Jim Ellis & Doug McFarland
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Doors open at 7pm, show 8-10pm. Tickets are $15 + fees.
Based in coastal North Carolina, Jim is a pianist, singer, and songwriter whose sound blends folk, rock, pop, and country with the ease of a perfect day by the water. Influenced by storytellers like Jackson Browne and James Taylor, Jim’s songs favor warm, conversational lyrics and melodies that stay with you. Live, his piano playing adds a joyful New Orleans lift, often compared to “Bruce Hornsby with second line energy,” and a touch of blues.
Jim has been writing, performing, and recording for over four decades. Earlier in his career, his band Waterline released Long Goners, featuring Sonny Landreth with The Goners, the band known for backing John Hiatt. Landreth’s iconic slide work, heard with artists including Jimmy Buffett and Dolly Parton, helped shape the album’s rootsy, open-road sound.
As a solo artist, Jim leans into storytelling that feels personal but universal. His 4-song EP Lucky Enough is a breezy, gratitude-soaked collection about love, simple pleasures, and finding peace in the life right in front of you. He followed it with Can’t Keep Quiet Today, a piano-driven EP steeped in second line rhythm and New Orleans color. Most recently, he released Forgotten How to Fly, a grittier set of songs about bruised confidence, hard lessons, and the work of starting over.
Arguably one of the three most influential kazoo players in the history of Western music, Doug McFarland inarguably is a singer and guitarist as well. He is known far and wide for acoustic awesomeness, sincere (occasionally clever) songwriting and funny Photoshop skills. Book him at your local establishment, you’ll enjoy his prompt, courteous service and entertaining live shows that feature a nice variety of music and just the right amount of witty banter.
Doug Video:
Doug Website: https://www.thedougmcfarlandone.com/
Jim Video:
Jim Website: http://ellissongs.com
Purchase Tickets: https://www.etix.com/ticket/servlet/s/38225209
Based in coastal North Carolina, Jim is a pianist, singer, and songwriter whose sound blends folk, rock, pop, and country with the ease of a perfect day by the water. Influenced by storytellers like Jackson Browne and James Taylor, Jim’s songs favor warm, conversational lyrics and melodies that stay with you. Live, his piano playing adds a joyful New Orleans lift, often compared to “Bruce Hornsby with second line energy,” and a touch of blues.
Jim has been writing, performing, and recording for over four decades. Earlier in his career, his band Waterline released Long Goners, featuring Sonny Landreth with The Goners, the band known for backing John Hiatt. Landreth’s iconic slide work, heard with artists including Jimmy Buffett and Dolly Parton, helped shape the album’s rootsy, open-road sound.
As a solo artist, Jim leans into storytelling that feels personal but universal. His 4-song EP Lucky Enough is a breezy, gratitude-soaked collection about love, simple pleasures, and finding peace in the life right in front of you. He followed it with Can’t Keep Quiet Today, a piano-driven EP steeped in second line rhythm and New Orleans color. Most recently, he released Forgotten How to Fly, a grittier set of songs about bruised confidence, hard lessons, and the work of starting over.
Arguably one of the three most influential kazoo players in the history of Western music, Doug McFarland inarguably is a singer and guitarist as well. He is known far and wide for acoustic awesomeness, sincere (occasionally clever) songwriting and funny Photoshop skills. Book him at your local establishment, you’ll enjoy his prompt, courteous service and entertaining live shows that feature a nice variety of music and just the right amount of witty banter.
Doug Video:
Doug Website: https://www.thedougmcfarlandone.com/
Jim Video:
Jim Website: http://ellissongs.com
Purchase Tickets: https://www.etix.com/ticket/servlet/s/38225209
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2 Castle Street
Wilmington, NC 28401-5025, 2 Castle St, Wilmington, NC 28401-5025, United States
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