Bill Staines

Bill Staines is an American songwriter and folk singer from New England, well known for composing children's songs as well as traditional folk songs with a timeless quality. In the early 1960s, he started his professional career in th

Bill Staines is an American songwriter and folk singer from New England, well known for composing children's songs as well as traditional folk songs with a timeless quality. In the early 1960s, he started his professional career in the Cambridge, Massachusetts area. Staines began nationwide touring a few years later. In 1975, he won the National Yodeling Championship at the Kerrville Folk Festival. He performs about 200 times a year and has appeared on A Prairie Home Companion, Mountain Stage, and The Good Evening Show.

Notable Bill Staines songs include "Sweet Wyoming Home," "The Roseville Fair," "A Place in the Choir," "Missouri Road Song" and "Child of Mine."