Bill Staines
William Russell Staines (February 6, 1947 – December 5, 2021) was an American folk musician and singer-songwriter from New Hampshire who wrote and performed songs with a wide array of subjects. Called "the Woody Guthrie of my generation" by singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith, he also wrote and recorded children's songs.
Genre: folk, traditional-folk
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Top Tracks
- The Logging Song
- River
- The Happy Wanderer
- Henri Leblanc
- The Roseville Fair
- A Cowboy's Hard Times
- Andie's Air
- My Sweet Wyoming Home
- A Place In the Choir
- Missouri Road Song
- Bridges
- The Happy Yodel
- River
- Louisiana Storm
- Acres of Clams
- A Place In The Choir
- Walker Behind The Wheel
- Moving It Down The Line
- Done Laid Around
- Sampler Song
Albums (20)
- Sessions, Vol. 2 (2016)
- 20 Best Irish Songs (2015)
- Sessions, Vol. I (2014)
- Beneath Some Lucky Star (2012)
- Building Bridges (2012)
- Folk 'n' Right (2009)
- Old Dogs (2007)
- These Times We're Living In - A Red House Artist Anthology (2005)
- Journey Home (2004)
- Kids, Cars & Campfires - Featuring Greg Brown, Bill Staines, Suzzy Roche, Chenille Sisters And More (2001)
- October’s Hill (2000)
- The Second Million Miles (1970)
- One More River (1998)
- Going To the West (1993)
- Tracks And Trails (1991)
- Bridges (1989)
- Looking For the Wind (1970)
- The Happy Wanderer (1970)
- The Whistle of the Jay (1979)
- Just Play One Tune More (1977)
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