Freddie White at Wexford Arts Centre

What to Expect

Freddie White has been a fixture of Irish live music since the 1970s, a Cobh-born singer who started out busking on the London Underground before becoming a central figure in the Irish folk and singer-songwriter scene. He was part of forming Scullion in 1974 and later fronted The Fake, a band regarded as one of the seminal Irish groups of the late 1970s, and his early solo albums were critically acclaimed, with The Irish Times noting his sparse recordings “still stand as perfection” decades on. His second solo album was the biggest-selling release on the Mulligan label in 1981. This Wexford Arts Centre date is a solo or small-band show built around his own catalogue and the interpretations of other writers’ songs that have long been part of his live sets, in the Arts Centre’s intimate seated setting rather than a large concert hall.

White’s reputation rests as much on his interpretations of other songwriters’ work as on his own material, a habit that goes back to his earliest gigs and has made him a respected figure among younger Irish singer-songwriters who cite him as an influence. Decades into his career, he still tours regularly around small and mid-sized Irish venues rather than chasing arena-scale shows, and a date like this one fits squarely into that pattern: an evening built around musicianship and song selection rather than production spectacle, in a room small enough that the audience can hear every word.

Good to Know

• Saturday 3 October 2026, evening performance, Wexford Arts Centre, Cornmarket, Wexford town
• Long-running Irish folk and singer-songwriter artist, active since the 1970s
• Seated, intimate theatre-style setting
• Book through Wexford Arts Centre’s Ticketsolve page or by phone on 053 912 3764
• Part of the Arts Centre’s regular programme of established Irish singer-songwriters

Getting There

Wexford Arts Centre is on Cornmarket in the centre of Wexford town, within walking distance of the Bull Ring, Main Street and the quay. Irish Rail connects Wexford to Dublin Connolly in around two hours, and Bus Éireann and Wexford Bus both serve the town centre. The nearest car parks are on the quayfront, a short walk from Cornmarket.