Music on Coll

Coll Connections

Launching in April 2025,  Coll Connections is a new folk festival on the Isle of Coll in the Inner Hebrides.

Coll Connections logo, featuring musicians holding their instruments aloft, silhouetted against a red sky ©Ros Gasson

Coll Try Trad group

Set up in 2023 to provide a space for players to dust off their instruments and get together to share tunes. The group is building up a repertoire of tunes and has recently added a couple of songs. Find out more about the Coll Try Trad group

Clachan Ceòl

We started our ceilidh band on the Isle of Coll in the summer of 2022. The question  “Could you play for a ceilidh for the kids next week?” resulted in some frenzied behind the scenes activity getting some dancing sets together and rehearsed. It took a lot longer for the band to come up with a name.

Ceilidh dancers whirling round the floor
Photo ©Ros Gasson

Fiddle teaching on Coll

Ros is now teaching adults on the island and also children in the local primary school. If you’re planning on visiting the island it’s possible to arrange for one or more lessons during your stay. Contact Ros for more information

Isle of Coll sessions

We run occasional sessions in the hotel in Arinagour. These are organised on a fairly ad hoc basis. We love it when visiting musicians are able to join us to share some tunes. Find out more about the sessions