Four Decades Later, Country Artists Return To 'Fox Hollow'

By Stefan Shepherd

Published August 17, 2011 at 1:18 PM MDT

Tom T. Hall (third from left) poses with some of the collaborators who helped remake <em>Songs of Fox Hollow</em>, including co-producers Eric Brace (third from right) and Peter Cooper (second from right). — Tom T. Hall (third from left) poses with some of the collaborators who helped remake *Songs of Fox Hollow*, including co-producers Eric Brace (third from right) and Peter Cooper (second from right).

While a lot of rock musicians have recorded music for families recently, far fewer country musicians have done so. But a new release pays tribute to a Nashville kids' record that's nearly 40 years old.

In 1974, the children's album Songs of Fox Hollow by Tom T. Hall charted at No. 3 — not on the kids' music charts, but on the BillboardTop Country Albums chart. Hall drew inspiration from his farm, penning lyrics about baby ducks, one-legged chickens, and root-beer-drinking snakes, with a gentleness that calmed and reassured little kids.

Last summer, a number of country and Americana musicians made a pilgrimage to Hall's farm outside Nashville to record those songs once more. The remade version, featuring contributions from Patty Griffin, Duane Eddy and others, is titled I Love: Tom T. Hall's Songs of Fox Hollow.

Four Decades Later, Country Artists Return To 'Fox Hollow'

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