What:  An Evening with Bill Staines
         Concert hosted by the Pioneer Valley Folklore Society
Where: The Nacul Center, 592 Main St., Amherst, MA
When:  7:00-9:30 PM, Sunday, May 11, 2008

For information contact Paul Kaplan, 413-687-5002, or Jeff Lee,
413-256-0433.

The Pioneer Valley Folklore Society is proud to present a concert by
prominent folk artist Bill Staines.  The event will take place at 7:00 p.m.
at the Nacul Center, 592 Main St., Amherst, MA.

For over forty years, Bill Staines has crisscrossed North America, bringing
his songs to captivated audiences and developing a reputation as a
songwriter of international stature. A New England native, Bill became
involved with the Boston-Cambridge folk scene in the early 1960's and for a
time emceed the Sunday hootenanny at the renowned Club 47 in Cambridge. He
quickly became one of the Boston area's most popular musicians, garnering a
description by the Boston Phoenix as "simply Boston's best performer."  Now
in his fifth decade as a concert artist, he has produced 22 albums and seen
his songs covered by dozens of recording artists.

One of the greatest tributes to Bill Staines' song-writing has been how
quickly many of his songs have entered the folk consciousness. "All God's
Critters Got a Place in the Choir," which has been sung at summer camps by
nine year olds and at Carnegie Hall, is often mis-credited, not to Bill, but
to "Traditional."

In addition to original compositions, Bill Staines' repertoire includes
songs ranging from traditional folk tunes to more contemporary country
ballads, and he delights in having the audience participate in his numbers.
He may even offer a yodeling tune or two, having won the National Yodeling
Championship in 1975 at the Kerrville Folk Festival in Kerrville Texas.

Find additional information about Bill Staines at his web site,
http://www.acousticmusic.com/staines/.  A high resolution publicity photo is
available at http://www.acousticmusic.com/staines/staines300dpi.jpg.

Pioneer Valley Folklore Society hosts a monthly Song & Story Swap each
second Sunday, 7pm, at the Nacul Center in Amherst.  The event is open to
the public, free of charge with donations accepted.  People of all ages
gather to share stories and songs that are traditional, newly written, or of
personal experiences. You can tell, sing, or lead everyone in singing, or
request a song or story.  Listeners are welcome.

Visit the Pioneer Valley Folklore Society website at
http://www.filbert.com/pvfs.

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