One day in 1997 Jim Fitting, the extraordinary harmonica player (former member of The The and Treat Her Right; currently part of the popular Session Americana), and Evan realized it might be fun to start a band with no guitar - just harp, piano, bass and drums.  Killer bassist Bill "King" Kane had just finished touring with G. Love & Special Sauce and was available.  The COOTS were born.  With the addition of the one-and-only Jerome Deupree on drums they have created a unique blend of blues, roots, country and instrumental music that defies categorization.  Sometimes they call it Swamp Rock.  In 2000 The COOTS released their first cd "Message From The 7th Dimension," followed in 2005 by their classic "Pray For Rain" (available here).  A live performance by The COOTS is an event not to be missed.

The Chip Smith Project

The Chip Smith Project is an imaginary  musical family from Milan, NH who play the songs written by their late father Chip Smith.  Using a variety of mostly acoustic instruments they create a unique blend of folk/blues/roots and cabaret.  In other lives they have performed under the stage names Laurie Sargent, Billy Conway, Jimmy Ryan and Evan Harriman.