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16 Sep 01 - 11:31 AM (#551564) Subject: down to the river to pray From: TamthebamfraeScotland 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 Lyrics and discussion in this thread (click) |
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16 Sep 01 - 11:42 AM (#551573) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: down to the river to pray From: wysiwyg 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 |
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16 Sep 01 - 11:43 AM (#551574) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: down to the river to pray From: Sorcha 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........ |
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16 Sep 01 - 12:49 PM (#551621) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: down to the river to pray From: GUEST,truckerdave It's down in the VALLEY to pray. That's the way i'd always heard it. |
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16 Sep 01 - 01:11 PM (#551642) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: down to the river to pray From: The Shambles Is it the Alison Krausse version that I have heard on a recent UK TV advert? I have no idea what the product is. |
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16 Sep 01 - 01:33 PM (#551656) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: down to the river to pray From: Pinetop Slim Anyone know where tune can be found? Thanks. |
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16 Sep 01 - 01:37 PM (#551661) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: down to the river to pray From: Sorcha WYSIWYG (Susan) made a MIDI/NWC file of it....she could send it to you e mail. |
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16 Sep 01 - 02:00 PM (#551681) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: down to the river to pray From: Dicho (Frank Staplin) 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. |
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16 Sep 01 - 02:08 PM (#551686) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: down to the river to pray From: wysiwyg 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~
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16 Sep 01 - 11:31 PM (#552012) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: down to the river to pray From: Bill in Alabama Tim and Molly O'Brien have a fantastic version of Down in the Valley to pray which they recorded several years ago. |
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17 Sep 01 - 07:53 AM (#552121) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: down to the river to pray From: TamthebamfraeScotland Thank you for that information everyone Tom |