Question: "Brightest and Best", is a Christian hymn written in 1811 by the Anglican bishop Reginald Heber to be sung at the feast of Epiphany, which American folk music singer, songwriter, and Appalachian dulcimer player, from Kentucky, often sang it?

<P0-S0> "Holy, Holy, Holy!" <P0-S1>  is a Christian hymn written by Reginald Heber (1783–1826). <P0-S2>  Its lyrics speak specifically of the Holy Trinity, having been written for use on Trinity Sunday. <P0-S3>  It quotes the Sanctus of the Latin Mass, which translated into English begins "Holy, Holy, Holy! <P0-S4>  Lord God of Hosts". <P0-S5>  The text also paraphrases . <P0-S6>  John Bacchus Dykes composed the tune "Nicaea" for this hymn in 1861. <P0-S7>  The tune name is a tribute to the First Council of Nicaea which formalized the doctrine of the Trinity in 325. <SEP> <P1-S0>  Her career formed a kind of bridge between the traditional and modern forms of folk music: in her youth she learned folksongs in the traditional way (orally, from her family and members of her community); and in adulthood she became a successful modern folksinger, promulgating songs in public through concerts and recordings. <P1-S1>  She was called by some the "Mother of Folk". <P1-S2> Jean Ritchie (December 8, 1922 – June 1, 2015) was an American folk music singer, songwriter, and Appalachian dulcimer player. <SEP> <P2-S0> Contemporary folk music refers to a wide variety of genres that emerged in the mid 20th century and afterwards which were associated with traditional folk music. <P2-S1>  Starting in the mid-20th century a new form of popular folk music evolved from traditional folk music. <P2-S2>  This process and period is called the (second) folk revival and reached a zenith in the 1960s. <P2-S3>  The most common name for this new form of music is also "folk music", but is often called "contemporary folk music" or "folk revival music" to make the distinction. <P2-S4>  The transition was somewhat centered in the US and is also called the American folk music revival. <P2-S5>  Fusion genres such as folk rock, folktronica, and others also evolved within this phenomenon. <P2-S6>  While contemporary folk music is a genre generally distinct from traditional folk music, it often shares the same English name, performers and venues as traditional folk music; even individual songs may be a blend of the two. <SEP> <P3-S0> "Brightest and Best" (occasionally rendered by its first line, "Brightest and Best of the Sons of the Morning") is a Christian hymn written in 1811 by the Anglican bishop Reginald Heber to be sung at the feast of Epiphany. <P3-S1>  The Kentucky traditional singer Jean Ritchie often sang this and told of her childhood memory of her grandmother sitting by the fire and singing it quietly to herself on Twelfth Night; the Library of Congress collected it from her in 1951. <P3-S2>  It appeared in Heber's widow's compilation of hymns entitled "Hymns Written and Adapted to the Weekly Service of the Church Year" in 1827. <P3-S3>  It can be sung to a number of tunes, including "Morning Star" by James P. Harding, "Epiphany" by Joseph Thrupp, and "Star in the East" by William Walker. <P3-S4>  It appears in "The Lutheran Hymnal", and appeared in the 1966 Methodist hymnal. <P3-S5>  It has been recorded by a number of artists, including Glen Campbell, Joanne Hogg and Kathy Mattea (on her album "Good News").