New Voices: Michael Biggins

New Voices is a musical commission by Celtic Connections that allows emerging Scottish composers to create and perform new works based on traditional themes.

One of those works comes from Glasgow-based Michael Biggins, a gifted multi-instrumentalist from Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. A recent graduate of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, where he studied piano under the tutelage of Professor Sinae Lee, Michael currently plays and tours with TRIP, The Canny band, Tom McConville, Northern Company, and Irish Celtic — Spirit of Ireland Dance Show.

Michael was named BBC Radio Scotland’s “Young Traditional Musician of the Year” in 2021, and as part of New Voices, he brings his talent to the festival stage.