Aubrey Haynie
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Aubrey Haynie (born on March 27, 1974) is an American bluegrass fiddle and mandolin player. When he turned nine, he began taking fiddle lessons from his grandmother's cousin, a man named Ted Locke, who he studied fiddle with for two years. He began to play the mandolin. He became exceedingly good at both, and in two years he was playing with the popular band, the Bluegrass Parlor Band. While he was traveling, he got a chance to meet Chubby Wise, the original bluegrass fiddler, on many occasions. These opportunities enriched his sense of music, and was a great inspiration to him in his younger years.
Another inspiration to him was Kenny Baker, who's fiddle albums were a favorite of Haynie's. Haynie built his style around Baker's, and the inspiration Baker had on Haynie is evident.
In 1990, at age 16, in the Florida fiddling championships Haynie won first place in the contemporary division for the second time, playing Wild Fiddler's Rag and Skater's Waltz.[1]
In August 1996 Haynie lost two violins and a bow when a lightning induced fire burnt Tim Austin's Doobie Shea Studios to the ground. Destroyed was $35,000 worth of Haynie's equipment, the bow alone worth $15,000.[2][3]
In 2004 Haynie won the fiddle category at the 39th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards.[4]
[edit] Discography
- Doin' My Time (Sugar Hill, 1997)
- A Man Must Carry On (Sugar Hill, 2000)
- The Blugrass Fiddle Album (Sugar Hill, 2003)
[edit] Awards
Instrumental Album of the Year - 2003
Recorded Event of the Year - Bluegrass '95 (Scott Vestal, Aubrey Haynie, Adam Steffey, Wayne Benson, Barry Bales & Clay Jones)
Gospel Recorded Performance of the Year - Stanley Gospel Tradition: Songs About Our Savior (Tim Austin, Barry Bales, Ronnie Bowman, Aubrey Haynie, James King, Dwight McCall, Dale Perry, Don Rigsby, James Alan Shelton, Junior Sisk, Charlie Sizemore, Craig Smith, Scottie Sparks, Adam Steffey, Ernie Thacker, Dan Tyminski)
[edit] References
- ^ Klinkenberg, Jeff. "FIT AS A FIDDLE Series: DATELINE FLORIDA", St. Petersburg Times, 1990-06-03.
- ^ Morrison, Mark. "Bluegrass Studio up in Flames", Roanoke Times & World News, 1996-08-27.
- ^ Rosenberg, Madelyn. "A Year After a Fire at the Doobie Shea Studios, Tim Austin has the Music Miked and Tapes Humming the Bands Play On...", Roanoke Times & World News, 1997-07-30.
- ^ "Off-Camera Awards Winners Announced for the 39th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards Live Awards Telecast to Be Broadcast From Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas Wednesday, May 26th at 8:00 PM ET/PT on CBS Television Network", PR Newswire (U.S.), 2004-05-06.
