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Sammie Haynes has been singing for as long as she can remember. Born in New England, her earliest memories are of performing for her grandmother’s sewing circle (with Nana on piano) and practicing hard on harmonies with a neighborhood friend while working out on the swingset in the backyard.
Equally comfortable singing with young children in their schools or at a festival, as with her Texas-swing band, MAINESQUEEZE, Sammie has been performing for years sharing the stage with well-known local and national musicians.
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With a background in art and music, courses and interest in early childhood education and a former daycare teacher, becoming a mom spurred her into songwriting for children and next, to performing it.
Most of the songs Sammie performs are original but she also includes some traditional, those of friends, fellow Children's Music Network members, and beloved troubadour, Woody Guthrie. Generally, they are written from a child's point of view reflecting the child's feelings about his/her world, themselves, nature and living compatibly with one another. She always includes plenty of playfulness and invites her listeners to actively participate.
In 1999, Sammie released a highly acclaimed CD entitled, Many Hands and in the fall of 2004, released a second recording entitled, Nature's ABCs on the award-winning children's recording label, A Gentle Wind. To date it has received a Parent's Choice Award, 2 Children's Music Web awards, and the Film Advisory Board's Award of Excellence.
Read an interview with Sammie |
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