The Eighteenth Day of May

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THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF MAY were a six-piece, London based group. Originally formed as an acoustic trio comprising American singer and flautist ALISON BRICE, Swedish-born RICHARD OLSON (acoustic guitar, harmonica and sitar) and Oxfordshire-based guitarist and mandolin player BEN PHILLIPSON; the group's original intention was to combine elements of trad and contemporary folk with a psychedelic "underground" rock sound. They spent the summer and autumn of 2003 making home demo recordings and, having established the bare bones of a reportoire, THE MAY went electric early in 2004, adding rhythm section MARK NICHOLAS (bass) and KARL SABINO (drums,autoharp), and ALISON COTTON (viola). Their debut, eponymous album was released in September 2005 in the UK and May 2006 in the United States. They toured in early 2006: one two week support for Robyn Hitchcock and the Minus 5 (Venus 3), and a one week headline tour in support of the single Hide & Seek. There followed a busy summer of festival dates including some of the larger festivals (SXSW 2006 in Austin, Bestival on the Isle of Wight, Hyde Park) and the local festivals (Big Session, Green Man, Tapestry, Loopallu, Beautiful Days...) and sessions for various radio shows (Mark Radcliffe, Andy Kershaw, Rob Da Bank's Blue Room, John Kennedy on XFM). The band announced their decision to split in January 2007. From their site:- The last post - January 22nd, 2007 We regret to announce that The Eighteenth Day of May will no longer recor

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The Eighteenth Day of May

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Folk Off! - compiled by Rob da Bank (digital edition)

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SXSW 2006 Showcasing Artist

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Strange Folk

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Folk Off! The British Isles

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Paste Magazine Sampler 22

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Folk Off!

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Folk Magnet, Vol. 1

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The Eighteeth Day Of May

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Eighteenth Day Of May

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How they wash away... (Comes with a Smile Volume 16)

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Folk Off Disc 1

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