(Note, this story doesn't mention that Pincastle Records has closed their doors but is about their sister company Music Shed which is still very much active. I refer you to our previous article regarding the shuttering of Pinecastle http://tties91.blogspot.com/2010/01/sad-news-pinecastle-records-shutting.html .)
By Jason Gilmer
Beside the home office of Pinecastle Records is the Music Shed, where its catch phrase “if it’s bluegrass, it’s in the shed” rings true.
The retail store, located at 322 East Mill St. in Columbus, N.C., has more than 3,000 titles from more than 60 labels. It isn’t just a retail store, but the place where bluegrass fans from across the world order CDs through a mail-order catalog and Web site (www.musicshed.com).
More than 20,000 people are on the mailing list. The last catalog was 27 pages with CD listings on the front and back of each page.
“If we put in a description about each album, it would be a the size of a phone book,” said Cort Riggs, the Shed’s director of operations.
People see the sign out front and turn around to check out the store, turning passersby into customers.
Sheepherders in Australia and someone from India that calls on a satellite phone twice a year (“How they got exposed to bluegrass music is beyond me,” Riggs said) are among the loyal customers.
The Shed also works as a distributor to small record stores across the country for bluegrass albums. More...
By Jason Gilmer
Beside the home office of Pinecastle Records is the Music Shed, where its catch phrase “if it’s bluegrass, it’s in the shed” rings true.
The retail store, located at 322 East Mill St. in Columbus, N.C., has more than 3,000 titles from more than 60 labels. It isn’t just a retail store, but the place where bluegrass fans from across the world order CDs through a mail-order catalog and Web site (www.musicshed.com).
More than 20,000 people are on the mailing list. The last catalog was 27 pages with CD listings on the front and back of each page.
“If we put in a description about each album, it would be a the size of a phone book,” said Cort Riggs, the Shed’s director of operations.
People see the sign out front and turn around to check out the store, turning passersby into customers.
Sheepherders in Australia and someone from India that calls on a satellite phone twice a year (“How they got exposed to bluegrass music is beyond me,” Riggs said) are among the loyal customers.
The Shed also works as a distributor to small record stores across the country for bluegrass albums. More...
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