An East Coast native, Will Woodson lived in Glasgow, Scotland and New York City before moving to Portland, Maine. On the flute, he’s heavily influenced by the music of the older generations of North Connacht flute players, particularly those who recorded in America in the 1920s and 30s; on the pipes, he’s inspired by the Irish-American tradition of pipers such as Patsy Touhey, Michael Carney, Bernard Delaney, and Tom Ennis. Will has toured extensively with the band Daymark, and is active in the Portland and Boston traditional music scenes. He’s taught and performed at a number of music festivals and summer schools in North America, including the St. Louis Tionól, the Patrick J. Touhey Memorial Weekend, the Boxwood Festival, and recently presented alongside Cait at the Ward Irish Music Archives “Archiving Irish America” conference. When he’s not performing and teaching, Will keeps busy as a maker of uilleann pipes.