The gathering is lead by local accordionist Tommie Black-Roff with fiddler Christine Cooper. The guest tutor for 2025 is singer, fiddler and cittern player Richard Trethewey.

Tommie Black-Roff

Tommie grew up near Land’s End playing folk and classical music. For many years he was London-based, playing and touring with various folk bands across the UK. Currently he resides in Helsinki after moving there to study Nordic folk music. His main interests lie in improvisation, composition and the overlap between music and dance.

Christine Cooper

Christine grew up on that other peninsula to the West of Britain: Pembrokeshire, where she also learned folk and classical music. Twice winner of the Welsh Celtic Fiddle Competition, she played for many years with renowned Welsh folk band Fernhill, before moving to Finland and Sweden to study the musical traditions of those countries. Her playing also draws on English, French, Irish, and American fiddle traditions. Christine has also been a storyteller, a teacher of music to primary school children, and a forest bathing guide.

Guest Tutor

Richard Trethewey

Born in Cornwall’s Clay Country, Richard Trethewey is a singer, fiddle and cittern player delivering his distinct take on Cornish music. Richard breathes life and emotion into Cornish tradition performing solo and with projects such as The Rowan Tree. Richard also works as a music therapist.