Bill Staines
Staines (1947-2021) was a truly legendary American folk singer songwriter. He lived from many years in SE New Hampshire near Dover. Bill died on Dec. 5th, 2021, from a very aggressive prostate cancer.
Donations in honor of Bill Staines may be made to The Staines Family Trust; these funds will be used to cover final expenses and any additional monies will be used to re-press Bill’s out-of-stock CDs. Please send checks to The Staines Family Trust, Box 292, Dover, NH 03821 or use PayPal to Karen Staines or Venmo@Karen-Staines.
Tribute concert hosted by Woodstock Folk Festival on February 5, 2022 https://youtu.be/ksv_K8KGmlo
Here is a full concert recording streamed live from Cafe Lena on April 16, 2021: live concert
Discography: https://www.discogs.com/artist/1123290-Bill-Staines
Obit: https://www.seacoastonline.com/obituaries/p0171017
Remembrance of Bill on AcousticMusic.com https://www.acousticmusic.com/staines/
Songs Composed
| Bless My Soul | RUS: Mountain | p. 143 |
| Bridges | ||
| Child of Mine | RA: Family | p. 62 |
| Crossing the Water | RA: Hope | p. 134 |
| The Faith of Man | RUS: Hope | p. 115 |
| Jubilee (Staines) | RUS: Good | p. 87 |
| My Sweet Wyoming Home | RUS: Farm | p. 54 |
| Only a Song | RUS: Dreams | p. 31 |
| A Place in the Choir | RUS: Unity | p. 241 |
| Redbird's Wing | RA: Outdoors | p. 194 |
| River | RUS: Time | p. 226 |
| Roseville Fair | RUS: Love | p. 127 |
| The streets of Old Quebec | RA: Home | p. 130 |
Song Videos
| Acres of Clams | RUS: Ecology | p. 33 |
| Black Fly Song | RUS: Outdoors | p. 151 |
| Bless My Soul | RUS: Mountain | p. 143 |
| Bridges | ||
| Child of Mine | RA: Family | p. 62 |
| Crossing the Water | RA: Hope | p. 134 |
| The Faith of Man | RUS: Hope | p. 115 |
| Happy Wanderer, The | RUS: Outdoors | p. 153 |
| Jubilee (Staines) | RUS: Good | p. 87 |
| Men of the Fields | RUS: Farm | p. 54 |
| My Sweet Wyoming Home | RUS: Farm | p. 54 |
| Only a Song | RUS: Dreams | p. 31 |
| The Piney Wood Hills | RUS: Home | p. 112 |
| A Place in the Choir | RUS: Unity | p. 241 |
| Prairie in the Sky | RUS: Farm | p. 56 |
| Redbird's Wing | RA: Outdoors | p. 194 |
| River | RUS: Time | p. 226 |
| Rivers of Texas | RA: Farm | p. 73 |
| Rooty Toot Toot for the Moon | RUS: Dreams | p. 31 |
| Roseville Fair | RUS: Love | p. 127 |
| Spanish Is the Loving Tongue | RUS: Love | p. 128 |
| The streets of Old Quebec | RA: Home | p. 130 |
| Sweet Potatoes | RUS: Home | p. 112 |
