The Pine Hill Haints

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." 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. Jamie Barrier – vocals, guitar, fiddle, harmonica Katie "Kat" Barrier – washboard, mandolin, saw Matt Bakula – vocals, washtub, tenor banjo Stevie LaBlanc – washtub, banjo, harmonica Brian "Zero" Borden – snare Justin Ward – accordion, trombone Travis Hightower – washtub 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 Lucius – accordion J.R. Collins – snare 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. This Bike Is A Pipe Bomb, J.D. Wilkes Whitelock, Ed. "The Pine Hill Haints: The Magik Sounds of the Pine Hill Haints". popmatters.com. PopMatters. Retrieved November 11, 2014. The Official Pine Hill Haints Myspace Razorcake Issue 32 The Pine Hill Haints at AllMusic