Freeville Music

Musician, hear yourself!

Freeville Music was formed on August 28, 2006 to bring information about and recordings of local music performances to the performers and to their audience. See Openmic Recordings.

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Freeville, NY is located about halfway between the village of Dryden and the city of Ithaca. Trumansburg and Cortland are not far away. We are less than an hour from Syracuse, Binghamton, Elmira, Owego, Waverly and Watkins Glen to name only a few places where live music might be playing. Rumor has it that one can travel to New York City (downstate) or Buffalo (upstate) in four hours or so, and although these rumors are unconfirmed, I have eaten some mysteriously fresh seafood recently as well as some dynamite chicken wings.

Contact Freeville Music for advice on where to eat.

A usually accurate schedule of music events happening near Freeville may be found at the Ithaca Times.

Local Open Mic's

All of these places have live music as well as regular open mic nights. The list is in order of proximity to Freeville. Always call ahead if you are travelling any distance as schedules are notoriously subject to change.

The Scalehouse Brew Pub, Ithaca, every Thursday, 7-10 pm (or until they're done). Hosted by Freeville's Comfort Ave.
The Nines Acoustic Open Mic, Ithaca, every Sunday, 9 pm until midnight (or until they're done). Freeville Music records at the Nines on many Sundays.
The Shop, Ithaca, every other Thursday, 8-11 pm.
Lot 10, Ithaca, every Tuesday, 9pm. Performers will be allotted 3 songs or a maximum of 15 minutes on stage.
The Blue Frog Coffeehouse, Open Mic, Cortland, some Thursdays, 7 pm to 9 pm.
Dorothy's Music Room, Trumansburg, every Wednesday, 7 pm to 9 pm (sign-up at 6:30 pm).
John Barleycorn, Owego, Wednesdays, usually 7 pm - 12:30 am.

Local Festivals

Classical Music Festivals, Cortland, occasional small festivals at the Blue Frog in Cortland and as part of other events (sponsored in part by the Central New York Arts Coalition).
The Ithaca Festival A celebration of the Ithaca area's talent, starting with the Thursday parade and continuing with three days of performances by local bands, dancers, martial artists, jugglers and magicians. Show your support by buying a $5 Ithaca Festival button.
Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance, Trumansburg, a moderately large, but friendly festival with a wide variety of music and dance from all over the world and including local groups. Sign up on Friday for the band contest held on Saturday morning.

Other Live Local Music Sites and Small Venues

Cortland Music - information about and recordings of live music in and around Cortland, NY.
Canaan Music Home - It's got a lot! Find out about performances, festivals and jams.
Unreal City Productions, Cortland, providing booking, promoting, recording and other resources to musicians.
Folksmith featuring a selection of local performer/songwriters.
Felicia's Atomic Lounge, Ithaca A lovely little oasis.
Maxie's Supper Club, Ithaca (It's also a place to eat fresh seafood!)

Open Mic - Websites

The Nines Acoustic Open Mic Recordings: Recorded and edited using Audacity, a free and open source program for Mac, Linux and Windows.
Folk Alley Openmic: A streaming radio station out of Kent State. Also a place to upload your recording.
OpenMikes.org: A nationwide list of open mics. (the Hotel Utah in San Francisco is highly recommended)

We hope you enjoy Freeville Music. Comments and suggestions are welcome. Please contact Freeville Music and let us know what you think.