Freddie White
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Freddie White is an Irish singer-songwriter [1] born in Cobh, County Cork, Ireland in 1951[2] into a musical family. By age 13 Freddie was playing in school bands and by 17 playing professionally. At 19, he moved to London, where he busked in subways, and developed his unique voice and guitar style.
In 1974, he was a founding member of Scullion, together with Philip King and Sonny Condell. Later he formed The Fake, regarded as one of the seminal Irish bands of the late 1970s. Next came The Freddie White Band formed in 1978, which toured with Eric Clapton that year.
His first album, Live on Tour, recorded by Nicky Ryan while touring with Clannad, brought him national attention. His second album, Do You Do, was the biggest selling Mulligan Label album of 1981. With these early albums, Freddie introduced an eclectic repertoire of music, which spanned musical genres and eras, to an Irish audience.
Long Distance Runner was launched in 1985, and it featured original songs such as Goodbye This Time, Down Without A Fight, and the hit single Frozen Heart, which was co-written with Johnny Duhan. His fourth album, Close To You continued this trend, with most of the songs self-penned. In 1994, he released Straight Up, a collection of 14 songs recorded live by DanDan Fitzgerald
My Country was released in Ireland in May 1999. A collection of 11 songs co-written with Ann O’Sullivan and based on the poetry of Don O’Sullivan. The album was co-produced by Freddie and Declan Sinnott, renowned for his work as producer and arranger with Sinead Lohan, Frances Black and Mary Black and as lead guitarist with Horslips and Moving Hearts.
Other albums include Lost and Found (2002) and Four Days in May (2004).
Freddie has long been synonymous with music of the highest quality. Whether interpreting songs by his favourite writers, such as Randy Newman, Tom Waits, John Hiatt and Guy Clark, or performing his own classy compositions, Freddie’s live performances are nothing short of legendary.
He has been part of the fabric of the live music scene in Ireland since the 1970s and his albums continue to sell well, among his loyal and new-found fan base.
In 2008 he released Stormy Lullaby, an album of 11 new songs.
