Performers include: Chris Hillman, Herb Pedersen, Sam Bush, Robert Earl Keen, Mollie O'Brien, Jerry Douglas, Marti Jones, Don Dixon, Psychograss, The Nashville Bluegrass Band, Chris Thile, Laurel Canyon Ramblers, Chesapeake, Front Range, Lonesome River Band, Tim O'Brien, Kathy Kallick.
Personnel: Billy Ray Latham, Pat Enright (vocals, tenor, guitar); Wilson Waters (vocals, tenor); Stuart Duncan (vocals, baritone, fiddle); Gene Libbea, Bill Bryson (vocals, baritone); Roland White (vocals, bass voice, mandolin); Eddie Lynn Snodderly (vocals, guitar, mandola); Moondi Klein, Keith Little, Alan O'Bryant, Robert Earl Keen (vocals, guitar); Herb Pedersen (vocals, acoustic guitar, dobro); Sammy Shelor (vocals, electric guitar, banjo); Chris Hillman, Don Rigsby, John Reischman (vocals, mandolin); Marti Jones (vocals, bells, sleigh bell); Don Dixon, Rev. W.L. Richardson, Eugene Wolf, James Hill, Walter Settles, Kathy Kallick, Mollie O'Brien, Ronnie Bowman (vocals); James Hill (baritone); Isaac Freeman (bass voice); Kenny Smith (guitar, acoustic bass); Darrell Scott, David Grier, Jim Monahan, Rich Brotherton, Scott Nygaard (guitar); Jerry Douglas (dobro); Tony Trischka (banjo); Sam Bush (mandola, mandolin); Chris Thile, Jimmy Gaudreau, Kenny Blackwell, Mike Marshall (mandolin); Darol Anger, Gabe Witcher, Bryan Duckworth (fiddle); Viktor Krauss, Todd Phillips (acoustic bass); Bill Whitbeck (electric bass); Denny Fongheiser, Willie Ornelas (drums); Robbie Magruder (percussion).
Recording information: Bias Recording Studio, Springfield, VA; Colorado Sound, Westminster, CO; Drive-In, Winston-Salem, NC; Floores Country Store, Helotes, TX; Fountain Square Studio, Johnson City, TN; Foxfire Recording, Van Nuys, CA; Foxfire, Van Nuys, CA; Gatorland, Oakland, CA; Reflection Studios, Charlotte, NC; Sound Emporium Recording Studio, Nashville, TN; Suite 2000, Nashville, TN; The CD Hatchery, Rural Hall, NC; The Rainbow Garage, Sherman Oaks, CA; Trace Sound, Nashville, TN.
Unknown Contributor Roles: Don Rigsby; The Nashville Bluegrass Band; The Fairfield Four.
Arrangers: Chris Thile; Jerry Douglas ; Mollie O'Brien.
Tinsel Tunes features a variety of musical artists performing holiday favorites. Featured performers include Sam Bush ("Sleigh Ride"), Mollie O'Brien ("In the Bleak Midwinter"), the Nashville Bluegrass Band ("The Christmas Story"), and the Lonesome River Band ("All I Want Is Mary for Christmas"), in addition to several others. ~ Jason Birchmeier
