Michael Richard Edel (born December 18, 1985) is a Canadian folk musician, guitarist, and songwriter.
The album draws from Mike Edel's life experiences to create "folksy rock" music.
[4] Many of the songs were inspired by Edel's upbringing in rural Alberta, such as The Closer, which tells the story of watching his brother's baseball game as a young child, and Julia, which mentions Calgary by name.
The album recounts experiencing the stroke as well as his dream of living in a converted van and touring North America.
Michael Richard Edel was born on December 18, 1985,[10][11][12][13] in Linden, Alberta,[14] where he lived for 18 years,[14] before he relocated to Victoria, British Columbia.