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Angel Band - I'll Sing This Song for You3 users
Angel Band - Do Not Stand At My Grave And Weep3 users
Angel Band - Angel Of The Morning3 users
Angel Band - Hey Papa Legba
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The Angel Band is a trio featuring Nancy Josephson, Jen Schonwald and newest member Kathleen Weber. The group traces their roots to a weekly blues and bluegrass jam session at a small club in Wilmington, Delaware. Nancy moved to Wilmington in 2002 with her husband David Bromberg. Bromberg, after spending the 1970′s constantly touring, all but retired from the performing music scene and became a violin maker. He was convinced to move with Nancy to Wilmington where he opened a violin shop and became an artist-in-residence for the community. After joining the weekly jam session, David invited Nancy to come down and sing with the group. The artists she met that first night became the basis of the Angel Band.
Nancy was no stranger to the music scene. Her voice, and bass playing, was a staple with groups such as the Buffalo Gals, Arlo Guthrie, Peter Rowan, Fiddle Fever and of course – the David Bromberg Band. When Nancy and David moved to Chicago in 1980 (while David was learning the craft of violin making), Nancy joined a local choir. When the choir disbanded, Nancy turned toward the visual arts, and raising two children with David.
Inspired by the jam sessions, the group evolved into The Angel Band, taking the name from the bluegrass gospel classic song. Jenn Schonwald, a veteran of the vibrant Philadelphia folk music scene and former member of the band Full Frontal Folk, joined the Angel Band just before they would begin their first recording.
In 2004 the group self-released a CD that contained mostly covers of bluegrass and country songs. At the same time, David Bromberg began laying down tracks that would become his first CD in over twenty years – the Grammy nominated “Try Me One More Time“.
With their first CD gaining attention, the Angel Band went through another lineup change and Kathleen Weber became the third member of the trio. Kathleen grew up performing in the Lehigh Valley and was a member of the Moravian Women’s choir. With Kathleen on board, the trio had perfected the deep harmonic sound that bursts through on their new CD. (http://singout.org/2008/05/20/cd-pick-of-the-week-the-angel-band-with-roots-wings/)
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