Pinecastle Records is currently shipping four new CD’s to radio stations and DJs that have release dates set for January and February of 2009. Those CD’s include offerings from the 2008 IBMA Banjo Player of the Year, Kristin Scott Benson, Nothin’ Fancy, Ernie Thacker & Route 23 and David Parmley & Continental Divide.

For those radio stations and DJ’s who are anxious to get new material into rotation, Pinecastle Records offers a digital download service to broadcasters. The digital files are offered in wma and mp3 file formats.

The story was written by Larche Hardy, freelance bluegrass writer and News Director WMBB-TV, Panama City, Florida. Many thanks to Larche for allowing us to publish this story and thanks to Veniece Kennedy and George Hester for the photos.
Ernie Thacker returned to the stage at Riverbend Bluegrass Festival in Ocilla, GA, for his [...]

Ernie Thacker
Ernie Thacker, a self-described miracle, is back.
Thacker, an alumnus of Ralph Stanley’s Clinch Mountain Boys, has traveled a long journey of recovering from a devastating 2006 car accident to once again hit the road with his band, Route 23.
The news gets bigger and better: He’s also just signed a recording contract with Pinecastle [...]