We’re absolutely delighted that Roo, Neil and Corrina, our tutors from 2025, will be joining us again for Coll Connections 2026.

Roo Geddes and Neil Sutcliffe

Roo (fiddler) and Neil (accordionist) will be teaching our mixed instrument workshops. They met as teenagers at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s Juniors’ School and have been playing and collaborating together ever since. Growing up surrounded by traditional music, they enjoy sharing their love of folk tunes and the stories attached to them with local and international audiences. They combine their shared experience across Classical, Folk and Jazz to create their own distinctive sound. Roo and Neil have a playful engaging energy in their playing and teaching.

Corrina Hewat

Corrina Hewat, harper and singer, has been playing professionally for 30 years, rooted in traditional Scottish tunes and songs. She grew up in the Scottish Highlands, surrounded by music, art and stories in an expansive landscape which shaped her musical narrative.  Corrina now directs the Scots Folk choir Sangstream, co-directs the children’s theatre company DragonSong Productions and is also one of the musicians who compiled the “Folk Tunes from the Women”. Co-founder of The Unusual Suspects Big Band and Bachue with David Milligan and trios Grace, Hewat, Polwart; Shine; Chantan, she has worked with the very best of folk and has a gentle and rare way of coaxing the very best out of you – your voice, body, breath, into some good harmony sings.