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
Genres Folk
Years active1998–present
Labels Arkam Records, Lelp, Sunburst, K
MembersJamie Barrier
Katie "Kat" Barrier
Stevie LaBlanc
Brian "Zero" Borden
Justin Ward
Past membersTravis Hightower
Matt Bakula
Ben Rhyne
Sarah Nelson
Roger Holcombe
Rymodee
Bradley Williams
Jeremy Dale Henderson
Matt Comer
Website http://www.thepinehillhaints.com/

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]

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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 Brian "Zero" Borden on snare drum.

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.

Discography

YearTitleLabelFormatOther information
2000 God, the Devil and the Two by the GateArkam Records 12-inch LP
2002 The Cold, Cold HandArkam Records CD Split album with The Natchez Shakers ("The Devil's Backbone").
2002 Tales From The Front PorchArkam Records12-inch LPSplit album with The Crypt Kickers and The Plain Clothes Creep String Trio.
2002 Alabama Ghost Country MusicNation of Kids 7-inch EP
2003 Trains Have No NamesArkam RecordsCD
2003 SplitArkam Records7-inch EPSplit with David Dondero, 500 copies pressed on black vinyl.
2004 Those Who WanderArkam RecordsCD
2004 You Bury Your Hate In A Shallow GraveLelp RecordingsCD
2005 The Pine Hill Haints Meet Clampitt, Gaddis & BuckLelp RecordingsCDSplit album with Clampitt Gaddis & Buck.
2005 Jack of DiamondsArkam Records7-inch EP500 copies pressed on black vinyl.
2007 Darktime Came to the HillsSunburst Records7-inch EP500 copies pressed on black vinyl with hand-screened covers
2007 Ghost Dance K Records 12-inch LP / CD
2009 To Win or To Lose K Records12-inch LP / CD
2009 Riding the Long Southern Train BluesArkam Records7-inch EPIncluded with Spidder #14 zine.
2010 Black Casket Razorcake / 45RPM Records7-inch EP110 copies pressed on translucent red vinyl, the rest on black vinyl.
2010 SplitLet's Pretend Records7-inch EPSplit EP with the Trainwreck Riders. 110 copies pressed on clear vinyl, 440 copies pressed on black vinyl.
2011 The Evening StarArkam Records / 45RPM Records/Burger Records12-inch LP / CD / CassetteCompilation album featuring songs from various Haints 7-inch 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-inch LP / CD
2011 SplitYa Dig? Records10-inch EP / CD-R Split EP with Serious Sam Barrett. Packaged together with CD-R of the Split.
2011 Tales of CrimeK Records7-inch EPRelease #138 in K Records' International Pop Underground 7-inch series
2014 Rabbit in the Pea PatchArkam Records7-inch EPHand-screened cover art available in three colors: red, green, and blue.
2014 Moon PieArkam RecordsCDContains songs from the Rabbit in the Pea Patch 7-inch, and the Fadeaways split 7-inch.
2014 SplitSnuffy Smiles / Arkam Records7-inch EPSplit EP with The Fadeaways
2014 The Magik Sounds of the Pine Hill HaintsK Records12-inch LP / CD / Cassette
2016 The Cold, Cold Hand/The Devil's BackboneArkam Records
2017 SmokeArkam Records12-inch LP / CD
202013Arkam Records12-inch LP
2021The Song Companion of a Lonestar Cowboy Single Lock Records 12-inch LP / CD
2025Shattered Pieces of The True Cross Single Lock Records 12-inch LP / CD

See also

This Bike Is A Pipe Bomb, J.D. Wilkes

References

  1. ↑ Whitelock, Ed. "The Pine Hill Haints: The Magik Sounds of the Pine Hill Haints". popmatters.com. PopMatters . Retrieved November 11, 2014.
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