Acoustic music that covers alot of territory, Mike Ehlers moves from eco-folk-rap to pop, from alt-country to mellow grooves, from story-folk-with-a-punch to ballads born in the depths of a quieted gratitude. A multiple first-round winner of  WCS (West Coast Songwriters) competitions in Northern California, he moves on to the semi-finals in August 2010 at the Mystic Theatre in Petaluma. Originally hailing from Northern Caliornia, Mike recently returned to the Mendocino Coast after spending the past five years in Edmonton, Alberta. While in Canada he gained a faithful local following and recorded most of his debut CD, set to be released in the late spring of 2010.

The single 'Use Less' has already received a very enthusiastic response and is currently featured on the website 'www.just-use-less.com'.

Past shows in Edmonton include 'Night of Artists', the 'Heart of the City Festival', and several appearances on  Radio CBC's Center Stage.  Other appearances include the 'Winterfest' festival and the 'Northern Lights Folk Club', City TV, Arden Theatre, the Jubilee Auditorium and a variety of venues throughout Edmonton.  For a complete list of previous performances see the “Shows” page on this site.

A songwriter for many years, Mike was exposed to music and songwriting at a young age.

"Music has always been a part of my life.  My parents were huge fans of the singer/songwriters of the 70's and I had the lyrics to many songs memorized by the time I was five years old.  I was about eleven when I found a guitar in the closet of my grandmother’s house.  I used to hold it in my lap for long periods of time, pretending that I could play the two remaining strings.  At my next birthday, my Uncle Walt gave me the guitar.  It still had only two strings, but we fixed that pretty quick."

                                                                                          - Mike Ehlers

Glad to be back in his native land, Mike continues to write, record and perform, touring Northern California and beyond.