Artist Info: David Watson

Originally from New Zealand, David Watson lives and works in New York City. An internationally respected guitarist and improviser, Watson's more recent work uses the highland bagpipes. His work on the pipes subverts any conventional expectation, drawing on traditional sources, electronica and experimental improv "to blow the bagpipes into the 21st century."

In New Zealand, Watson was instrumental in developing a scene for experimental and improvised music [read more...]