Watch live footage of Michael performing at Celtic Connections 2009, with the Skydiggers, and with Andrew Cash on Michael's YouTube channel here

Blog, songs, video at Michael's official myspace site here

Buy "Curious Heart" as an mp3 download for $8.88 at Zunior.com here

Listen to songs from "Curious Heart" at CBC's New Music Canada website here

Interested in having Michael work with you as a producer, arranger, songwriter or session player? 

Contact: mj@michaeljohnston.ca

Discography

2010

The Burns Unit - "Sideshow" - released August 2, 2010 through Proper Distribution (in UK) - Scottish-Canadian supergroup featuring Michael Johnston, King Creosote, Karine Polwart, Emma Pollock, Future Pilot AKA, Kim Edgar, Mattie Foulds and MC Soom T

Kirsten Jones - "The Mad Mile" - Michael plays piano, organ and accordion - produced by Gary Louris (The Jayhawks) - released May 11, 2010 (Fontana North/Universal)

Scott McCord - "Love and Sorrow/Mystery Song" mini-EP - produced by Michael Johnston - featuring a duet by Scott with Dave Wall

(forthcoming releases)

Saidah Baba Talibah - TBA - full-length debut produced by Michael Johnston, featuring two songs co-written by Michael

Stacy Burke - TBA - Michael plays piano on one track

Oh Susanna - TBA - Michael plays piano on a few tracks

2009

Taylor Mitchell - "For Your Consideration"

produced by Michael Johnston - featuring several songs co-written by MJ

to donate to the Taylor Mitchell memorial fund, please click here

Skydiggers - The Truth About Us:  A Twenty-Year Retrospective (Pheremone/Universal)

featuring "Hello Beautiful Life" (co-written by MJ), and re-recorded versions of "A Penny More", "Pull Me Down", and "Fall Apart" featuring MJ on piano, organ and vocals

Scott McCord - "Blues For Sunshine"  (independent)

produced by Michael Johnston; several songs co-written with MJ; engineered and mixed by Don Kerr

Jory Nash - "New Blue Day"

produced by Chris Stringer - featuring Michael on piano, organ, wurlitzer and accordion

The Divorcees -

"Last of the Free Men" (Hay Sale/Outside)

Michael plays piano and organ - produced by Josh Finlayson

2008

Skydiggers

"City of Sirens" (Latent Recordings/Universal)

Recorded at the Bathhouse (the Tragically Hip's home studio)

Featuring Michael Johnston on piano, organ, keyboards and vocals;

also featuring three MJ co-writes ("Hello Beautiful Life", "Until I Arrive", and "Incurable")

Suzie Vinnick

"Happy Here" (2009 Juno nominee)

Produced by Stephen Fearing

Featuring Michael on accordion, organ, and harmony vocals

Michael co-wrote two songs, "Back On My Feet" (with Suzie and Josh Finlayson) and "I'm Still Looking For You" (with Suzie, Josh and Stephen Fearing)

Chris Staig

"Mary"

Featuring Michael on piano and wurlitzer

2007

Tannis Slimmon

"Lucky Blue" (DROG)

Produced by Lewis Melville

Michael plays piano on the first track

John Dorsey

"Somebody Stole my Canoe"

Produced by Don Kerr

Michael contributes piano, accordion and background vocals

The Centennial Secondary School Choir

with Dave Reed, Michael Johnston, Dave Clark, Lewis Melville and Joe Lapinski

"The Great Canadian Vocal Music Project, Volume 2

2006

Cat Jahnke

"None of These Things"

accordion on "Crocodiles"

Sam Larkin

"Night Melts Chains"

Michael contributes piano, accordion, organ and background vocals

Produced by Don Kerr, also featuring Oh Susanna and Ron Sexsmith

Ian North

"Theory of Your Life"

piano on two tracks

"Afghanistan - On Guard For Thee"

featuring "Will You Remember Me? (co-written with Dave Clark and Lewis Melville)

check out standonguardproject.com

2005

Michael Johnston

"Curious Heart" (Idle Free/Zunior.com)

produced by Don Kerr

to purchase, click here

John Southworth

"Yosemite" (Maple Music)

Michael plays piano and organ

Michael Johnston

"Michael Johnston", EP, produced by Don Kerr

out-of-print

"Sixty Second Songs" (DROG/Outside)

Featuring "Bedbugs" by Michael Johnston

to purchase, click here

"Music For Peace", compilation released 2002 (DROG/Outside)

to purchase, click here

2003 and earlier

Reid Jamieson

"The Noise in my Chest" (Maple Music)

Michael played piano on one track

Released 2003

with Us and Wilbur

"through these walls", produced by Lurch, released 1998

"Lost and Found", produced by Don Kerr, released 1996

"Patch of Snow", cassette released 1997

"The Purple Tape, cassette released 1993