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Pinecastle Records

Recording the Sights and Sounds of Americana

About Me

An independently owned and operated bluegrass record label, Pinecastle Records was founded by Tom Riggs. A former Pizza Hut franchiser, Riggs initially started a bluegrass radio show called America’s Acoustic Country, which quickly went into syndication and was heard in nearly 200 markets. His love of bluegrass music led him to start the label in Orlando, FL in 1990. In it’s 16 years of operation, Pinecastle has released nearly 200 releases from such acts as The Osborne Brothers, Jim & Jesse, Chubby Wise, Larry Stephenson, John Cowan, and numerous others. In April of 2005, Pinecastle relocated to the town of Columbus, NC. Nestled in the Blue Ridge mountains equidistant between Asheville and Spartanburg, SC, Pinecastle is now in prime bluegrass country. Our staff consists of Tom Riggs-President, Ethan Burkhardt-Marketing Director, Matt Hood-Director of Radio Promotions, and Ashley Collier-Medley-Director of Publicity and Tour Support.

Myspace Layouts at Pimp-My-Profile.com / Acoustic Guitar

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/8/2006
Band Website: pinecastle.com
Band Members: Tom Riggs, Matt Hood, Ethan Burkhardt, Sara Bailey
Influences: Bill Monroe, Mac Wiseman, The Osborne Brothers, Flatt and Scruggs

Grasstowne Biography

The Osborne Brothers, Ruby

Jim & Jesse, I Wonder Where You Are Tonight

The Voice of Newgrass, John Cowan

The Churchmen
Sounds Like: Bluegrass
Record Label: Pinecastle Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Leadership Bluegrass, Radio Chatter

..> ..> ..> Pinecastle Records News..> ..> ..Date here-->April 6, 2007 ..Title here-->Online Email Newsletter    ..>     ..> ..> Larry Stephe...
Posted by Pinecastle Records on Sat, 07 Apr 2007 08:18:00 PST

Larry Stephenson, Grasstowne, Radio Chatter

..> ..> ..> Pinecastle Records News..> ..> ..Date here-->March 23, 2007 ..Title here-->Online Email Newsletter    ..>     ..> ..> Larry Steph...
Posted by Pinecastle Records on Fri, 23 Mar 2007 01:47:00 PST

New Releases and Aaron McDaris

..> ..> ..> Pinecastle Records News..> ..> ..Date here-->February 16, 2007 ..Title here-->Online Email Newsletter    ..>     ..> ..> Three Ne...
Posted by Pinecastle Records on Fri, 16 Feb 2007 01:04:00 PST

SPBGMA Winners

..> ..> ..> Pinecastle Records News..> ..> ..Date here-->February 9, 2007 ..Title here-->Online Email Newsletter    ..>     ..> ..> Special C...
Posted by Pinecastle Records on Mon, 12 Feb 2007 10:46:00 PST

New Band Members for Larry Stephenson

..> ..> ..> Pinecastle Records News..> ..> ..Date here-->February 2, 2007 ..Title here-->Online Email Newsletter    ..>     ..> ..> Larry Ste...
Posted by Pinecastle Records on Mon, 05 Feb 2007 07:33:00 PST

Special C, SPBGMA Nominations

Pinecastle Records News -->Date here-->December 15, 2006 -->Title here-->Online Email Newsletter        Special C to tour UK Starting...
Posted by Pinecastle Records on Fri, 15 Dec 2006 02:14:00 PST

Podcast & Radio Chatter

Pinecastle Records News -->Date here-->November 24, 2006 -->Title here-->Online Email Newsletter        Podcast Join Pinecastle and t...
Posted by Pinecastle Records on Wed, 22 Nov 2006 09:35:00 PST

Quotes/Tour Dates

Pinecastle Records News -->Date here-->November 17, 2006 -->Title here-->Online Email Newsletter        Quotes "Out of nowhere, Jack ...
Posted by Pinecastle Records on Fri, 17 Nov 2006 01:33:00 PST

Reviews/Website/Release Dates

Pinecastle Records News -->Date here-->November 10, 2006 -->Title here-->Online Email Newsletter        Release Dates As of now The C...
Posted by Pinecastle Records on Fri, 10 Nov 2006 12:59:00 PST

New Tunes to Radio

Pinecastle Records News -->Date here-->November 3, 2006 -->Title here-->Online Email Newsletter        New CDs Ship to Radio Two new ...
Posted by Pinecastle Records on Fri, 10 Nov 2006 12:16:00 PST