May Erlewine is a contemporary folk singer and songwriter based in Michigan whose pastoral, socially conscious music has won a sizable and growing following throughout the Midwest and beyond. Erlewine was born and raised in Big Rapids, MI to a musical family -- her father was a member of the influential Michigan blues-rock band the Prime Movers and her uncle is a noted luthier. Erlewine was educated at home, and she began playing guitar, violin, and piano as a child; she also absorbed a rich variety of musical influences, including blues, traditional folk, R&B, bluegrass, rock...