Elena Piras

Sardinian-born Elena inherited her father’s love of singing, particularly folk music, from a very early age, singing in church choirs and even appearing on Italian TV. By her teens, Elena was an experienced artist performing for large audiences and was singing and playing guitar professionally. Since moving to the UK at the age of 18, Elena has lived in London where she co-founded and toured with the successful London Bulgarian choir.  In 2006 she moved to Scotland where her work at the Royal Scottish Academy of Art gave her the opportunity to become fully immersed in the local music scene. She has won many awards during her career such as the Girvan Folk Festival Open Stage Competition in 2009 and the Margot Campbell Trophy at the Royal National Mòd in 2012. Following the success of her 2010 debut album, "Journey", she toured the UK where she became a popular personality at festivals  such as the Edinburgh Fringe. More recently she has performed  at Bing-anee Festival in Pitlochry and the Kinross-shire Music Festival and in 2019 she had the privilege to play live on Radio BBC Oxford, with radio host Dave Gilyeat.