The Pine Hill Haints
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The Pine Hill Haints | |
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 The Pine Hill Haints performing at Fred's in Loachapoka, Alabama. (Pictured from left: Kat Barrier, Ben Rhyne, Jamie Barrier, Matt Bakula) | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Auburn, Alabama, United States |
| Genres | Folk |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | Lelp, Sunburst, K |
| Members | Jamie Barrier Katie “Kat” Barrier Travis Hightower Stevie LaBlanc J.R. Collins Justin Ward |
| Past members | Matt Bakula Ben Rhyne Sarah Nelson Roger Holcombe Rymodee Bradley Williams Jeremy Dale Henderson Matt Comer |
| Website | https://www.facebook.com/23Haints |
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.”[1]
The Haints are composed of Jamie Barrier on guitar and vocals, Katie “Kat” Barrier on mandolin, singing saw, and washboard, Travis Hightower and Stevie LaBlanc on washtub bass, Justin Ward on accordion and J.R. Collins on snare drum.
Current line-up
- Jamie Barrier - vocals, guitars, fiddle, harmonica
- Katie “Kat” Barrier – washboard, mandolin, saw
- Travis Hightower - washtub
- Stevie LaBlanc - washtub, harmonica
- J.R. Collins - snare
- Justin Ward - accordion
Former members
- Matt Bakula - washtub, tenor banjo
- Ben Rhyne – snare
- Joey Barrier - banjo
- Sarah Nelson - accordion
- Roger Holcombe - snare
- Rymodee - saw
- Bradley Williams - washtub
- Jeremy Dale Henderson- snare
- Matt Comer- snare
- Mike Posey - accordion
- Jon Lucious - accordion
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.
Discography
| Year | Title | Label | Format | Other information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | God, the Devil and the Two by the Gate | Arkam Records | 12" LP | |
| 2002 | The Cold, Cold Hand | Arkam Records | CD | Split album with The Natchez Shakers (“The Devil’s Backbone”). |
| 2002 | Tales From The Front Porch | Arkam Records | 12" LP | Split album with The Crypt Kickers and The Plain Clothes Creep String Trio. |
| 2002 | Alabama Ghost Country Music | Nation of Kids | 7" EP | |
| 2003 | Trains Have No Names | Arkam Records | CD | |
| 2003 | Split | Arkam Records | 7" EP | Split with David Dondero, 500 copies pressed on black vinyl. |
| 2004 | Those Who Wander | Arkam Records | CD | |
| 2004 | You Bury Your Hate In A Shallow Grave | Lelp Recordings | CD | |
| 2005 | The Pine Hill Haints Meet Clampitt, Gaddis & Buck | Lelp Recordings | CD | Split album with Clampitt Gaddis & Buck. |
| 2005 | Jack of Diamonds | Arkam Records | 7" EP | 500 copies pressed on black vinyl. |
| 2007 | Darktime Came to the Hills | Sunburst Records | 7" EP | 500 copies pressed on black vinyl with hand-screened covers |
| 2007 | Ghost Dance | K Records | 12" LP / CD | |
| 2009 | To Win or To Lose | K Records | 12" LP / CD | |
| 2009 | Riding the Long Southern Train Blues | Arkam Records | 7" EP | Included with Spidder #14 zine. |
| 2010 | Black Casket | Razorcake / 45RPM Records | 7" EP | 110 copies pressed on translucent red vinyl, the rest on black vinyl. |
| 2010 | Split | Let's Pretend Records | 7" EP | Split EP with the Trainwreck Riders. 110 copies pressed on clear vinyl, 440 copies pressed on black vinyl. |
| 2011 | The Evening Star | Arkam Records / 45RPM Records/Burger Records | 12" LP / CD / Cassette | Compilation album featuring songs from various Haints 7" EPs and previously unreleased tracks. LP and CD released on Arkam Records, cassette jointly released by 45RPM Records and Burger Records. Cassette edition limited to 250 hand-numbered copies. |
| 2011 | Welcome to the Midnight Opry | K Records | 12" LP / CD | |
| 2011 | Split | Ya Dig? Records | 10" EP / CD-R | Split EP with Serious Sam Barrett. Packaged together with CD-R of the Split. |
| 2011 | Tales of Crime | K Records | 7" EP | Release #138 in K Records' International Pop Underground 7" series |
| 2014 | Rabbit in the Pea Patch | Arkam Records | 7" EP | Hand-screened cover art available in three colors: red, green, and blue. |
| 2014 | Moon Pie | Arkam Records | CD | Contains songs from the Rabbit in the Pea Patch 7", and the Fadeaways split 7". |
| 2014 | Split | Snuffy Smiles / Arkam Records | 7" EP | Split EP with The Fadeaways |
| 2014 | The Magik Sounds of the Pine Hill Haints | K Records | 12" LP / CD / Cassette |
See also
References
- ^ Whitelock, Ed. "The Pine Hill Haints: The Magik Sounds of the Pine Hill Haints". popmatters.com. PopMatters. Retrieved 11 November 2014.