Scott Figgins

Scott Figgins is a Scottish traditional musician from the West coast of Scotland, specialising in highland bagpipes and bellow-blown pipes; guitar; and whistles. With a wealth of experience playing in pipe bands, as a solo player and in the traditional and folk music scene, Scott is a highly experienced musician with invaluable hours spent playing in competition, concert, private functions and informal atmospheres. Striving to innovate and collaborate across genres, Scott is always keen to perform widely and learn new skills. Scott currently plays in ‘Eriska’, a folk-fusion 6 piece band from Glasgow where he plays pipes and whistles. Through ‘Eriska’, Scott has gained experience recording albums; gigging extensively; touring; as well as radio and television performances. Scott also recorded his second album in 2018 in collaboration with American fiddler Peter Pezzino; and released a third recording in 2019 with duo partner Scott Garden. In addition to experience performing, Scott also has invaluable teaching experience in his local pipe band and in schools, taking on all levels from complete beginner to experienced bandsmen of all ages. He has also partaken in a lot of collaborative work: being part of local Fèis events; the ‘Monster Folk Group’ project; the North Ayrshire Schools Traditional Music Group; Celtic Connections Festival; ‘National Fête de la Musique’ in France; recording for BBC Radio Scotland; and pipe band work. He also won the Young Burnsian of the Year Award for 2014 and was a semi-finalist in the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician 2020. Having appeared in concert alongside the likes of Phil Cunningham, Ali Bain, Eddi Reader, Dougie MacLean and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Scott has an established performing career spanning across many aspects. Having graduated from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland with a BMus (Hons) in Traditional Music in 2018, Scott is always looking to expand on his musical experience and further deepen his understanding of the music he loves, as well as other genres, making him a desired and accomplished musician. Scott is a dependable, punctual and reliable musician available for booking as a soloist or for collaborative work.