Soaring, powerful harmonies, compelling original songs, and supple instrumental prowess add spice and soul to the tasty concoction of bluegrass, country and rock dished up tonight by the Nashville-based ensemble known as 3 Fox Drive.

The three Fox siblings from upstate New York's Adirondack Mountains -- guitarist and vocalist Kim, Scruggs-style banjo player Joel and vocalist Barb -- established themselves on the northeastern bluegrass circuit in the late 1980s as The Fox Family. Known for their intricate vocal work and for Kim's stunning songwriting, they were nominated for the International Bluegrass Music Association's (IBMA) Emerging Artist of the Year award in 1997. Having subsequently relocated to Nashville, and with three additional band members -- mandolinist Jim Reed (Tony Rice, Peter Rowan, String Therapy), bassist Mike Anglin (Lonesome Standard Time, Continental Divide), and Bay Area native, fiddler Megan Lynch (Due West, Jim Hurst) -- they're a tightly knit ensemble of rare musical empathy that animates everything they play, whether it be one of Kim's gorgeous originals, a traditional breakdown, or an exploration into unconventional territory like their great cover of the Doobie Brothers' "Listen to the Music," the title track of their latest album.

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