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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.