Larry Mathews is a musician from Glenbeigh in the Irish County Kerry. He sings and plays Irish Folk, his own compositions as well as Rock and Pop. He plays Irish Fiddle, Guitar und Bodhrán (the Irish frame drum). On stage he has been playing with Christy Moore, the Furey Brothers, The Dubliners and many others. He has been recording with Martin Röttger and many other musicians.
At the age of eight years Larry Mathews started playing the violin. Five years later the guitar became his second instrument. Together with his brother Terry, who plays banjo, mandolin and guitar, he toured Ireland and Great Britain as one of the folk duo Mathews Brothers,[1][2] they also had some appearances on radio and television. In the following years they played at festivals in Scandinavia, Germany, Belgium the Netherlands, Switzerland[3] and the USA. In 1977 he recorded the album A Kiss In The Morning Early[4] together with his brother Terry. With Tony Wilson and Mick Doonan as additional musicians they recorded the album Mathews' Wilson And Doonan.[5]
With the Irish folk band Spáilpín he reached some high positions in the Irish charts. One example is The Maggie Thatcher Song,[6] which was banned by the public broadcaster of Ireland RTÉ.
Since November 2000 Larry Mathews (now living in Hamburg, Germany) is accompanied by Ralph Bühr from Seevetal on Mandolin and Guitar. In 2003 they were jonined by bass player Björn Beutler from Hamburg. They founded the band Larry Mathews Blackstone, named after a bridge over the river Caragh in the Irish County Kerry. As a solo musician Larry Mathews is touring Europe, Canada and the USA with fiddle, guitar and Bodhrán.