Labels Lelp, Sunburst, K | Years active 1998–present | |
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Associated acts The Wednesdays, Rise Up Howlin' Werewolf, The Quadrajets, The Dirt Daubers Albums Ghost Dance, The Magik Sounds of The Pine Hill Haints Profiles | ||
The pine hill haints trains have no names
The Pine Hill Haints are an American traditional bluegrass/folk/honky tonk/country band from Alabama, though the band members themselves describe their unique southern roots music as “Alabama Ghost Music.”
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- The pine hill haints trains have no names
- The pine hill haints they tried to kill my momma s son
- Current line up
- Former members
- Musical style
- Songs
- References
The Haints are composed of Jamie Barrier on guitar and vocals, Katie “Kat” Barrier on mandolin, singing saw, and washboard, Stevie LaBlanc on washtub bass, Justin Ward on accordion and trombone, and J.R. Collins on snare drum.
The pine hill haints they tried to kill my momma s son
Current line-up
Former members
Musical style
The Pine Hill Haints perform music they consider to be “dead” in the modern world, hence their self-proclaimed “Ghost Music.” Some examples of the genres they perform include (but are not limited to) gospel, rockabilly, rock and roll, celtic music, blues music, and bluegrass. While their catalog of songs comprises mainly original material, the band has also been known to cover traditional gospel (Where The Soul Of Man Never Dies, Where The Roses Never Fade), cowboy (I Ride An Old Paint, Back In The Saddle Again), and folk (Goodnight Irene, Oh! Suzanna/Camptown Races) songs.
In addition to their live instruments, the band also utilizes a number of traditional American folk music instruments (such as a fiddle, harmonica, tenor banjo, mandolin, saw, and accordion) on their recordings. Occasionally, members of the Haints will swap instruments or abandon his or her primary instrument altogether, instead performing on one of the aforementioned instruments for a song or two. The band has several former members, and depending on how many happen to be present at a performance, surprise guest performers may accompany the Haints onstage. Such impromptu reunion performances are not completely unexpected at their shows.
Songs
Walkin Talkin DeadmanGhost Dance · 2007
Rattle Them BonesThe Magik Sounds of The Pine Hill Haints · 2014
Spirit of 1812Ghost Dance · 2007