Worship Leader magazine posted an article about Folk Hymnal and the song New Song.
“Over the years,” Briggs explains, “my love for music and, more specifically, congregationally-sung music has grown. As I began exploring songwriting, I found myself writing music that I wanted to share but struggling to know how. Quite frankly, I don’t have the requisite skill set to be a recording artist or a worship leader. With that in mind, I began exploring creative ways to release my music out into the world. I started to ask myself, ‘What if I had my artist friends, who are far more talented than me, help bring these songs to life?’ The result was the creation of Folk Hymnal—a guild of church worship leaders creating theologically rich songs in an accessible and attractive way.”
This theme of banding together is also evident in the lyrics of “New Song,” the third track on their 2018 EP, Incarnation Songs:
“Christ has come, Christ has come
Rings those bells, beat that drum
Joy to the world, His plan all along
It’s time we sing a new song”