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Seth Bernard & May Erlewine - Music and Film
Michigan's Seth Bernard and May Erlewine have been living, breathing and playing music together now for over 7 years. Their music has taken them all over the world but never too far from their roots in Michigan. Seth and May are on a lifelong musical expedition and their sound evolves and changes and grows with each new chapter. Their albums are full of beautiful song stories, produced and arranged with the utmost attention to detail and if you take a glance at their discography, you can only guess they love the process of making records. Listening to the tracks you can hear the love and dedication given to each song and each album as a whole work of art, but making records is only a piece of the work that Seth and May have cultivated. Their live performances and perpetual commitment to community empowerment and social-environmental activism is really where these two shine. Using music as a voice and a call to action Seth and May work hand in hand with organizations across the planet to promote positive change and awareness. The duo remains committed to making music not only to serve their creative spirit, but to serve the people.
Last January, Seth and May embarked on an incredible journey to Ethiopia with the organization On the Ground. Working in solidarity with the coffee growing communities in the birthplace of coffee, ten American runners and six Ethiopian runners ran 250 miles through the Yirgacheffe region to raise money to build much needed schools. Together one step at a time the miles were conquered and the support came in. The duo went along to engage in a cultural exchange. They played in schools, learned traditional scales and melodies from incredible Ethio-jazz musicians, sang for the runners, played for the people, and wrote an entire album inspired by the experience.
Seth and May have been working on this album since they returned home to Michigan and they are finally ready torelease it! The album "New Flower" drops on October 28th, 2011 and in late October and November the duo will be performing release concerts at venues near you, featuring Michael Shimmin on drums and percussion, Brennan Andes on the bass and Joshua Davis on keyboards and synthesizers. At certain venues they will also be showing the documentary film about the Run Across Ethiopia, "When We Run", by James Weston Schaberg, is an inside look at the entire adventure.
The album was a gift from Ethiopia and Seth and May are honored and excited to share the songs and experiences from this epic pilgrimage to the birthplace of mankind. Half of the proceeds from the album will go back to Ethiopia to continue building schools. Check out http://onthegroundglobal.org/ to learn more about the Run Across Ethiopia and other exciting projects. Go to http://sethandmay.com/ for tour dates and more information.
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LocationHolland's Park Theatre (View)
248 South River Ave.
Holland, MI 49423
United States
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