May Erlewine
{{Short description|American musician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2016}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = May Erlewine
| image = May Erlewine and Seth Bernard.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = May Erlewine and Samuel Seth Bernard
| birth_name = May Erlewine
| alias = {{hlist|Daisy May|Daisy May Erlewine|May Erlewine Bernard}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|5|13}}{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}
| origin = Big Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
| death_date =
| genre = {{hlist|Folk music|blues}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Musician|singer|songwriter}}
| instrument =
| label = Earthwork Music Collective
| associated_acts = Seth Bernard, Joshua Davis, The Sweet Water Warblers
| website = {{URL|mayerlewine.com}}
}}
May Erlewine (born May 13, 1983) is an American musician from Big Rapids, Michigan
Erlewine is part of the Earthwork Music collective, an independent label which promotes original music from regional artists founded by Erlewine's former husband, Samuel Seth Bernard. Erlewine has performed solo, as a duet with Max Lockwood, with the May Erlewine band, with May Erlewine and the Motivations, and with the Sweet Water Warblers.
Biography
May Erlewine was born to a musical family; her father Michael Erlewine was a member of The Prime Movers, a Michigan blues band and he founded the online music guide AllMusic while her uncle is a luthier.{{cite web|last=Deming|first=Mark|title=May Erlewine Bio {{!}} May Erlewine Career {{!}} MTV|url=http://www.mtv.com/artists/may-erlewine/biography/|website=mtv.com|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816083356/http://www.mtv.com/artists/may-erlewine/biography/|archivedate=2016-08-16|accessdate=2018-11-28}} According to Mark Deming, her work shows a variety of musical influences including folk, bluegrass, rock & roll, and blues. Her music is influenced from her experiences during childhood, being home-schooled and surrounded by music, and as a teenager, when she hitch-hiked across North America, riding freight trains and performing on the streets (busking).
In addition to her discography, Erlewine's music has appeared in other forms. The song, "Shine On" was covered by Rani Arbo and Daisy Mayhem on their 2007 album Big Old Life and by Sawyer Fredericks during the final round of The Voice in 2015.{{cite web|last=Rodgers|first=Jeffrey Pepper|title=Daisy Mayhem: Celebrating a 'Big Old Life'|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14024112|website=npr.org|date=2007-08-29|accessdate=2018-11-28}}{{cite web |last=Quan |first=Denise |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/recaps/the-voice-top-six-recap-unexpected-songs-steal-the-show-20150505 | title='The Voice' Top Six Recap: Unexpected Songs Steal the Show |date=May 5, 2015 |website=rollingstone.com |accessdate=August 4, 2016}} The soundtrack for the 2014 movie Old Fashioned, included her performance of "Joy", along with Ralston Bowles.{{cite web|title=Old Fashioned (2014) – Soundtracks – IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2048824/soundtrack|website=imdb.com|accessdate=2018-11-28}} Two of Erlewine and Samuel Seth Bernard's songs (Rise Up Singing, from the album Mother Moon, and Shine On, from the album Seth & May) appear in Rise Again. The song book, released in 2016, is a sequel to Rise Up Singing, a popular folk music fake book.{{cite web |last=Bolles |first=Dan |title=Famed Songbook "Rise Up Singing" Gets a Sequel, "Rise Again" |url=http://www.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/famed-songbook-rise-up-singing-gets-a-sequel-rise-again/Content?oid=2934979 |date=October 7, 2015 |website=sevendaysvt.com |accessdate=2018-11-28}}
In late 2018, Erlewine played a series of collaborative shows with fellow singer-songwriters Sav Buist and Katie Larson (both from The Accidentals) and Beth Nielsen Chapman, a singer and songwriter.{{cite web |title=Tour {{!}} Beth Nielsen Chapman |url=https://bethnielsenchapman.com/tour/ |website=bethnielsenchapman.com |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128215858/https://bethnielsenchapman.com/tour/ |archivedate=2018-11-28 |accessdate=2018-11-28}}{{cite web |last=Walker |first=Adrianna |date=26 November 2018 |title=Wealthy Theatre warms soul with stories and songs from Beth Nielsen Chapman, The Accidentals, May Erlewine |url=https://localspins.com/david-crosby-stays-relevant-with-old-and-new-songs-time-out-spotlights-songwriting-stars/ |website=localspins.com |accessdate=2018-11-28}} For much of each year, Erlewine writes songs and performs in Northern Michigan.{{cite web|last=Sinkevics|first=John|title=Needtobreathe, May Erlewine, Kanisha K, Founders Fest|url=http://localspins.com/needtobreathe-may-erlewine-kanisha-k-founders-fest-weekend-photo-gallery-62214/|website=localspins.com|date=2014-06-22|accessdate=2018-11-28}}
Personal life
May Erlewine's daughter was born in January 2014.{{cite news |last=Batdorff |first=Allison |title=New album, new tour, new mom May Erlewine |url=http://www.record-eagle.com/news/local_news/new-album-new-tour-new-mom-may-erlewine/article_b365dfad-1366-5435-b4a2-33d599b990d7.html|date=June 19, 2014 |newspaper=Traverse City Record-Eagle |accessdate=2018-11-28}} Erlewine's former husband is singer-songwriter Samuel Seth Bernard.{{cite news |first=Jeremy D. |last=Bonfiglio |title=May Erlewine focuses on matters of the heart |url=https://www.heraldpalladium.com/sight_and_sound/may-erlewine-focuses-on-matters-of-the-heart/article_b8dbfc43-86a1-50cd-898c-e30cda666cca.html |date=January 11, 2018 |newspaper=The Herald-Palladium |accessdate=2018-11-28}}{{cite news |first=Lou |last=Blouin |title=May Erlewine, Queen of Michigan's Folk Scene |url=https://mynorth.com/2018/02/may-erlewine-queen-michigan-folk/ |date=February 27, 2018 |website=MyNorth |accessdate=2018-11-28}}
Discography
- Sleepless (May Erlewine, 2003)
- Heart Song (May Erlewine, 2004)
- Seth Bernard and Daisy May (Seth Bernard & May Erlewine, 2005)
- Mother Moon (May Erlewine, 2007)
- Snow Songs (May Erlewine, 2008)
- Welcome Back (Seth Bernard & May Erlewine, 2009)
- Love Labor (May Erlewine, 2009)
- Golden (May Erlewine, 2010)
- Wedding EP (Seth Bernard & May Erlewine, 2011)
- New Flower (Seth Bernard & May Erlewine, 2011){{cite news |last=Fryer |first=Sebastian |title=Trip to Ethiopia influences new album from Michigan folk duo Seth Bernard, May Erlewine |url=http://www.zehabesha.com/trip-to-ethiopia-influences-new-album-from-michigan-folk-duo-seth-bernard-may-erlewine/ |date=November 3, 2011 |newspaper=Kalamazoo Gazette |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130806032349/http://www.zehabesha.com/trip-to-ethiopia-influences-new-album-from-michigan-folk-duo-seth-bernard-may-erlewine/ |archivedate=2013-08-06 |accessdate=2018-11-28}}
- The Long Way Home (May Erlewine, 2012)
- We Can Change / Siren Song (Seth Bernard & May Erlewine, 2013)
- Where We Are (May Erlewine, 2014){{cite web |title=Michigan artist May Erlewine's 7th album "Where We Are" released today |url=http://michiganradio.org/post/michigan-artist-may-erlewines-7th-album-where-we-are-released-today |date=June 19, 2014 |website=Michigan Radio |accessdate=2018-11-28}}
- Shine On (May Erlewine, 2015)
- New Flower, Volume 2 (Seth Bernard & May Erlewine, 2015)
- Lean Into the Wind (May Erlewine, 2016){{cite web |title=May Erlewine—"Lean into the Wind" EP Release Concert, feat. Phil Barry, Max Lockwood, Laurel Premo, & Michael Shimmin |url=http://www.theark.org/shows-events/2016/jul/15/may-erlewine%E2%80%94lean-wind-ep-release-concert-feat-phil-barry-max-lockwood |date=June 2016 |website=theark.org |accessdate=2018-11-28}}
- The Little Things EP (May Erlewine, 2016)
- With You (The Sweet Water Warblers, 2017)
- Mother Lion (May Erlewine, 2017)
- In The Night (The Motivations, 2019)
- Second Sight (May Erlewine, 2019)
- Anyway (May Erlewine & Woody Goss, 2020)
- Tiny Beautiful Things (May Erlewine, 2022)
- The Real Thing (May Erlewine, 2023){{Cite web |last=Katzman |first=Theo |date=2023-02-27 |title=The Real Thing - Out Now |url=https://theokatzman.substack.com/p/the-real-thing-out-now |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=10 Good Songs}}
- What It Takes (May Erlewine, 2025){{Cite web |last=Sinkevics |first=John |date=2025-03-21 |title=May Erlewine channels rock for new album, tour |url=https://localspins.com/may-erlewine-channels-her-rock-n-roll-passion-for-new-album-michigan-tour-local-spins/ |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=Local Spins |language=en-US}}
References
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External links
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- {{Official|http://mayerlewine.com/ }}
- [https://earthworkmusic.com/ Earthwork Music]
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