Pinecastle releases Niall Toner's Onwards & upwards

Pinecastle Records, one of the leading US bluegrass record companies, today released Onwards & upwards, the new album by Niall Toner - his first on the Pinecastle label. The ample album notes include the author's own accounts of writing each song as well as photographs from the studio sessions. The Pinecastle press release includes the information that

... For months Toner's AirPlay Direct profile occupied the #1 spot on the service's all-time bluegrass album chart, and is currently #3.

You can read the full press release here, as well as Niall's artist profile from the Pinecastle website. The eleven tracks (ten vocal, one instrumental) make up a powerful demonstration of the breadth and depth of his songwriting ability.