Brad Weaver

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Brad Weaver (born c. 1983 in St Clair County) is a musician who records under the name Celtic Confederate. He lives in the Anderson Mountain community near Odenville and is a former officer in the St Clair Home Guards Camp 2217 of the Sons of Confederate Veterans.

Weaver's songs "St Andrew's Flag" and "Raise Your Battle Flag" have become popular among Confederate Heritage groups, right-wing independent militias and Southern "Alt-Right" groups. Weaver disclaims any association between his songs and white nationalist or Neo-Nazi sympathies.

References

  • Sheets, Connor (August 30, 2017) "'Raise Your Battle Flag': How an Alabama musician came to record an alt-right anthem." The Birmingham News