Matthews, Wendy | Welcome Fire | CD

Wendy Matthews is a Canadian-born Australian singer. Born in Montreal, Quebec, in 1960, she moved to Australia in 1983 and worked as a session singer, performing with many well known bands. She launched a solo career in 1990, won numerous music awards through the following decade, and became an Australian citizen in 1995.

The Welcome Fire is a 1 CD album released by Fanfare Records in Australia on 23 August 2013. It is Wendy Matthews' first album of original songs in 12 years, with songs written by Matthews together with Josh Pyke, Megan Washington, Mark Sholtez, Rod McCormack, John Castle, Kim Richey, Anthony Egizii and David Musumeci. Mark Sholtez, Wendy Matthews and John Castle are credited as producers, and Paul Lani mixed the album.