Iain Matthews was born Ian Matthews MacDonald on June 16th, 1946 in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. His music career began in the mid 60's as the vocalist with the surf band "Pyramid". In 1967 he was recruited to sing with "Fairport Convention" alongside fellow folk legends Sandy Denny and Richard Thompson. His next group, Matthews Southern Comfort, scored a number one hit single in England with Joni Mitchell's Woodstock.

By late 1970 Ian Matthews began a solo career and released a series of critically acclaimed albums for various record companies. In 1978 he released Stealing Home which went on to become a certified gold record and spawned the top ten U.S. single Shake It. By the early 80's Matthew's solo career was floundering and group efforts with his band Hi Fi feared no better. By 1985 Ian retired as a performer and took a job in the record industry.

In 1988 Iain's (now spelled Iain to reflect his Gaelic roots) short lived retirement ended with a legendary concert at the Bottom Line club in New York. He resumed his solo career, again to great acclaim. Throughout the 90's Matthews released numerous commercial CDs along with two series of Cds aimed at his ever fanatical fan base. With the live performance market drying up in the U.S., Iain relocated to the Netherlands.

Iain Matthews continues his stellar solo career as well as working as a member of the band "Plainsong". Along with Dutch guitarist Ad Vanderveen and Texas songstress Eliza Gilkyson, Iain is also part of the songwriting collective More Than A Song. UTR Records, the licensing branch of Binky records, signed both Iain Matthews and Ad Vanderveen in late 2002. February 2003 saw the U.S. release of More Than A Song.