The New Pinecastle Records

Columbus, NC - August 11, 2010 -
In early February 2010, one of the leading bluegrass recording companies, Pinecastle Records, closed its doors due to an unfortunate series of events.  Owner Col. Tom Riggs began to have serious health issues.  The Riggs' family made the decision to close the label and focus on the Colonel's health.  Artists were caught in limbo and their product was quickly going out of print.  A prominent player in the bluegrass industry suddenly went silent.

When a physician, entrepreneur, lover of bluegrass music, and friend of the Riggs' family, Dr. Lonnie Lassiter, heard of Pinecastle closing, he immediately began taking the steps that would ultimately lead to him purchasing the label from the Riggs' family.  As of August 1, 2010, Dr. Lassiter took ownership of the company.  His first decision was to tap two of the company's former executives, both with around five years of experience with the previous company, to head up the new venture.  Ethan Burkhardt was named the company's Vice President of Operations and Matt Hood its Vice President of Public Relations.
Contact information:

Mailing Address:
2881 NC 108 HWY E.
Columbus, NC  28722

Website: (coming soon)

Email: Ethan Burkhardt - ethan@pinecastlemusic.com Matt Hood - matt@pinecastlemusic.com