staines makem 9893 6686 medford yodeling redbird kerrville herdman nanci songbooks shreve hogue coty spaniel critters highwaymen pawtucket roseville yarbrough rainbows schooner rounder wanderer songwriters cathedrals philo cramer grandpa sandstone
who wrote all god's creatures have a place in the choir
Bill Staines - wikipedia Bill Staines <Th_colspan="2"> Bill Staines <Td_colspan="2"> At the Pawtucket Arts Festival , 2004 . Photo by Thom C . <Th_colspan="2"> Background information ( 1947 - 02 - 06 ) February 6 , 1947 ( age 71 ) Medford , Massachusetts , United States Genres Folk music Occupation ( s ) Singer - songwriter Instruments Guitar , vocals Years active Early 1960s -- present Labels Red House , Rounder , Philo , Mineral River Website www.acousticmusic.com/staines Bill Staines ( born February 6 , 1947 in Medford , Massachusetts ) is an American folk musician and singer - songwriter from New Hampshire , who writes and performs songs about a wide array of topics . He has also written and recorded children 's songs . Raised in Lexington , Massachusetts , Staines began his professional career in the early 1960s in the Cambridge area . He began touring nationwide 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 . Staines 's songs include `` Bridges '' , `` Crossing the Water '' , `` Sweet Wyoming Home '' , `` The Roseville Fair '' , `` A Place in the Choir '' , `` Child of Mine '' , and `` River '' . His songs have been recorded by many other artists , including Peter , Paul and Mary , Makem and Clancy , Nanci Griffith , Mason Williams , The Highwaymen , Glenn Yarbrough , Jerry Jeff Walker , Schooner Fare , Grandpa Jones , The Grace Family , Hank Cramer , Coty Hogue and Priscilla Herdman . Staines has recorded 22 of his own albums , 15 of which were still in print as of 2005 . Staines 's songs have been published in four songbooks , If I Were a Word , Then I 'd Be a Song ; River ; Music to Me : The Songs of Bill Staines , and All God 's Critters Got a Place in the Choir . Staines is left - handed and plays a right - handed guitar upside - down , with the bass strings on the bottom . Consequently , he has developed his own fingerings and picking style . In 2004 his memoir , The Tour : A Life Between the Lines , was published . Staines currently lives in the town of Rollinsford , New Hampshire with his wife , Karen ; his son , Bowen ; and his springer spaniel , Andy , who was featured on the cover of his album Old Dogs . His son also pursues a career as folk singer . Discography ( edit ) All references from the Acoustic Music Bill Staines Discography except when noted . A Bag of Rainbows ( 1966 ) Somebody Blue ( 1967 ) Bill Staines ( 1971 ) Third Time Around ( 1973 ) Miles ( 1975 ) Old Wood and Winter Wine ( 1977 ) with Guy Van Duser Just Play One Tune More ( 1977 ) Whistle of the Jay ( 1979 ) Rodeo Rose ( 1981 ) Sandstone Cathedrals ( 1983 ) Bridges ( 1984 ) Wild , Wild Heart ( 1985 ) Redbird 's Wing ( 1988 ) The First Million Miles ( 1989 ) Tracks & Trails ( 1991 ) The Happy Wanderer ( 1993 ) Going to the West ( 1993 ) The Alaska Suite ( 1993 ) Looking For The Wind ( 1995 ) One More River ( 1998 ) The First Million Miles , Vol. 2 ( 1998 ) October 's Hill ( 2000 ) Journey Home ( 2004 ) The Second Million Miles ( 2005 ) Old Dogs ( 2007 ) Beneath Some Lucky Star ( 2012 ) References ( edit ) Jump up ^ Bill Staines on John Shreve Biographies Jump up ^ Acousic Music Jump up ^ Bill Staines - Pandora Jump up ^ The First Million Miles , Vol. 2 at Amazon.com External links ( edit ) Bill Staines website ISNI : 0000 0000 6686 9893 LCCN : n82006553 MusicBrainz : d5da888c - dd09 - 46e1 - 8e60 - 8cde1f028bcd VIAF : 35788529 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bill_Staines&oldid=856596289 '' Categories : 1947 births American folk singers American male singer - songwriters American singer - songwriters Living people Singers from New Hampshire People from Medford , Massachusetts Singers from Massachusetts Songwriters from Massachusetts People from Rollinsford , New Hampshire Hidden categories : Articles with hCards All articles with vague or ambiguous time Vague or ambiguous time from July 2016 Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 26 August 2018 , at 09 : 50 ( UTC ) . Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply . By using this site , you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy . Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation , Inc. , a non-profit organization . About Wikipedia