(UK) Here is a true gem of a song, gloriously sung by the Oyster Band - the UK's hardest working folk-rock band. This video catches them as they conclude an outstanding 25th Anniversary performance. The opening verse is sung by Britfolk icon June Tabor, the only woman the band ever considered hiring as a second lead singer. The song itself has uncertain origins and was possibly a carol with the Bright Morning Star a reference to the star of Bethlehem. It possesses a strength of melody that we associate with the great folk hymns, and certainly gives a chestnut like "Amazing Grace" a run for the money. The band, along with Tabor and the group Chumbawamba sitting in, throw their hearts and lungs into it, fleshing out the harmonies for a truly transcendent experience.

(UK) Here is a true gem of a song, gloriously sung by the Oyster Band - the UK's hardest working folk-rock band. This video catches them as they conclude an outstanding 25th Anniversary performance. The opening verse is sung by Britfolk icon June Tabor, the only woman the band ever considered hiring as a second lead singer. The song itself has uncertain origins and was possibly a carol with the Bright Morning Star a reference to the star of Bethlehem. It possesses a strength of melody that we associate with the great folk hymns, and certainly gives a chestnut like "Amazing Grace" a run for the money. The band, along with Tabor and the group Chumbawamba sitting in, throw their hearts and lungs into it, fleshing out the harmonies for a truly transcendent experience.