Who remembers Willie Matthews? Remember those beautifully painted album covers from the seventies? Matt Molloy's 'Heathery Breeze' (with a big colour spread inside), Stockton's Wing's 'Take a Chance' and Christy Moore's 'Live in Dublin' come to mind. He did covers mainly for the Tara and Mulligan labels. Part of the pleasure of buying an album was in getting the artwork.
Then he just disappeared. Does anyone know what became of him?
What happened Willie Matthews?
What happened Willie Matthews?
Who remembers Willie Matthews? Remember those beautifully painted album covers from the seventies? Matt Molloy's 'Heathery Breeze' (with a big colour spread inside), Stockton's Wing's 'Take a Chance' and Christy Moore's 'Live in Dublin' come to mind. He did covers mainly for the Tara and Mulligan labels. Part of the pleasure of buying an album was in getting the artwork.
Then he just disappeared. Does anyone know what became of him?
# Posted on September 5th 2008 by amhrán
Re: What happened Willie Matthews?
Willie moved to the States, is still working as an illustrator and usually comes back to Clare each summer.
# Posted on September 6th 2008 by Floss the Tethers
Re: What happened Willie Matthews?
Thanks for that Floss the Tethers. It's great to hear that he's still alive and working. I'll look him up on the web.
Maybe we should consider a return to those covers?
# Posted on September 6th 2008 by amhrán