Feldman took over the operation of the record label, while Brown focused on his musical endeavors, as he had just signed on to perform on the radio program A Prairie Home Companion regularly.

[1] Feldman was known for his business philosophy of wanting "to provide a home and environment in which creative artists can make albums in total freedom—without interference from mogul types just looking for the next hit single.

The label weathered difficult conditions as the music industry transitioned from vinyl to compact discs and started signing established artists from across the U.S. Utah Phillips, Tom Paxton, Norman Blake, Eliza Gilkyson, Loudon Wainwright III, Robin and Linda Williams, Cliff Eberhardt, and Ramblin' Jack Elliott are among the dozens of performers who have released music through Red House.

[citation needed] Other recordings from the label have won about a dozen Indie Awards from the Association for Independent Music (A2IM).

[3] In November 2017, the Label was purchased by The Compass Records Group in Nashville, and its operations in St. Paul were shuttered.