Jason's father is a preacher from Canada, while his mother is a music teacher originally from Tennessee, giving his muse northern and southern winds.
Jason blends the styles, sounds and soul of his autobiography and those he has met as he writes his own account of life's darker challenges - but still maintains hope that everything is not lost.
Jason is currently working on a series of free albums highlighting his prolific songwriting: 100 Stories Volumes 1-10.
Vol. 1 Nov. 2011 @ www.noisetrade.com/jasonpauljohnston
Vol. 2 Feb. 1st @ www.noistrade.com/jasonpauljohnston2
Vol. 3 Apr. 1st @ www.noisetrade.com/jasonpauljohnston3
Vol. 4 June 1st @ www.noisetrade.com/jasonpauljohnston4
You can download high quality versions of all Jason's music as well as his first album "Willows Motel" at www.jasonpauljohnston.com
Latest News
Jason is hitting charts here at Broadjam:
100 Stories Vol. 4 now available as pay-what-you-want @ www.jasonpauljohnston.com
Jason Paul Johnston is hitting the charts here at Broadjam:
June 2012 Update:
#1, 2, 3, 5, 7, & 9 on the Kentucky top ten!
http://www.broadjam.com/browse/songs/top10/?l0=g&l1=235
Folk Alternative #2 with Unloaded Gun & #7 with Wondering
Unloaded Gun #4 on the Folk top 10
Dragon Slayer #4 on the Country-Traditional Top 10
Jason Paul Johnston
Some songwriters craft lyrics about themselves and their own experiences. Some compose tales of other people, real and imagined. Other artists, like Jason Paul Johnston, intricately balance these two options and even cause you to place yourself in the story.
Much like the Kings Of Leon and countless other songwriters, Jason is the son of a preacher man. Bringing less rock and more country than the Kings, Jason knows his roots well and there are glimpses woven within the many stories on 'Willows Motel'. His father hails from the Great White North while his mother is a music teacher originally from Tennessee, giving his muse northern and southern winds.
On his debut album, 'Willows Motel' (2009), Jason Paul Johnston has delicately created refrains that capture his own journey as well as engaging and moving tales of familiar folks we have all known. Produced by Bruce Anthony, a musical veteran who has worked with Canadian legends such as Bruce Cockburn and Gordon Lightfoot, Jason finds his kindred musical spirits with Neil Young and the Avett Brothers, though less frenetic. Jason blends the styles, sounds and soul of his autobiography and those he has met as he writes his own account of life's darker challenges - but still maintains hope that everything is not lost.
Currently Jason is recording and releasing a series of free albums highlighting his prolific songwriting: 100 Stories Volumes 1-10. Vol.1 was released Nov. 2011 and Vol. 2 is soon to be released late Jan 2012. They are more stripped down and bare. True folk tales that find themselves placed somewhere in history as well as modern society. So, stay a spell and listen to a few stories from Jason Paul Johnston, you'll be glad you did.