3 Fox Drive Listen To The Music CD

 Late Nights On a Backroad
The first time I ever heard Three Fox Drive was during a storm around midnight down some old roads that haven't been used much since the new highway was built & the radio picked up some station playing a "Bluegrass Hour". Low & behold I hear "Some Old Side Road" and became enamoured with it.
Submitted by mmbxo (Fuquay-Varina, NC, USA)
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 Bluegrass Renewed
Outstanding uptempo rendition of the classic "Listen to The Music". I am not just saying this because I know the Foxes, I don't particularly like the Country music scene, but this is good stuff.
Submitted by stehrob (Smithfield, NC, USA)
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 Impressive vocalizing; Crafty songwriting
Playing Time – 46:30 -- Bluegrass aficionados have no doubt heard of The Fox Family and Kim Fox Band. Now, you’d better sit down and get ready for impressive showcase of 3 Fox Drive. Originally from the Adirondack Mountains of New York, the brother and two sisters (Joel, Kim and Barb) won the 1989 Winterhawk festival bluegrass band contest. Kim Fox, you may recall, is a prolific songwriter who won the prestigious songwriting contest at Merlefest in 1994. In the year 2000, The Fox Family became the Kim Fox Band (Kim, Joel, bassist Andrea Roberts, and fiddler Jesse Cobb). The clever Foxes have now embarked on a new path of musical ingenuity that emphasizes cunning acoustic keenness. Seven songs bear the mark of Kim Fox’s crafty songwriting, with each having their own distinctive flavorings but still being mainly easy listening country and folk fare. Their engaging approach doesn’t look for hooks, but rather songs like "Red Rose Bouquet," "Short Walk to the Moon," "Eye for an Eye," and "This Little House of Mine" have stirring messages that beg for close listening and introspective reflection. From a young girl’s perspective, the latter is a slow, sad tale of selling the house and moving on. It’s a common theme in bluegrass and country music, but “leaving the kid behind in this little house of mine” is a great new way to convey the sentiment. An exceptional love song, “Short Walk to the Moon” has a lot of heartfelt soul, and this song has potential to be covered and taken to the charts by top-name country musicians. With this amount of original material, I wish that lyrics would have been included in the CD jacket. 3 Fox Drive also covers material from Larry Cordle (“It Always Rains When I’m Lonesome”), Doobie Brothers ("Listen to the Music") and one done by Keith Whitley (Roger Ferris’ "Some Old Side Road"). From an early 90s recording by Shelby Lynne, “Slow Me Down” establishes a good groove with a recurring riff, the instruments trading licks, and impressive vocalizing. Besides Kim, Barb and Joel, the other musicians include Mike Anglin (bass), Megan Lynch (fiddle), Jim Reed (mandolin, lead guitar), Eric Darken (percussion), and Randy Kohrs (dobro). There are a few points where I wish that Kohrs’ dobro was mixed with a little more presence. With their polished, cohesive sound, this band will go far. You’d better take them up on their invitation at the album’s opener to “Listen to the Music.” (Joe Ross, staff writer, Bluegrass Now)
Submitted by Joe Ross (Roseburg, OR)
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