Review

This album from the band Foxfire Bluegrass is one to die for! Foxfire Bluegrass is currently made up of siblings Stephanie Haisman on mandolin/vocals, Brian Haisman on guitar/vocals, Kevin Haisman on banjo/vocals, and Timothy Haisman on acoustic bass/vocals along with family friend Lucas Caudill on fiddle/vocals. They are based in Bloomfield, New Mexico.
Foxfire’s constant drive and energy is one that is rare to find, especially on recording. Along with their bluegrass harmonies and distinctive sound, their love for what they do sets them apart. On Dolly Parton’s “Jolene” sibling harmonies give this song the punch it needs. The single instrumental on the album “Rebecca” shows that not only can they sing, they can play. “Wings of Love” uses whole family harmonies to give this song a distinctive sound found nowhere else on the record. “Shady Grove”, gives Foxfire Bluegrass the chance to show soulful treatment of a traditional tune along with the more contemporary songs on the album.
Although Foxfire Bluegrass is one of the most professional and hardworking young bluegrass bands around, they still have the ability to get any crowd clapping. They have the sincerity and charm to please a fine arts audience but yet they still have the ability to please a high energy college or middle school crowd. I should know because I had the honor of sitting in with them at my school, Darlington in Rome, GA. They had every rap-loving kid there clapping and dancing along. This is one band you have to see in order to truly appreciate!

Olivia Branscomb