The Pine Hill Haints

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The Pine Hill Haints
Origin	Auburn, Alabama, United States
Genre(s)	Folk
Years active	2002?–present
Label(s)	Lelp, Sunburst, K
Members
Jamie Barrier Katie “Kat” Barrier Matt Bakula Ben Rhyne
Former members
Travis Hightower Roger Holcombe Rymodee Bradley Williams Jeremy Dale Henderson Matt Comer

The Pine Hill Haints are a 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]

The Haints comprise Jamie Barrier on guitar and vocals, wife Katie “Kat” Barrier on washboard and mandolin, Matt Bakula on washtub bass, and Ben on snare drum.

1 Current lineup
- 1.1 Former members
2 Origin of name
3 Musical style
4 Discography
5 See also
6 Footnotes
7 External links

[edit] Current lineup

Jamie Barrier - vocals, guitars
Katie “Kat” Barrier – washboard, mandolin
Matt Bakula - washtub
Ben Rhyne – snare

[edit] Former members

Travis Hightower - washtub
Roger Holcombe - snare
Rymodee - saw
Bradley Williams - washtub
Jeremy Dale Henderson- snare
Matt Comer- snare

[edit] Origin of name

The Pine Hill Haints name is derived from the Pine Hill Cemetery in Auburn, AL, ^[2] where the members used to practice.

[edit] Musical style

The Pine Hill Haints perform music they consider to be “dead” in the modern world,^[3] 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), cowboy (I Ride An Old Paint), and folk (Goodnight Irene) 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.

[edit] Discography

Year	Title	Label	Format	Other information
2002	The Cold, Cold Hand	Arkam	CD	Split album with The Natchez Shakers (“The Devil’s Backbone”)
2002	Tales From The Front Porch	Arkam	12" LP	Split album with The Crypt Kickers and The Plain Clothes Creep String Trio
2003	Trains Have No Names	Arkam	CD
2004	Those Who Wander	Arkam	CD
2004	You Bury Your Hate In A Shallow Grave	Lelp Recordings	CD
2005	The Pine Hill Haints Meet Clampitt, Gaddis & Buck	Lelp Recordings	CD	Split album with Clampitt Gaddis & Buck
2007	Pine Hill Haints	Sunburst Records	7" EP
2007	Ghost Dance	K Records	12" LP / CD