Saturday Music Post - O Come, Angel Band

"Angel Band" was originally a poem titled "My Latest Sun Is Sinking Fast," written by Jefferson Hascall in 1860. It was first set to music by William Bradbury and published in 1862, becoming a staple of gospel music in the following 150 years. It was popularized by the Stanley Brothers version in the soundtrack album of the film "O Brother, Where Art Thou."

Today's first clip features Bradley Walker, who was born with muscular dystrophy and has been in a wheelchair his entire life. He has performed with the Oak Ridge Boys and other country stars in a group called Brothers of the Heart. I especially like the fiddle player, who seems classically trained. He plays mandolin with the Oak Ridge Boys on the second clip.

You can see them all at The Faculty Lounge.