Brian and Kristen Bigley are a musical duo specializing in Irish and American folk music. Both have played music for more than 25 years and have performed with orchestras and folk ensembles all over North America and Europe. They love entertaining people at weddings, funerals, parties, and producing ‘A Celtic Christmas’ every December in Medina. They have produced and created their own stage production called ‘Rambling House’ that celebrates the Irish influence on American and Baroque music. They have two dancing children, James and Kathleen, and live in Strongsville.
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Kristen & Brian Bigley are available to entertain guests at your next event.
Contact Brian Bigley for more information: 440-554-2394 or [email protected].
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REVIEWS

From Caitlin L. (5 STARS)
Married 10/23/2020
Highly recommend! Incredibly talented. Elevated our ceremony! 
Brian and Kristen are amazing! We wanted the Irish uilleann pipes and violin played during our wedding ceremony and working with Brian was a highlight of planning. He was so understanding as we navigated COVID-19 with different venues, changed dates and reduced guest counts. He was able to provide us with song recommendations that made planning so much easier. Brian and Kristen were incredible and their music elevated our ceremony to another level. Not only are they amazing musicians - they are so kind and thoughtful too! Hiring them was one of our best decisions for the day.

From Knot Pro Network (5 STARS)
posted 01/05/2019
We had the pleasure of having Kristen Bigley (Capp) play the violin for our wedding. She was amazing and the solo violin sound was absolutely perfect for the wedding ceremony. It meant so much to me to hear how beautifully she played throughout our ceremony! Would recommend her to anyone for a perfect wedding instrumentalist.

From Wedding Wire
posted 9/29/2018
What a wonderful, talented couple. Brian and Kristen played the most beautiful Irish music at my daughter's church ceremony 09/29/18, the Irish bagpipes and violin was everything we wanted and so much more!! They were so wonderful, we’re having them also play at my oldest daughter's wedding next year for her ceremony and cocktail hour. Thank you Brian and Kristen!

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BIOGRAPHIES

BRIAN BIGLEY - ​UILLEANN PIPES, GUITAR, IRISH FLUTE, WHISTLES AND TRADITIONAL IRISH DANCE
Brian Bigley comes from a musical family on the west side of Cleveland, Ohio where he first heard the ethereal sound of the Uilleann Pipes at the West Side Irish American Club. Soon after, at the age of eight, he began studying with Achill Island piper Michael Kilbane. Since then, Brian's sensitivity to the art of Uilleann Piping has developed into a high level of understanding with the help of his family and the countless musicians that have crossed his path.
His interest in maintaining that ethereal sound led Brian to study the art of pipe making with the prolific pipe maker Seth Gallagher in New York and the master flute maker Patrick Olwell in Virginia. He is currently making pipes in the style of the late Dave Williams and has a waiting list.
Brian is also a world-class Irish step dancer. Studying with Bob Masterson and Catherine Leneghan from age seven, he went on to compete with distinction at the World Championships in Glasgow and Killarney. 
He has toured extensively throughout North America and Europe as a piper, flute player, whistle player, and dancer with various music and dance shows including "Tomáseen Foley's A Celtic Christmas" (www.ACelticChristmas.com) which has appears regularly at Playhouse Square and at the Medina Performing Arts Center. He was a guest artist with the Contemporary Youth Orchestra (www.cyorcherstra.org) in Cleveland where they performed "Symphonic Led Zeppelin" at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2002) and the Masonic Auditorium (2007). He has also had the privilege of performing at Carnegie Hall in New York with the Chieftains as well as appearing on stage with legendary piper Paddy Keenan. In March of 2016, Brian was a featured dancer and musician with The Omaha Symphony's production of "Celtic Journey" (www.celticjourney.org), a symphonic presentation of traditional Irish music, dance, and storytelling. This production has gone on to perform with The Nashville, Edmonton, and Detroit Symphonies. 
Competitive accolades include taking first prize for senior piping at the Midwest Regional Fleadh Cheoil and taking second place at the Fleadh in Drogheda, Ireland in 2019.
Brian now lives near Cleveland, Ohio with his fiddler wife, Kristen, and their dancing children, James and Kathleen.
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​KRISTEN BIGLEY – VIOLIN
​Violinist Kristen Bigley has been playing the violin for 23 years. She studied classical violin at the University of Akron and Youngstown State University. Kristen often performs with small local ensembles in both classical and folk genres, but most of all loves teaching violin/fiddle to local musicians out of her home near Cleveland, Ohio. Kristen and piper husband, Brian, live near Cleveland, Ohio with their dancing children, James and Kathleen, where they have formally started a family business sharing their love of music and manufacturing traditional Irish instruments, The Bigley Music Workshop LLC.
brianbigleymusic.com