Personnel: Bill Staines (vocals, guitar, piano), Brian Wood (guitar), Mike Walsh (bass), Billy Novick (reeds), Guy Van Duser (guitar), Larry Luddecke (keyboards) Upcoming gig: Plays at 8 tonight at ...

Bill Staines meant to regale the crowd about work he did in the late ’80s for Burlington Northern Railroad’s video productions. It didn’t come out quite right. “For a few years, back in the late 18-” ...

As a teenager, the future great American folk singer/songwriter Bill Staines was a disaster as a clarinetist in his junior high school marching band in his hometown of Lexington, Mass. He was most ...

ROLLINSFORD — With a music career spanning 57 years, Bill Staines leaves an indelible mark in American folk music. William Russell Staines, a Rollinsford resident, died at the age of 74 on Dec. 5, ...

WINCHESTER CENTER -- For the past four summers, the Winchester Center Congregational Church has used a warm-weather staple -- the outdoor concert -- to raise money for various causes. On Saturday ...