For booking, contact: Angie Ward abbondi1155@hotmail.com Mike Ward syko5478@gmail.com
"Mike Ward: Psychosongs...contemporary folk music firmly rooted in the tradition, sincerely presented, and intelligently written." -Americana Highways, Elise Cady read more
MIKE WARD: PSYCHOSONGS SHORT BIO: Award-winning Detroit singer-songwriter Mike Ward is known for his lyrically-centric, vocally-charged folk songs. He grew up through the conscious-raising 60’s with influences like Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, John Prine and today, Jason Isbell and Lori McKenna. Mike has an intimate songwriting style that reflects family, community and the world around us. (full bio linked here)
"Mike Ward's new record THE TIME THAT REMAINS is his best work to date. The songs are as timely as they are timeless. Chances are good that if you don't see yourself in his songs, then you know the person they are written about. Ward's music will make you laugh, cry, smile, and think - so pace yourself. It is a masterpiece and worthy of listening from start to finish."
Bruce Swan, Host "Music My Mother Would Not Like" | WSFM 103.3 fm Asheville
LIVE PERFORMANCES
"On The Time That Remains, Ward gets up close and personal about love, loss, and wisdom across the album’s dozen tracks. He spent considerable time fine-tuning the album’s evocative lyrics, heartfelt vocals, and earnest instrumentation"-Lori Stratton, The Stratton Setlist read more
DISCOGRAPHY
The Time That Remains 2025 (For the month of July, the album landed at #13 on the top 50 Folk DJ International charts.
Plus, the song “Instrument for Good” came in at #8 and “Why Not” came in at #12. Mike was also #16 for top artist.)
Still Troubled 2024 (includes Troubled Times)
Love Never Rests 2023 | Particles to Pearls 2022 | The Darkness and The Light 2021
Career Advice Single 2021 | We Wonder 2018
Mike Ward: Psychosongs high resolution promo photos can be downloaded from this link.
Download a PDF of MIke Ward: Psychosongs Bio-OneSheet
Download Tech Rider here
RECOGNITIONS
2025 1st Alternate Finalist Songwriter Showcase Rocky Mountain Folks Festival
2025 Finalist Great River Folk Fest Songwriter Contest
2025 Finalist Michigan Music Awards "Songwriter of the Year"
2024 Finalist Rocky Mountain Songwriting Contest
2023 Honorable Mention Telluride Troubadour Songwriting Competition
2022 DJ Showcase Folk Alliance Region Midwest (FARM) introduced by Marilyn Rae Beyer,
The Midnight Special WFMT 98.7FM
2022 Finalist & Honorable Mention - Great River Folk Festival Songwriting Contest
The Darkness and The Light reached #31 on FAI Folk DJ Charts | Detroit Music Awards Finalist for Vocalist and Songwriter
"Philby Awards"by Phil Maq of WHFR 89.3FM "Particles to Pearls" Best Male Folk Album 2022,
"Our Turn To Shine" Song of the Year 2022 and "We Wonder" - Best Folk Album 2019
NOTABLE VENUES
Wheatland Folk Festival, Blissfest, Forest Trail Festival, FARM DJ Showcase, ThumbFest, HollerFest, Thunder Bay Folk Fest, Trinity House Theatre, Michigan State Fair, Columbus Folk Society, FolkNet and Look About Lodge (Cleveland MetroParks) Cleveland OH, On The Tracks Series-Chelsea Depot, Coffee House Milwaukee, Pete's Candy Store, Brooklyn, NY, Over Yonder House Concerts, Wesley's Place, LaGrange, IL, Farmhouse Folk, PJ's Lager House, Ghost Light, Hamtramck, MI, North Star Lounge, Ann Arbor, MI, The Stray, Grand Rapids, MI,The Clover Room, Kalamazoo, MI, Fitzgerald's Side Bar, Berwyn, IL, Two Way Street, Downers Grove, IL, The Robin Theatre (support by Ten Pound Fiddle) Lansing, MI and WFMT FolkStage, Chicago, IL
RADIO, STREAMING & PODCASTS
Folk Festival with Lilli Kuzma WDCB FM, Music My Mother Would Not Like (Bruce Swan and Louise Baker), Folk Project New Jersey, Ron Olesko’s Folk Music Notebook Shelter in Place Showcase, Jon Stein’s Hootenanny Cafe Showcase, John Bommarito's Acoustic Alternatives, Charlie's Open Mic Acoustic Showcase with Charlie Mosbrook and The Stratton Setlist
OTHER QUOTES
"I'm so excited about Mike Ward's upcoming music because his songwriting gets better with each release. He surrounds himself with great collaborators and it brings out the best in his music and live performances. We're pleased to have Mike perform on the Trinity House stage." - Bill Keith | Concert Coordinator | Trinity House Theatre
“Mike Ward has been a part of “Michigan Songwriters in the Round” at the historic Wheatland Festival, first virtually in 2020, and then in-person on 2022. His warmth and skill were a wonderful addition to the line-up on the new Schafer Song Stage. Mike’s songs contain rich insight, and his skill as a wordsmith and musician are stellar.”
-Daniel Bracken | Wheatland Music Organization | Michigan Songwriters in the Round
"Mike Ward's songs are well-crafted and meaningful, serving to tap into a memory or touch a part of your soul, making the listening experience both entertaining and relevant! " -Lilli Kuzma | Folk Festival | WDCB Public Radio