Have no Fear! You’ve been re-directed to the new home of the artist formerly known as
John Michael Lind (JML)
This is legit, I haven’t been hi-jacked!
New Album
April 2026!
“Be On the Lookout”
Soon Streaming EVERYWHERE!
“Songs of love, songs of travel, songs of heart – Johnny Bolo’s new album
Be On the Lookout is Fire!“
Listen:
bandcamp
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“Okanagan, Canada based Alt-Country & Roots artist Johnny Bolo does it again!”
“Your new song I Hear A Voice gave me the body chills. The arrangement and tightness were amazing. Very much a country rock vibe. Vocals were clean and solid.” – Pedro Caratera
Joy Through Music!
Ranging out of Canada’s Okanagan Valley, solo alt-country singer-songwriter Johnny Bolo has been a presence in the Western Canada music scene for over 20 years. Touring Canada & Europe, from festivals to dive bars, Johnny brings his entertaining “Blue Rodeo meets Jimmy Buffett” sound, engaging audiences with soaring vocals & driving guitar work.
Born in Sudbury Ontario, son of a hard rock miner, raised on the wide plains of Saskatchewan, Johnny Bolo (JB) delivers smiles, energy, connection & Joy!
Outlaws & rebels, lovers & dreamers populate his songs, with an authenticity born of his travels & travails. JB brings you stories of the road, of trains, freedom, & Joy. You’ll find something to connect with in a Johnny Bolo show!
His debut EP “Out On The Land” received world-wide accolades, & extensive Canadian community & CBC airplay.
Johnny’s upcoming full-length release “Be On the Lookout” showcases 10 well-crafted original songs of love, loss, Joy & trains! Recorded at Vancouver’s Flash Studios, with engineer Jackson J. Gardner (Sam Roberts Band; Yukon Blonde; Spank Williams), & populated with some of Vancouver’s best session players (Emmett Jerome, Tyler Ross Murray, Spank Williams hisself, & Jonny Scorpio), “Be On the Lookout” is poised to receive Juno attention & is steadily picking up pre-release spins, blogs, & great reviews.
From a wellspring of inspiration fed by John Prine, Van Morrison, Townes Van Zandt & Steve Earle, Johnny crafts touching songs that reverberate in hearts long after the show. His sweet originals & covers of gems like Gordon Lightfoot’s “Canadian Railroad Trilogy,” Bob Dylan’s “Lily, Rosemary & the Jack of Hearts” & more make a great night of music!
A life spent on the road, as a travelling salesman, truck driver, & wandering minstrel gives Johnny a unique & grounded perspective on life, love, loss, & joy, weaving a discernible thread through his music.
www.JohnnyBolo.com
“I get a real Blue Rodeo vibe…” Jackson J. Gardner, Producer
Sidestreet Motel
Album: Lightning Rod
Live, Kelowna BC May 2025
Friday Night at the Logger’s Hall
Album: Lightning Rod
Live, Gleneden BC April 2025
I Hear A Voice
Album: Lightning Rod
Live, Gleneden BC April 2025
Watch Senor Bolo!
Virtually Live at the Cathedral
Village Arts Festival, Regina SK
Your new song I Hear A Voice gave me the body chills. The arrangement and tightness were amazing. Very much a country rock vibe. Vocals were clean and solid.
“This crisp-sounding EP should be Bolo’s ticket to the next level of fame.”
“Out on the Land’s title track [is] a modern-day dust-bowl ballad about an old man living out his declining days on the prairie, and there’s clearly something real to it.”
“Beautiful Dancing Lady is a song of desire and seduction…”
“…an attractive light tenor… knows his way around a guitar.”
“Oh my God, it was so awesome! Johnny laid out the tunes, he was deadly! We can’t wait to have him back.”