Sad news - Pinecastle Records shutting down

Sad news indeed. Pincastle records is shutting down as of February first. Over the last 20 years Pinecastle has been a leader in the bluegrass recording business, giving many artists their first national exposure. During that time Tom Riggs, the founder of Pinecastle, has been a leader in the bluegrass community, until his health problems caused him to cut back his activity. A letter from Tom's son Curt follows.

"Given recent events related to my father’s health and the current business environment, we find it necessary to cease operation of Pinecastle Records effective February 1, 2010.
Artists and distributors will be able to purchase Pinecastle product through Music Shed, the retail/wholesale outlet started by my father and myself more than 22 years ago. Music Shed will continue to operate from our current location in Columbus, NC and can be reached at 828-894-2446.
We will soon begin exploring how to best preserve the vast catalog Tom, the artists and talented staff of Pinecastle have amassed over the 20-year history of the label.
Tom will be settling in to a skilled nursing facility, close to our family, and in the near future we hope to visit with our many old friends at shows and festivals."