Volcano Choir | NPR MUSIC FRONT ROW

On Dec. 4, just before Bon Iver took the stage at Pioneer Works, an old ironworks warehouse turned nonprofit arts and culture space, these prophetic words from . A lot of people come to the music of Volcano Choir - and see concerts like this one - because of the band's lead singer, Justin Vernon, an artist better-known for . Joined onstage by the beautiful harmonies of British folk trio The Staves, Bon Iver delivered a soul-stirring acapella rendition of 'Heavenly Father'. A perfect .