[2] She was also named Australian Country Music Independent Artist of the Year off the back of her third album, Living for the Moment.
In 2005, Cox made the 2005 Starmaker Grand Final and opened for Kasey Chambers, Beccy Cole, Jedd Hughes and Jake Nickolai.
[3] It was the subsequent four song EP Fallen, recorded in Nashville and produced by award winning Mark Thornton which saw the transition to bluegrass influences.
It featured Mike Bub, Stephen Mougin, Darren Nicholson, Steve Sutton, David Johnson and Jerry Salley.
Good Morning Country reviewed the album saying "Kristy's second release for Pisgah Ridge Records is packed with emotional songs sung from the heart, and delivered by a true vocal powerhouse.