Any new song that can live comfortably beside the well-worn songs of folk tradition has a good chance of surviving the test of time. Such, we believe, are the songs of Bill Staines.
Charles Paton, Folk Legacy Records

Bill Staines has been a mainstay at the me&thee since it opened its doors 31 years ago. "A Place in the Choir" is as much a Mugford Street anthem as the "Star Spangled Banner" is the Fenway Park tune. Bill has been singing his songs at coffeehouses, festivals and concert halls since the 1960s and plays over 200 gigs a year. As if this weren't enough, Bill can sometimes be cajoled into showing off the yodeling skills that won him the National Yodeling Championship at the Kerrville Folk Festival in Texas.
       Bill's long-time friend and singing companion Jeanie Stahl will be sharing the stage with him this evening. Stahl first caught the public's eye as half of the duo Daring and Stahl, who recorded the much-loved "Marblehead Morning." They have been more recently heard on the soundtracks of John Sayles films. Jeanie has recorded several solo albums, performing torch songs and standards with the same elegance she brings to folk music.