Detroit singer-songwriter Mike Ward is known for his lyrically-centric, vocally-charged folk songs. Born in the 50’s, he grew up through the conscious-raising 60’s, where a new awareness of the world was colliding around him (for both good and bad). Mike sat in at sit-ins, marched, volunteered, ran for student government, sang protest songs - even wrote a few - and was always involved when the rights of others were at stake. He took influence from the likes of Bob Dylan, Jackson Browne, Marvin Gaye and Joan Baez, with his own songs offering a dose of self-deprecating humor in the vein of John Prine, Louden Wainwright III and Christine Lavin.

Mike has an intimate songwriting style that reflects family, community and the world that surrounds us. His own fear of leaving that world without making a difference in the lives of others is part of what drives him. How can any of us rest with so much work to be done? 

Mike has released the following music, “We Wonder” (2018) ,“The Darkness and The Light” (2021), “Career Advice” single (2021),“Particles to Pearls” (June 2022), “Love Never Rests” (April 2023), “Still Troubled” (2024) “The Heart Must Pay The Price” & “Transistor Dreams” singles (2025). “The Time That Remains” July 1, 2025.

His songs were finalists for the Rocky Mountain Songwriting Contest, honorable mention 2023 Telluride Troubadour Songwriting Competition and 2022 Great River Songwriting Competition

He performs regularly at listening room venues, coffeehouses, house shows and festivals throughout Michigan and the Midwest. Why Psychosongs? Well, his nickname as a hockey player is “PsychoWard”. Enough said.

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