Hornby Island Blues Workshop

Little Miss Higgins was born in Brooks, Alberta, and raised in Independence, Kansas. Music entered her life early, growing up playing the piano, Little Miss Higgins now uses guitar and voice as her main instruments as well as her theatre background to bring a refreshing sound and story to the stage. Her stage name suits the undeniably inflammatory mix of her blues and country music repertoire. Over the past five years, Little Miss Higgins has built a strong national reputation throughout Canada, appearing in clubs and on festival stages in Edmonton, Winnipeg, Montreal, Owen Sound, and Canso, Nova Scotia performing traditional songs, but also her own original music that picks up on blues styles of the past, but remains very much her own expression. As a songwriter, she has been influenced by a range of artists from Memphis Minnie, Billy Holiday, Big Bill Broonzy to Joni Mitchell. Her studio albums superbly showcase Little Miss Higgins as a highly developed songwriter, as well as a remarkable country blues performer in a style gracefully highlighted by her partner, guitarist Foy Taylor. Between touring, Little Miss Higgins and Foy Taylor live a fairly simple life in the small but vibrant town of Nokomis, Saskatchewan.