Christmas Grass Vol. 3 Featuring 3 Fox Drive and Friends (koch)

“Christmas Grass Vol. 3 Featuring 3 Fox Drive and Friends” is a collection of Christmas standards you know by heart.

The project pairs 3 Fox Drive with several of bluegrass’s top-flight artists. The “friends” featured on the disc include Sonya Isaacs, John Cowan, Sarah Jarosz, Larry Sparks, IIIrd Tyme Out’s Russell Moore and Charlie Daniels.

3 Fox Drive and company pull off the monumental task of presenting songs that have been covered eons of times in a way that sounds instantly familiar and comfortable, yet with plenty of subtle embellishments and nuances to put a fresh and vibrant spin on them.

The musicians on the disc include: Darrin Vincent and Byron House on bass, Bryan Sutton and Cody Kilby on acoustic guitar, Adam Steffey on mandolin, Aubrey Haynie and Joe Caverlee on fiddle, Rob Ickes on Dobro, Joel Fox on Banjo, Erik Darken on percussion and Kim Fox, Barb Fox and Joel Fox on vocals.

If you’re looking for a new Christmas disc for the holiday season, “Christmas Grass Vol. 3 Featuring 3 Fox Drive and Friends” is as inviting and welcoming as family and friends visiting around the Christmas tree with a fire in the fireplace.