Lyr Req: down to the river to pray

Subject: down to the river to pray
From: TamthebamfraeScotland
Date: 16 Sep 01 - 11:31 AM

I'm looking for the words to asong called 'down to the river to pray' by Alison Krauss, I think it's on the cd 'brother where art thou. I would really grateful

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Lyrics and discussion in this thread (click)

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: down to the river to pray
From: wysiwyg
Date: 16 Sep 01 - 11:42 AM

Busbitter, there is an older thread about this that you can find using the Forum Filter and Age Filter. I believe it is also listed in the thread on "Spirituals Posted at Mudcat" if you have any trouble finding it.

Please continue further discussion of that song in the older thread.

~Susan

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: down to the river to pray
From: Sorcha
Date: 16 Sep 01 - 11:43 AM

See this thread, among many others. Go to either the Digitrad and Forum Search box or the Forum Search in the Quick Links pull down menu and type in river to pray or Oh Brother........

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: down to the river to pray
From: GUEST,truckerdave
Date: 16 Sep 01 - 12:49 PM

It's down in the VALLEY to pray. That's the way i'd always heard it.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: down to the river to pray
From: The Shambles
Date: 16 Sep 01 - 01:11 PM

Is it the Alison Krausse version that I have heard on a recent UK TV advert? I have no idea what the product is.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: down to the river to pray
From: Pinetop Slim
Date: 16 Sep 01 - 01:33 PM

Anyone know where tune can be found? Thanks.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: down to the river to pray
From: Sorcha
Date: 16 Sep 01 - 01:37 PM

WYSIWYG (Susan) made a MIDI/NWC file of it....she could send it to you e mail.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: down to the river to pray
From: Dicho (Frank Staplin)
Date: 16 Sep 01 - 02:00 PM

It might be worth looking at the sheet music at the North Carolina site given by Wysiwyg in the thread The Good Old Way. Susan says it is slightly different in tune but it may give you some more ideas.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: down to the river to pray
From: wysiwyg
Date: 16 Sep 01 - 02:08 PM

Don't you love being at the point in the folk process for any given item when we may actually think we can nail down what version came first? I don't think we actually can, but we can try!

~S~

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: down to the river to pray
From: Bill in Alabama
Date: 16 Sep 01 - 11:31 PM

Tim and Molly O'Brien have a fantastic version of Down in the Valley to pray which they recorded several years ago.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: down to the river to pray
From: TamthebamfraeScotland
Date: 17 Sep 01 - 07:53 AM

Thank you for that information everyone Tom