct online or email <a href="mailto:enquiries@arisaighotel.co.uk?subject=Enquiries">enquiries@arisaighotel.co.uk</a></b><br />
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