Maren Morris Goes for the ‘A Capella Harmonies’ with Little Big Town During Ryman Surprise

The collaboration got the audience to raise their spirits in the Mother Church of Country Music with a rendition of the gospel song, “Down to the River to Pray.”

Written by Kelly Brickey
Maren Morris Goes for the ‘A Capella Harmonies’ with Little Big Town During Ryman Surprise
Maren Morris, Little Big Town; Photo via Instagram

When Little Big Town rolls into Music City, they do it up as big as they want and they get by with a little help from their friends.

On Sunday night, the surprise guest of choice was Maren Morris herself and she did not disappoint while tagging up with the country quartet. Rather than joining along on one of their own tracks, Morris and the group opted to utilize the acoustics of the famous Ryman Auditorium by performing an old classic with just their voices.

The spontaneous on-stage collaboration got the audience to raise their spirits in the Mother Church of Country Music by playing a rendition of the gospel song, “Down to the River to Pray.” One by one, each musician lent their voices to the spiritual tune as the crowd clapped along with great praise toward the almighty performance.

Morris posted her own commemorative clip of the moment on her Twitter feed, showing her respect toward Little Big Town’s gratitude for allowing her to share that experience with them.

“When @littlebigtown asks what you wanna sing with them at the Mother Church, you go for the acapella harmonies. #DownToTheRiverToPray – at Ryman Auditorium,” she captioned the raw video.

Some of Morris’ fans could have caught wind of her appearance at Little Big Town’s Ryman residency based off of a Tweet the day before hinting that she was “going to make a Nashville dream come true.” She did that and more, by even getting to play her own huge single, “My Church,” to an obliging audience.

Throughout the weekend shows that Little Big Town put on at the Ryman, they also invited Miranda Lambert, Ronnie Dunn, and Brothers Osborne to get their groove on in the heart of Music City. LBT just wanted to keep the best company around to put on the greatest show they knew how.

Little Big Town will return to Nashville for another weekend run during the middle of September. Fans can look for dates and more news regarding the group on their website.