Aubrey Haynie

Infobox Musical artist
Name = Aubrey Haynie


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Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
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Born = Birth date and age|1974|03|27
Origin = Tampa, Florida, USA
Instrument = Fiddle
Mandolin
Genre = Bluegrass, Country
Occupation = Musician, songwriter
Years_active = 1995-present
Label = Sugar Hill
Associated_acts = Shane Minor
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Aubrey Haynie (born on March 27 1974) is an American bluegrass musician who plays the fiddle and mandolin. In his career, he has recorded three studio albums for the Sugar Hill Records label, all three of which contained mostly songs that he wrote himself. He also holds several credits as a session fiddler and mandolinist.

Biography

Early influences

When Haynie was nine, he began taking fiddle lessons from his grandmother's cousin, a man named Ted Locke. He studied the fiddle, for two years, after which he took up the mandolin. He became exceedingly good at both, and within two years he joined a bluegrass band named the Bluegrass Parlor Band. While he was traveling, he got a chance to meet Chubby Wise, a self-styled "original" bluegrass fiddler, on many occasions. These opportunities enriched his sense of music, and were a great inspiration to him in his younger years. Another major influence on Hayne's music was that of Kenny Baker, whose fiddle albums were some of his favorites. Those familiar with Baker's fiddle style might recognize similarities in Haynie's sound.

In 1990, at age 16, attending the Florida fiddling championships, and competing, Haynie won first place in the contemporary division for the second time, playing Wild Fiddler's Rag and Skater's Waltz. [cite news |first = Jeff |last = Klinkenberg |title = FIT AS A FIDDLE Series: DATELINE FLORIDA |work = St. Petersburg Times |date = 1990-06-03]

In August 1996 Haynie lost two violins and a bow, when a lightning-induced fire burnt Tim Austin's Doobie Shea Studios to the ground. Destroyed was $35,000 worth of Haynie's equipment, the bow alone worth $15,000. [cite news |first = Mark |last = Morrison |title = Bluegrass Studio up in Flames |work = Roanoke Times & World News |date = 1996-08-27] [cite news |first = Madelyn |last = Rosenberg |title = A Year After a Fire at the Doobie Shea Studios, Tim Austin has the Music Miked and Tapes Humming the Bands Play On... |work = Roanoke Times & World News |date = 1997-07-30]

In 2004 Haynie won the fiddle category at the 39th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards. [cite news |title = Off-Camera Awards Winners Announced for the 39th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards Live Awards Telecast to Be Broadcast From Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas Wednesday, May 26th at 8:00 PM ET/PT on CBS Television Network |publisher = PR Newswire (U.S.) |date = 2004-05-06]

Haynie has been seen appearing in informal music performances under other musicians' headlines, and earned a living as a session musician.

Discography

*"Doin' My Time" (Sugar Hill, 1997)
*"A Man Must Carry On" (Sugar Hill, 2000)
*"The Bluegrass Fiddle Album" (Sugar Hill, 2003)

Awards

*Instrumental Album of the Year - 2003
*Academy of Country Music Award for fiddle - 2004
*Recorded Event of the Year - Bluegrass 1995 (Scott Vestal, Aubrey Haynie, Adam Steffey, Wayne Benson, Barry Bales & Clay Jones)
*Gospel Recorded Performance of the Year - Stanley Gospel Tradition: Songs About Our Savior (Tim Austin, Barry Bales, Ronnie Bowman, Aubrey Haynie, James King, Dwight McCall, Dale Perry, Don Rigsby, James Alan Shelton, Junior Sisk, Charlie Sizemore, Craig Smith, Scottie Sparks, Adam Steffey, Ernie Thacker, Dan Tyminski)

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