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May Erlewine, Singer Songwriter with a Heart Wide Open and in Full View
May Erlewine, Singer Songwriter with a Heart Wide Open and in Full View
Monday, February 17, 7:30 Show (7 door)): May Erlewine, Singer Songwriter with a Heart Wide Open and in Full View
Tickets $26.00 Now on Sale; drop by the store or call 541-345-8986 to reserve, or click on this link to go to our web store.
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May’s Sold-Out Show at Tsunami January 2023 was one of the most well-received shows of a long year of great music. Whether solo on the guitar or behind the piano, she is one of the most genuinely entertaining, fluid performers we have witnessed at Tsunami. Looking very forward to her Monday-night return.
About May
May Erlewine has split her heart wide open and hasn’t hidden any of the contents from view
One of the Midwest’s most prolific and passionate songwriters, Erlewine has a gift for writing songs of substance that feel both fresh and soulfully familiar. Her ability to emotionally engage with an audience has earned her a dedicated following far beyond her Michigan roots. She shows us her heartbreak, but she also shows us her empowered and emboldened spirit. Erlewine gifts each listener with a powerful, emotional experience that immediately connects us.
Raised in a home full of art and music, May began writing songs at a very young age. As a teenager she hitchhiked across the country, honing her skills as a performer and absorbing the kind of stories and landscapes that would inform her music. In the following years, Erlewine would perform in every kind of venue imaginable, from street corners to festival stages to the live airwaves of A Prairie Home Companion.
Lyrically, her songs are rooted in hard-wrought wisdom, joy and sorrow, simplicity, and stories from her own everyday experiences. Musically, these messages are wrapped up in traditional folk roots, Americana, old-time country swing, soul, and even rock and pop sensibilities. As a live performer, she is just as magnetic playing solo acoustic songs at a living room house concert as she is when supported by her carefully chosen backing bands.
Her work has been spotlighted by Rolling Stone and NBC’s The Voice. National acts who have covered her songs include Greensky Bluegrass, Railroad Earth, Sawyer Fredericks (Season 8 winner of The Voice), Joshua Davis (Season 8 finalist of The Voice), Lindsay Lou & The Flatbellys, and others.
Erlewine uses her music as a platform for positive change. She considers her job a service-oriented one and carries the torch of the folk-singer activist.
Erlewine’s music has touched people all over the world. She is a true artist, an anthem, and another example of why we need to listen to women. We need to hear these stories. When she starts to sing, there’s no way around it: The time is now.