Freedy hasn't put out an album of original songs for about 8 years, but he is still on the music scene. He has a new album titled Rain on the City coming out in January 2010. You can preview a few of the tracks on his MySpace page.
He has also been doing some shows, mostly in the northeast and midwest. Tour dates are on his official website, freedyjohnston.com.
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