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alan ross haynes: Bio
alan ross haynes
Alan Ross Haynes is an enigmatic iconoclast.
He is a redneck leftist who eats deep fried chicken gizzards with hot sauce. He also loves raw oysters. Rumors that he is a cannibal are unfounded.
He writes, performs, and records Country Folk, Rockabilly, Bluegrass, Folk Rock, and New Thought Christian music. He has written over 150 songs; has 3 full- length, mastered, professional CDs; 3 singles; and over 100 demos. He is a composer, performer, recording artist, studio musician, and guitar/ vocal teacher. He performs on guitar, vocals, harmonica, and bass, and is adding banjo to his repertoire.
His musical heroes include John Prine; Johnny Cash; Peter, Paul, and Mary; Harry Chapin; Randy Newman; Gordon Lightfoot; Rick Nelson; Cat Stevens; and a host of others (including Bullwinkle Moose).
His music has been played on several NPR stations, and was featured on the nationally syndicated show “Car Talk” with his song “Disaster on Wheels.” He has had songs included on 3 compilations produced by the Road Show Records label.
He has been featured on innumerable internet radio stations. His music has been featured on broadcast radio shows from New York to Massachusetts to Oklahoma to England , the Netherlands, Australia, and New Zealand. He has even been heard in Belarus.
Alan is a member of emPower Music and Arts and The Folk Alliance. He is a former member of the Nashville Songwriters Association International. He has performed with high level performers, including David Roth, Karen Taylor-Goode, Jana Stanfield, Dick Kniss (bass player for Peter, Paul, and Mary and John Denver), Fred Bogert (grammy-nominated producer), Steve Gillette (uncountable Grammy awards), Susan Kroupa-Riley; Greg Greenway, Richard Mekdeci, Penny Nichols, Sloan Wainwright, Scott Ainslie, Vito Petrocito, and many others.
Alan wrote his first song at the age of 15, a blues song about excessive tv viewing. A folk rock spiritual followed.
He’s been writing ever since, including a nationally nominated journalism essay in high school; an internationally published botany/pathology treatise on parasitic vines; and numerous published songs.
Alan began playing the trumpet at age 10, the guitar at age 11; added baritone and tuba, and started singing in church choirs as a young teenager. He took private lessons and performed in state competitions. He began taking music conducting classes and music theory classes in junior high and high school , where he also sang in the concert choir and a madrigal group. He formed a folk group at Leto High School that performed in central Florida and on local television programs. He performed with his brother Charlie and in folk rock groups in the 1970s and 1980s. He performed from 2000-2006 with the Clearwater Unity Band; in NY 2006-2007 with Holland, Haynes, Thompson, and Tooch; in 2007 -2008 as the duo, Holland and Haynes; and in 2009 as the director of the Unity Church of Charlotte, NC.
He is now living in Matthews, NC.
Resume:
Alan Ross Haynes
3132 Olde Creek Trail
Matthews, N.C. 28105
E-mail: alanrosshaynes@yahoo.com
Please cc to: alanrosshaynes@gmail.com
Phone: 704-537-3039
Cell: 727-744-5540
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Unity of Charlotte
Title: Music Director (Part-Time)
Duration: 03/09 to 10/09
Location: Charlotte, N.C.
Job Duties: Choose, arrange, conduct, perform music for services (vocal and instrumental).
West Park Union Free School District
Title: Teaching Assistant
Location: West Park, NY
Duration: 02/2007 to 02/2009
Job Duties: State certified teaching assistant. Teach/ assist in subject areas of English, Journalism, and Biology. Also substitute teacher. Residential public school for emotionally disturbed teenage girls. Assist in lesson planning, science labs, grading and proctoring of Regents exams.
Employer: Alan Ross Haynes
Title: Guitar Teacher, part-time
Location: Beacon, NY
Duration: 06/1966 - Present
Job Duties: Teach guitar to individuals. Theory, songwriting and vocal techniques also taught.
Also, professional performer at local venues, recording artist.
Employer: FL. Dept of Agriculture, Div. of Plant Industry
Title: Environmental Specialist
Location: Clearwater, FL
Duration: 03/1987 to 08/2006
Job Duties: Regulatory officer involved in plant pest detection, inspection and regulatory action, export certification, quarantine of pest introductions on imports. Provided educational materials and guidance to agricultural operations; assisted in training of new employees.
Employer: Haynes Landscaping
Title: owner/sole proprietor
Location: Clearwater, FL
Duration: 01/1984 to 01/1987
Job Duties: Total management, sales, design, consultation, site analysis, supervision of employees and subcontractors.
Employer: Norman and Haynes Nursery and Landscape Co., Inc.
Title: Manager, sole active partner
Location: Clearwater, FL
Duration: 05/1978 - 02/1984
Job Duties: Total management, sales, design, consultation, site analysis, supervision of employees and subcontractors. Manage 3 acre plant nursery.
EDUCATION Major: English
School: Univ. of Florida
Location: Gainesville, FL
Degree: B.A. (Honors)
Completion Date: 06/1971
5.32 hrs. Education coursework, Univ. of S. Fl., 1973 (4.0 GPA).
Passed Florida Teacher Certification Examinations: General Knowledge Test; Exceptional Student Education Content Area Test, Sept. 2005.
Received Fl. Temporary Teaching Certificate 2006.
New York Teaching Assistant Certificate received 02/01/07
Received Temporary Fl. Teaching Certificate 2006.
Certified Public Pesticide Applicator, Government, 1987-2006. Certified Private Pesticide Applicator, 1976-1987
Certified Federal Phytosanitary Certificate Collaborator, 1995-2006
SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Over 9 years as owner and manager of nursery and landscape business. Experience in nursery plant production; landscape bidding, sales, design, installation, billing; supervising employees and subcontractors.
Over 19 years experience in enforcement of state, federal, and international import and export laws.
Two years experience as teaching assistant. Decades of experience teaching guitar to all ages.
HONORS AND ACTIVITIES
Honors Graduate of Univ. of Fl.
While with Fl. Dept. of Agriculture: Outstanding Service Award Dec. 2000, Exemplary Performance Bonus 2000. Florida State Record Awards, Pathology, 1989 and 1991.