Jim Carpents & the Hoolios are steeped in the rhythms of the Gulf of Mexico: Americana, Latin, Reggae, Texas Folk and Zydeco. Compared to artists such as Townes Van Zandt, Robert Earl Keen, Steve Forbert and Marc Cohn, Jim Carpenter and the Hoolios will leave the audience spellbound.
Jim Carpenter is a singer-songwriter born on Chincoteague Island VA and raised in Cape May, Key West and Miami. That southern childhood and diverse musical climate still inhabits his vast repertoire of melody, lyric and fiction. As a performing songwriter, Jim Carpenter’s narrative lyrics, driving acoustic guitar and intimate vocal delivery have garnered songwriting awards and placed him on stages with performers such as Greg Brown, The Resentments, Robert Earl Keen, Jeffrey Foucalt, Lucy Kuplansky, Dave Mallet, Garnet Rogers, Bill Morrissey, Catie Curtis and Richard Shindell.
Opening for The Hoolios are Rhode Island's own The MacLean Sisters. The MacLean Sisters are bringing their family band from the living room to shows throughout New England in support of their new record, "Other Side of Loving Me" Their Americana sound relies on its genetic-blend harmonies and raw honest lyrics to deliver a performance that resonates will the audience. You can tell that the MacLean Sisters lives are deeply rooted in music that inspires them and they're hoping to pass that on to folks they meet along the way.
