Biography

Jenna Cumming is originally from Inverness. Her mother is Chrissy MacVicar and she has an older sister, Karen. Jenna attended Inverness Central Primary School and Millburn Academy where she received "a good education from several Harris people who taught me in school".

In 2002, she went to Glasgow where she did two years at Jordanhill College, studying primary teaching, but did not complete the course. In 2007, she graduated from the University of Glasgow with a degree in Scottish Studies. That same year, after graduating, she got a full-time job with Fèisean nan Gàidheal supporting fèisean in the Western Isles.

Jenna first took part in the Royal National Mòd in 1994 in Dunoon and won first prize. She won the Traditional Gold Medal in Largs in 2002, the Gold Medal in 2003 in Oban, and the Oban Times Gold Medal in 2004 in Perth.

Jenna has taken part in many television and radio programmes including Aig Cridhe Ar Ciùil, Ceòl Country, Fonn Mo Bheatha and Sruth na Maoile, which was recorded in Ireland. In 2003, she won second prize for Scotland at the Pan Celtic Festival in Ireland and released a CD, Kintulavig, in 2005.

Jenna married William Morrison in 2010. They built a house in Scalpay, Harris, and live there with their four children. Jenna says: "I like living in Scalpay. Since I was a little girl, I wanted to live in Harris."