[2] Born in Brooks, Alberta, and raised both there and in Independence, Kansas, she settled in Nokomis, Saskatchewan after meeting and marrying guitarist Foy Taylor.
[3] She modeled her performance style on that of American blues singer Memphis Minnie.
[6] After separating from Taylor and moving to Winnipeg, Manitoba, she teamed up with the Western swing band The F-Holes for the 2013 album Bison Ranch Recording Sessions, which was released as Little Miss Higgins and the Winnipeg Five.
[7] The album was recorded in a converted barn on bassist Patrick Leclerc's family farm.
[9] Her most recent album, My Home, My Heart, was released in 2017,[10] following which Higgins received a Canadian Folk Music Award nomination for Solo Artist of the Year at the 14th Canadian Folk Music Awards in 2018.