“The songs on Sunbeams All Twisted thrive on their strength and Wheeler’s charisma... These story songs fly off the page and draw the listener in.”
— No Depression
Bio
Mike Wheeler is a singer-songwriter originally hailing from Vermont. With stints in Montreal, New Zealand, Augusta, GA, Key West, Colorado, Wisconsin, and Kentucky-- where he was called "hands down, one of the finest WKY singer-songwriters going at the moment" (News4U, 2017)-- Wheeler now calls Nashville home.
Mike's debut LP, Roll Another Dime, produced by Grammy-winning studio engineer, Rob Eaton, was released by Pacific Records in March of 2022. The record features appearances by Adam Chaffins, Todd Smallie, Rob Eaton Jr., and Sierra Ferrell. His self-produced follow-up LP will be released in 2025, and features members of Sierra Ferrell and Sturgill Simpson's bands.
After a stint with Chris Henry & The Hardcore Grass in 2015, "Wheeler – the kind of road dog troubadour of yore" (Maximum Volume, 2020) -- spent the better part of 3 years touring non-stop, mostly solo, before settling back into Nashville life in 2018. He has opened for James Taylor & Jackson Browne, and has appeared before contemporary Americana heavyweights Nikki Lane, Tyler Childers, Billy Strings, Joshua Ray Walker, & Kelsey Waldon.
Recent festival appearances include: Newport Folk Festival, Jam Cruise, Sea Hear Now, & Sand and Strings (MEX) with BERTHA; Back to the Roots (DK), Folk Alliance International (US./CAN), ROMP, Maverick Festival (UK), Dark Songs, Aiken Bluegrass Festival, The Frendly Gathering, IBMA: World of Bluegrass, Steelbridge Songfest. His post-Covid solo tours in Europe and the UK have included multiple festival appearances, and sold out shows in Germany, Belgium, Denmark, and the Netherlands.
Some of Mike's co-writing credits include Grammy-winners Melody Walker and Tammy King (The Steel Drivers), as well as Noel McKay, Brennan Leigh, Daniel Donato, Rachel Baiman, George Jackson, Austin Stambaugh, Noah G. Fowler, Geri X, Misty Harlowe, Ellie Buckland (Lula Wiles), Lydia Luce, Tony Martinez, & James Hall (Pleasure Club).
Discography:
Sunbeams All Twisted (EP)
Countin' on You Sessions with Rachel Baiman (EP)
Roll Another Dimer (LP)
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Press links
Maximum Volume Music (May 2020) -- "classic sounding Americana."
Bluestown Music (April 2020)
The Bluegrass SItuation (March 2017)
No Depression: "The songs on Sunbeams All Twisted thrive on their strength and Wheeler’s charisma... These story songs fly off the page and draw the listener in. Wheeler’s at his best when examining the foibles of others, gently chiding his characters but imbuing his performances with a genuine sympathy for them." (Oct 2017)
Ink Magazine “a deeply talented songwriter” (Feb 2017)
NEWS4U: Western Kentucky Music Spotlight (Sept 2016): "Wheeler is at his best on stage."
Dust of Daylight (Norway)
