Award winning Detroit based singer-songwriter Mike Ward:Psychosongs is known for his lyrically-centric, vocally-charged folk songs. Influences are the likes of Simon & Garfunkel, Dylan, Springsteen and John Prine. These days, he finds inspiration in the works of Jason Isbell, Sarah Jarosz and John Paul White. His intimate songwriting echoes through empty city streets, back country roads and family portraits. Mike has released four studio albums, “We Wonder” (2018) ,“The Darkness and The Light” (2021), "Career Advice" a single (2021),“Particles to Pearls” (June 2022)  an EP "Troubled Times" (Oct. 2022) and "Love Never Rests" (April 2023). Honorable mentions in the 2022 Great River Songwriting Competition and 2023 Telluride Troubadour Songwriting Competition. Ward performs regularly at small venues, clubs, house shows and festivals throughout Michigan, the Midwest, and the East Coast. Why Psychosongs? Well, his nickname as a hockey player is “PsychoWard”. Enough said.