Matthew Welch

For the libertarian journalist, see Matt Welch. For the cricketer, see Mathew Welch.

Matthew Welch (born 1976) is an American bagpiper and composer.

Welch took a bachelor's in music at Simon Fraser University in Canada and then enrolled at Wesleyan University, where he studied under Anthony Braxton and Alvin Lucier.^[1] He has released several CD albums and composed pieces both for bagpipe and for more traditional ensembles, exploring elements of free jazz and experimental music.^[2][3]

Discography

• Ceol Nua (Leo, 2002)
• Hag at the Churn (Newsonic, 2003)
• Dream Tigers (Tzadik, 2005)
• Luminosity (Porter, 2009)
• Blarvuster (Tzadik, 2010)