D-25M content - Freddie White

johnny3j

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1st post, so hello to all of you fellow Guild owners.
I have a 1972 D-25 (mahogany top, back & sides, flat back) which is a few numbers away from this guy's guitar but that's where the resemblance ends :wink: .
Most of you won't have heard of Freddie White, but growing up in the backwater that was Ireland of the 60s and 70s, he was an inspiration for us aspiring pickers with his Guild D-25 which he bought new in London in 1972.
When he landed a support slot for an Eric Clapton tour in the later 1970s we were with him note for note.
Enjoy the intimate sounds of a Guild D25 in the hands of Freddie White.

Pojama People

Walking Stick

The Boy Talks Tough

Huggin' and Chalkin'

Martha

Material Mile

Gypsy Moth

He's back after a long absence from his home country and still playing that same D-25, so if you're in Ireland, go see him.
www.FreddieWhite.com

Lastly, thanks to all of you for providing this great resource for Guild, the dark horse of the guitar world.

Goodbye This Time
 

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Thanks for posting this, I hadn't heard of him before now. I enjoyed Walking Stick, both his fingerstyle guitar & singing.
 

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Didn't make the "Walking Stick" connection until it started playing. Sounds like he picked it up from Leon Redbone's version. Nothing wrong with that, it's one of his classic signature tunes, at least in my opinion.
This is recent, but Redbone first recorded it on his 1975 album, "On the Track" :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeN7fZE7EPo
 
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Nice, I really liked his version of "Martha". Great playing and voice--definitely does the song justice.
 
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