• Bluegrass 2022 closes out the year with Gold Rush

    Pinecastle Records has released another single from their instrumental tour de force project, Bluegrass 2022, headed up by banjo wizard Scott Vestal. Scott has turned out these records from his studio, Digital Underground, for years, assisted by fellow Nashville super

  • Welcome to New York from Scott Vestal and Bluegrass 2022

    Pinecastle Records has released a second single from their upcoming celebration of instrumental bluegrass, Bluegrass 2022, featuring banjo master Scott Vestal with a cast of fellow super pickers. All recorded at Scott's Digital Underground Studio just outside of Nashville, this album continues

  • EMD from Scott Vestal and Bluegrass 2022

    Pinecastle Records has released a new single from their upcoming instrumental bluegrass album, Bluegrass 2022. Following in a long tradition begun in 1995, banjo master Scott Vestal has recorded stellar projects for the label in many of these years, each similarly

  • Five & Dime from Scott Vestal and Bluegrass 2020

    They're back... The much heralded annual instrumental projects helmed by Scott Vestal for Pinecastle Records have returned after a 19 year hiatus. Launched 25 years ago as Bluegrass '95, these virtuosic recordings featured Vestal on banjo with a revolving cast of

  • Sturgill Simpson grasses up the Opry

    On Tuesday night, Sturgill Simpson played the Grand Ole Opry. No big news there, as the Americana/country singer and songwriter has become something of a celebrity in town this past few years while his records have garnered more and more

  • Scott Vestal wins 2017 Steve Martin Prize

    Over this past weekend, the 2017 Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass Music was awarded to Scott Vestal. This makes him the 8th recipient of this prestigious prize, which recognizes a player who has demonstrated "a fresh

  • Seth Taylor in the studio

    Seth Taylor, lead guitarist with Dailey & Vincent, is in the studio completing his first solo project in Nashville, with Jim VanCleve producing. The 20 year old wunderkind first hit the scene playing with Pine Mountain Railroad while he was still in high

  • For The Record: Becky Buller #4

    Once again, Stephen Mougin at Dark Shadow Recording has prevailed on one of his artists to retail their recording experience for us in blog form. This time, it’s Becky Buller who is working on her first solo project with the label. Here