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Pianist Michael Biggins has been named BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician for 2021.
The 23-year-old, from Glasgow, took the prize ahead of five other finalists at a socially-distanced event at the BBC s Pacific Quay HQ.
The judges said they were enthralled by his stage presence and breath-taking performance .
Past winners of the competition include piper Ali Levack, fiddler Benedict Morris and singer Hannah Rarity.
Michael s prize includes a recording session with BBC Scotland and he will also perform at the Scots Trad Music Awards to be held in December.
He said: The other finalists and I were delighted that the competition could go ahead this year because so many other events have had to be cancelled.
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Ellie Beaton
Ellie Beaton will compete in the final which will be held on Sunday 31 January and broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland and BBC ALBA.
Ellie has been interested in traditional music from a young age, brought up with Traditional and Bothy Ballads alike.
She studied Classical Voice at Aberdeen City Music School and having performed alongside Malinky, has been described as ‘a singer to be reckoned with’ by Hands up for Trad.
Throughout 2020 Ellie qualified for the Bothy Ballad Champion of Champions competition at Elgin where she competed against the best Bothy Ballad singers in the country.
Now attending the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland studying Classical Vocal Studies, Ellie hopes to graduate then progress onto becoming a full time musician.
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The north east has always boasted a rich seam of musical talent.
And now, three women from Aberdeenshire, Ellie Beaton, Iona Fyfe and Lucie Hendry, are in contention to be crowned BBC Radio Scotland’s Young Traditional Musician for 2021 in Glasgow later this month.
Ellie, from Rothienorman, has been interested in traditional music from a young age and was brought up performing traditional and bothy ballads.
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