Bill Staines

vocal, guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboard, piano, bass, synthesizer, instrument arranger, strings, autoharp, brass, producer, mix, organ

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Top collaborators

Artist name Roles Recordings
Mike Walsh (Bass player) bass, drums, fretless bass A Place in the Choir, Along the Road, An Afternoon at Cohan's, Bird in the Wind, Bound for the Promised Land, Dear Friend, Down the Road, Eyes to Eyes, First Lullabye, Gambler's Game, Ghost Towns, Gold Watch and Chain, Great Dream From Heaven, Hobo's Lullaby, If I Come to Need an Angel, Journey Home, Leatherwing Bat, Lightship, Little Brown Dog, Lone Star Hotel Cafe, Love Was Easy, Love's Been Good to Me, Mama Lou, Northland, October Winds, Old City Jail, Old Dogs, On the Road Again, Once We Walked, Prairie in the Sky, Redbird's Wing, Rompin' Rovin' Days, Savannah, Shady Grove, So Sang the River, Spirit Song, Stewball, Sueño, Sunny Road, Sweet Wyoming Home, Symphony of Gold, That's My Song, The Faith of Man, The Games People Play, The Heavens and the Years, The Philosopher's Song, The Piney Wood Hills, The Road to Rustico, The Shores of Prudhoe Bay, Virginia's Reel, Wild, Wild Heart, Yellowstone Winds
Guy Van Duser electric guitar, guitar, nylon guitar, piano A Place in the Choir, An Afternoon at Cohan's, Andie's Air, Bird in the Wind, Border Blues, Bound for the Promised Land, Bridges, Coyote, Eyes to Eyes, First Lullabye, Four Little Sailors, Gambler's Game, Gold Watch and Chain, Great Dream From Heaven, January Snow, Last Margarita at Monterey, Leatherwing Bat, Lone Star Hotel Cafe, Louisiana Storm, Lovers and Losers, Northland, October Winds, Old City Jail, Old Silver, Once We Walked, Prairie Song, Prairie in the Sky, Pretty Saro, Redbird's Wing, River, Rompin' Rovin' Days, Savannah, Some Distant Hill, Stone Face, Sueño, Sunny Road, The Faith of Man, The Games People Play, The Piney Wood Hills, The Shores of Prudhoe Bay, Wild, Wild Heart
John Curtis (worked with Bill Staines) banjo, classical guitar, dobro, electric guitar, guitar, mandolin Above the Silver Sea, Along the Road, Border Blues, Down the Road, Eyes to Eyes, Ghost Towns, Gold Watch and Chain, Great Dream From Heaven, Heart Alone, January Snow, Journey Home, Lightship, Lone Star Hotel Cafe, Love Was Easy, Mama Lou, Northland, Old City Jail, Old Silver, On the Road Again, One Goodbye, Prairie in the Sky, Redbird's Wing, Rodeo Rose, Roseville Fair, Savannah, Shady Grove, Sourdough (reprise), Sourdough / The Miners Song, Sourdough/The Miner's Song, Stewball, Sueño, Sunshine Islands, Sweet Wyoming Home, The Ballad of the Maples, The French Girl, The Road to Rustico, The Shores of Prudhoe Bay, Uncle Sam, Wild, Wild Heart, Yellowstone Winds
Brian Wood 12 string guitar, accordion, banjo, guitar, pedal steel guitar 'Neath the Moon and the Morning Star, Along the Road, Black Sheep Boy, Bound for the Promised Land, Buffy's Quality Cafe, Child of Mine, Chilly Winds, Crossing the Water, Dear Friend, Distances and Miles, Ghost Towns, Going to the West, Gold Watch and Chain, Hobo's Lullaby, If I Come to Need an Angel, Journey Home, Lightship, Lone Star Hotel Cafe, Love Was Easy, Love's Been Good to Me, Mama Lou, Old City Jail, Old Dogs, Once We Walked, River, Rompin' Rovin' Days, Shady Grove, Show Me the Road, Song for Tingmissartoq, Stewball, Sweet Wyoming Home, Symphony of Gold, The Heavens and the Years, The Piney Wood Hills, The Road to Rustico, Virginia's Reel, Where Does the Love Go
Larry Luddecke accordion, keyboard, organ, piano, synthesizer A Rancher Turns 80 / The Years, Above the Silver Sea, Along the Road, Bird in the Wind, Bound for the Promised Land, Dear Friend, Gambler's Game, Ghost Towns, Great Dream From Heaven, Hobo's Lullaby, If I Come to Need an Angel, Lightship, Lone Star Hotel Cafe, Love Was Easy, Love's Been Good to Me, Mama Lou, Old Silver, On the Road Again, Once We Walked, One Goodbye, Rodeo Rose, Salt Air, Savannah, So Sang the River, Stewball, Sweet Wyoming Home, Symphony of Gold, That's My Song, The Games People Play, The Heavens and the Years, The Philosopher's Song, The Piney Wood Hills, The Road to Rustico, Yellowstone Winds

Collaborators on this artist's recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
Mike Walsh (Bass player) bass, drums, fretless bass A Place in the Choir, Along the Road, An Afternoon at Cohan's, Bird in the Wind, Bound for the Promised Land, Dear Friend, Down the Road, Eyes to Eyes, First Lullabye, Gambler's Game, Ghost Towns, Gold Watch and Chain, Great Dream From Heaven, Hobo's Lullaby, If I Come to Need an Angel, Journey Home, Leatherwing Bat, Lightship, Little Brown Dog, Lone Star Hotel Cafe, Love Was Easy, Love's Been Good to Me, Mama Lou, Northland, October Winds, Old City Jail, Old Dogs, On the Road Again, Once We Walked, Prairie in the Sky, Redbird's Wing, Rompin' Rovin' Days, Savannah, Shady Grove, So Sang the River, Spirit Song, Stewball, Sueño, Sunny Road, Sweet Wyoming Home, Symphony of Gold, That's My Song, The Faith of Man, The Games People Play, The Heavens and the Years, The Philosopher's Song, The Piney Wood Hills, The Road to Rustico, The Shores of Prudhoe Bay, Virginia's Reel, Wild, Wild Heart, Yellowstone Winds
Guy Van Duser electric guitar, guitar, nylon guitar, piano A Place in the Choir, An Afternoon at Cohan's, Andie's Air, Bird in the Wind, Border Blues, Bound for the Promised Land, Bridges, Coyote, Eyes to Eyes, First Lullabye, Four Little Sailors, Gambler's Game, Gold Watch and Chain, Great Dream From Heaven, January Snow, Last Margarita at Monterey, Leatherwing Bat, Lone Star Hotel Cafe, Louisiana Storm, Lovers and Losers, Northland, October Winds, Old City Jail, Old Silver, Once We Walked, Prairie Song, Prairie in the Sky, Pretty Saro, Redbird's Wing, River, Rompin' Rovin' Days, Savannah, Some Distant Hill, Stone Face, Sueño, Sunny Road, The Faith of Man, The Games People Play, The Piney Wood Hills, The Shores of Prudhoe Bay, Wild, Wild Heart
John Curtis (worked with Bill Staines) banjo, classical guitar, dobro, electric guitar, guitar, mandolin Above the Silver Sea, Along the Road, Border Blues, Down the Road, Eyes to Eyes, Ghost Towns, Gold Watch and Chain, Great Dream From Heaven, Heart Alone, January Snow, Journey Home, Lightship, Lone Star Hotel Cafe, Love Was Easy, Mama Lou, Northland, Old City Jail, Old Silver, On the Road Again, One Goodbye, Prairie in the Sky, Redbird's Wing, Rodeo Rose, Roseville Fair, Savannah, Shady Grove, Sourdough (reprise), Sourdough / The Miners Song, Sourdough/The Miner's Song, Stewball, Sueño, Sunshine Islands, Sweet Wyoming Home, The Ballad of the Maples, The French Girl, The Road to Rustico, The Shores of Prudhoe Bay, Uncle Sam, Wild, Wild Heart, Yellowstone Winds
Brian Wood 12 string guitar, accordion, banjo, guitar, pedal steel guitar 'Neath the Moon and the Morning Star, Along the Road, Black Sheep Boy, Bound for the Promised Land, Buffy's Quality Cafe, Child of Mine, Chilly Winds, Crossing the Water, Dear Friend, Distances and Miles, Ghost Towns, Going to the West, Gold Watch and Chain, Hobo's Lullaby, If I Come to Need an Angel, Journey Home, Lightship, Lone Star Hotel Cafe, Love Was Easy, Love's Been Good to Me, Mama Lou, Old City Jail, Old Dogs, Once We Walked, River, Rompin' Rovin' Days, Shady Grove, Show Me the Road, Song for Tingmissartoq, Stewball, Sweet Wyoming Home, Symphony of Gold, The Heavens and the Years, The Piney Wood Hills, The Road to Rustico, Virginia's Reel, Where Does the Love Go
Larry Luddecke accordion, keyboard, organ, piano, synthesizer A Rancher Turns 80 / The Years, Above the Silver Sea, Along the Road, Bird in the Wind, Bound for the Promised Land, Dear Friend, Gambler's Game, Ghost Towns, Great Dream From Heaven, Hobo's Lullaby, If I Come to Need an Angel, Lightship, Lone Star Hotel Cafe, Love Was Easy, Love's Been Good to Me, Mama Lou, Old Silver, On the Road Again, Once We Walked, One Goodbye, Rodeo Rose, Salt Air, Savannah, So Sang the River, Stewball, Sweet Wyoming Home, Symphony of Gold, That's My Song, The Games People Play, The Heavens and the Years, The Philosopher's Song, The Piney Wood Hills, The Road to Rustico, Yellowstone Winds
Stuart Schulman instrument arranger, bass, fiddle, strings, violin, violins A Place in the Choir, All Things Bright and Beautiful, Bird in the Wind, Coyote, Down the Road, First Lullabye, Gambler's Game, Gold Watch and Chain, Heart Alone, Hobo's Lullaby, Journey Home, Leatherwing Bat, Little Brown Dog, Lone Star Hotel Cafe, Love Was Easy, Mama Lou, Only a Song, Phoenix, Roseville Fair, So Sang the River, Sourdough (reprise), Sourdough / The Miners Song, Sourdough/The Miner's Song, Stewball, Sueño, Sweet Wyoming Home, The Ballad of the Maples, The Faith of Man, The Shores of Prudhoe Bay, Uncle Sam, Virginia's Reel, When I Hear the Music Play, Yellowstone Winds
Stingy Lapel accordion, congas, drums, percussion A Rancher Turns 80 / The Years, Bound for the Promised Land, Dear Friend, Ghost Towns, Hobo's Lullaby, Journey Home, Lone Star Hotel Cafe, Love Was Easy, Love's Been Good to Me, On the Road Again, Rompin' Rovin' Days, Salt Air, Stewball, The Games People Play, The Heavens and the Years, The Piney Wood Hills, The Road to Rustico
Mason Daring producer, vocal, 12 string guitar, guitar, keyboard A Place in the Choir, Down the Road, Eyes to Eyes, Northland, One Goodbye, Only a Song, Redbird's Wing, Rodeo Rose, Roseville Fair, Sourdough / The Miners Song, Spirit Song, Sueño, Sunshine Islands, The Ballad of the Maples, The Faith of Man, The Sampler Song, Yellowstone Winds
Kenny White (New York based musician) keyboard, piano, synthesizer A Place in the Choir, Border Blues, Down the Road, Eyes to Eyes, January Snow, Last Margarita at Monterey, Northland, October Winds, Phoenix, Redbird's Wing, Spirit Song, Stone Face, Sueño, The Faith of Man, Wild, Wild Heart
Tim Jackson drums, percussion A Place in the Choir, Bird in the Wind, Border Blues, Gambler's Game, January Snow, Last Margarita at Monterey, One Goodbye, Redbird's Wing, Rodeo Rose, Sunshine Islands, The Ballad of the Maples, The Shores of Prudhoe Bay, Yellowstone Winds
Randy Glines bass, harmonica 'Neath the Moon and the Morning Star, Black Sheep Boy, Buffy's Quality Cafe, Child of Mine, Chilly Winds, Crossing the Water, Distances and Miles, Going to the West, River, Show Me the Road, Song for Tingmissartoq, Where Does the Love Go
Billy Novick alto saxophone, basset clarinet, clarinet, soprano saxophone, whistle Andie's Air, Down the Road, Great Dream From Heaven, How Can I Keep From Singing, Journey Home, Love Was Easy, Old Dogs, Once We Walked, Prairie in the Sky, The Heavens and the Years, Uncle Sam
Oisín McAuley (Donegal fiddler) strings, violin Above the Silver Sea, Andie's Air, Ceremony, If I Come to Need an Angel, Lightship, Lord Franklin (Lady Franklin's Lament), Old Dogs, Savannah, Shady Grove, The French Girl
John Nagy vocal, bass, chimes, mandocello, organ, piano Bethlehem P.A., Gypsy's Song, Has Anyone Seen Alice?, I Just Can't Sleep Without You, I Must Be Going Home, January Snow, Kentucky Moonshiner, Mexico Way, On the Road Again, Rye Whiskey Joe
Paul Socolow (sometimes spelled Sokolow) bass Old Silver, One Goodbye, Only a Song, Prairie Song, Rodeo Rose, Sunshine Islands, The Ballad of the Maples, The Sampler Song
Gene Elders violin 'Neath the Moon and the Morning Star, Autumn Waltz (The Wind River Turnaround), Buffy's Quality Cafe, Child of Mine, Chilly Winds, Distances and Miles, River, Where Does the Love Go
Jeanie Stahl vocal A Place in the Choir, Dear Friend, First Lullabye, One Goodbye, Prairie Song, Sunshine Islands, The Games People Play, The Sampler Song
David Webb piano 'Neath the Moon and the Morning Star, Autumn Waltz (The Wind River Turnaround), Black Sheep Boy, Buffy's Quality Cafe, Child of Mine, Distances and Miles, River, Song for Tingmissartoq
Paul Pearcy cymbals, percussion, rainstick, shakers, tambourine, wood block 'Neath the Moon and the Morning Star, Black Sheep Boy, Buffy's Quality Cafe, Child of Mine, Chilly Winds, Crossing the Water, Distances and Miles
Ron Erwin bodhrán, drums 'Neath the Moon and the Morning Star, Black Sheep Boy, Buffy's Quality Cafe, Crossing the Water, Where Does the Love Go
Cedric Jensen drums I Just Can't Sleep Without You, I Must Be Going Home, January Snow, On the Road Again, Rye Whiskey Joe
Paul Sweeney mandolin 'Neath the Moon and the Morning Star, Buffy's Quality Cafe, Distances and Miles, Going to the West, River
Jeff Lass piano I Just Can't Sleep Without You, I Must Be Going Home, January Snow, On the Road Again, Rye Whiskey Joe
Glenn Berger vocal Down the Road, Eyes to Eyes, Northland, Sueño, The Faith of Man
John Hill (owner of Loma Ranch Studios) vocal, afuche / cabasa, percussion Child of Mine, Chilly Winds, Crossing the Water, Going to the West, Where Does the Love Go
Greg Prestopino electric guitar I Must Be Going Home, January Snow, On the Road Again, Rye Whiskey Joe
Sa Davis congas, percussion Old Silver, Prairie Song, Sunshine Islands, The Sampler Song
Steve Staines drums, harp, percussion Bethlehem P.A., Has Anyone Seen Alice?, Mexico Way, Walk Down by the Water
Mickie Merkens vocal Crossing the Water, Fill My Thirst, Going to the West, Where Does the Love Go
John Helfand pedal steel guitar Old Grey Wolf, Rodeo Rose, The Ballad of the Maples
Nancy Roche vocal One Goodbye, Only a Song, Sunshine Islands
Jeff “Skunk” Baxter electric guitar, steel guitar I Just Can't Sleep Without You, I Must Be Going Home, Mexico Way
Leanne Ungar mix A Place in the Choir, Sourdough / The Miners Song, Yellowstone Winds
Bobby Keyes electric guitar One Goodbye, Rodeo Rose, The Ballad of the Maples
Mike Walsh (found of Boston label Ritual Recordings) bass Border Blues, January Snow, Last Margarita at Monterey
Harry Bee vocal, organ Kentucky Moonshiner, Rye Whiskey Joe
Haz Bee vocal Has Anyone Seen Alice?, Rye Whiskey Joe
Jonathan Edwards vocal Rodeo Rose, Sunshine Islands
Hillary Foster violin All Things Bright and Beautiful, When I Hear the Music Play
Scott Chambers vocal, bass I Can Feel the Sweet Wind Blowin', Walk Down by the Water
Ken LaRoche flute Prairie Song, Sunshine Islands
Richard Greene (US fiddler) violin January Snow, On the Road Again
Carl Bellante instrument arranger, piano, strings Only a Song, The Sampler Song
Frank Kammerdiener cello Song for Tingmissartoq, Where Does the Love Go
Nadine Trudel cello All Things Bright and Beautiful, When I Hear the Music Play
Bowen Staines vocal, guitar Cody, One More River
William Russell brass, oboe, percussion Uncle Sam, When I Hear the Music Play
Melissa Javors vocal Child of Mine, Crossing the Water
Robin Batteau vocal, violin The Sampler Song, Walk Down by the Water
Dave Bakken recording Ballad of the Maples, Staines' Trumpet Concerto in E
Rick Lee (Old-time banjo player & songwriter) banjo The Sampler Song
Mike Turk harmonica Old Silver
Molly Malone vocal Walk Down by the Water
Monica Kensta violin Phoenix
Liz Gallagher vocal I Can Feel the Sweet Wind Blowin'
Kelvin Griffith steelpan Sunshine Islands
Karen Elrod Staines vocal The Faith of Man
John Bellante instrument arranger Only a Song
James Lee Stanley vocal October Winds
James Bergen viola Phoenix
Peter Barrett (from Boston area in 1973) vocal I Can Feel the Sweet Wind Blowin'
Priscilla Herdman vocal The Sampler Song
Frank Arguri vocal Walk Down by the Water
Richard Curtis (American guitar player) guitar Old Grey Wolf
Fox Watson violin Old Grey Wolf
Richard Reynolds brass Lovers and Losers
Lorraine Lee Hammond hammered dulcimer The Sampler Song
Rick Nelson (drummer who recorded with country and folk acts mostly in the 1970s) percussion Old Grey Wolf
Riley Osborn piano Where Does the Love Go
Dan Colby vocal I Can Feel the Sweet Wind Blowin'
Charlie Irwin bass Old Grey Wolf
Rusty Strange dobro On the Road Again
Bruce Patch vocal Rye Whiskey Joe
Bonnie Hearne vocal Going to the West
Bob McCarthy guitar Walk Down by the Water
Bill Hearne vocal, guitar Going to the West
Bill Elliot (member of Seatrain) piano Walk Down by the Water
Susan Randazzo cello Phoenix
Suzanne Boucher vocal The Sampler Song
The Bob Lawson Singers vocal The Sampler Song
Arty Passes pedal steel guitar Where Does the Love Go
Tom Dickie vocal I Can Feel the Sweet Wind Blowin'

Work on other artists' recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
Man meets Bear vocal, bass, guitar It Don't Matter, Now, Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues, Manuel, Midway, Railroad Boy, Rainbow Child, Spanish Is a Loving Tongue, Ten Rivers, That's the Way It's Happened All the Time, The Words You Had to Say, Wreck of the Old 97
Butch Cassidy's Funk Bunch vocal, guitar Sweet Sunny South