Effective period / Period of releases: 2005 - 2006

Members: Alison Cotton, Richard Olson, Ben Phillipson, Allison Brice, Mark Nicholas (4), Karl Sabino

Allison Brice (vocals, flute, dulcimer, harmonium)
Alison Cotton (viola)
Mark Nicholas (bass, backing vocals, guitar)
Richard Olson (vocals, guitar, sitar, harmonica)
Ben Phillipson (vocals, guitar, mandolin)
Karl Sabino (drums, percussion, autoharp, backing vocals, glockenspiel)

"We regret to announce that The Eighteenth Day of May will no longer record or perform live together. It has been lots of fun doing so for the last three years, but we've reached the end of the road and all good things must come to an end, etc." myspace blog, 13th January 2007