The winner of the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Awards winner was announced at last night's Folk Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

The lucky winner who will be joining us at this year's Cropredy Festival as part of her prize is piper Brìghde Chaimbeul.

Presenting the award to Brìghde was Northumbrian Pipe queen, Kathryn Tickell.

17 year old Brìghde comes from the Isle of Skye and has been immersed in Scottish/Gàidhlig music from a young age. She was offered a place at St Mary’s Music School in 2010 and since then has been receiving tuition from award-winning piper Iain Speirs, and Fin Moore (since 2014), having previously studied with Niall Stewart.
Recent successes include winning the National Piping Centre Under 18’s in Glasgow and playing in the final of the MacGregor Memorial Piobaireachd contest. Brìghde has performed in venues across Scotland, and took part in a folk festival in Northern Norway in 2014 playing with international artists such as Torje Jensen and Mike Vass. (Courtesey of www.thepipingcentre.co.uk)

Congratulations Brìghde. See you in August!