Michael Johnathon
| Michael Johnathon | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 22, 1963 |
| Genres | Folk music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, producer, author, playwright |
Michael Johnathon (born January 22, 1963) is an American folksinger, singer-songwriter, producer, author, and playwright. He has written several books, released nine albums, and tours nationwide. While the great majority of his recordings are his own compositions; he has recorded many traditional and cover songs.
Originally from New York State, Johnathon moved to rural Mousie, Kentucky (in Knott County) during the early 1980s in order to learn about the folk tradition. He began his career performing at schools and fairs and touring with established artists including Judy Collins.
In the summer of 1993 Johnathon began producing the Troubadour Concert Series at the Kentucky Theater in Lexington, Kentucky and the Paramount Arts Center in Ashland, Kentucky.
He also is the founder, producer and host of the WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour, a folk/roots/Americana multi-media program. The weekly show is a live webcast from the Lyric Theatre & Cultural Arts Center. in Lexington, Kentucky which is also recorded for broadcast internationally on 493 radio stations. The broadcast is heard by over one million radio listeners and is carried by the rado service of the American Forces Network (AFN) which broadcasts it to 175 countries and all US naval ships at sea. It is also on XM Satellite Radio on XM-15 The Village. The live webcast which has both audio and video streaming, can be accessed weekly at the Woodsongs website. There is also a related archive page which allows downloading. The TV broadcast reaches at least 51 million TV homes nationwide on PBS and the Bluehighways cable TV channel.
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