as I went down to the river to pray

[ulysses]

Studying about that good old way
And who shall wear the starry crown
Good Lord show me the way

Oh sisters let's go down
Let's go down come on down
Oh sisters let's go down
Down to the river to pray

(We sang the baby to sleep last night, two part harmony. )

[LynzM]

1. Love that song....

We have a "mix" CD for our daughter (really, just two songs in rotation), and that's one of them...

[ulysses]

3. it fascinates Chris

when we sing to him in harmony. Couple of tracks on the O Brother soundtrack are good for that.

[RevCheesehead]

2. I love the soundtrack from "O Brother..."

And that is definitely one of my favorites!!

[ulysses]

5. it's good stuff.

Gotta love Alison Krauss anyway.

[RevCheesehead]

8. I had a young girl in one of my churches in NC....

whose name is Alison Crouse. I told her she's famous.

[ulysses]

10. :)

Bet she was into anything but bluegrass.

[RevCheesehead]

12. Hon, I said it was North Carolina.

Bluegrass is still a definite possibility for her!

[ulysses]

14. sure, but if I was young and my name was Bob Plant

I probably wouldn't be a Zeppelin fan, just as a reactionary measure.

[QuestionAll...]

4. O Brother is one of my top ten.

the soundtrack is fricken awesome (as an aside), the coen bros blew their wad on this one, the very best, ever.

It is so rich in so many ways.

my other faves:
I'll Fly Away - Gillian Welch & Alison Krauss Listen Listen
Didn't Leave Nobody But The Baby - Gillian Welch, Alison Krauss & Emmylou Harris

damn, the whole album is gold.

[ulysses]

6. yes.

It is so rich in so many ways.

[QuestionAll...]

15. how it enriched me...

- George Clooney was just a perty face before this movie to me (altho, I really twigged onto him when he was Roseanne's sister's boyfriend, back in the day, i knew there was something special about him-cute as hell)

- sometimes the old ways are the good ways. muscially, I was moved, astounded at the talent, heart, sound, etc.

- Penny was a bitch! oh, get my ring, thing. But the story was told by angry men.

- Baby Face Nelson was a hypersensitive

but above it all, I had a glimpse into another time frame, culture. And they come off good in the end, regardless of all the general jokes and pokes to that part of the US (rednecks, hillbillies, etc.),... these people, I like.

[ulysses]

16. the music was the thing for me.

I'm not about American roots music *all* the time, but I find that I need it as often as not.

[QuestionAll...]

19. the soundtrack was an afterthought, i heard. nt

[nuxvomica]

7. Bruce Springsteen closed his concerts with that song

On the Seeger Sessions Tour. They played it on the speakers as folks walked en masse up the lawn at SPAC and it looked like a revival.

[ulysses]

9. cool. n/t

[QuestionAll...]

18. that bruce, he's bona fide.

accidentally caught him on the roy orbison black and white thing on pbs.

sleepy, on the couch, didn't know what time frame it was, didn't know when itwas.

hey, that's bruce! hey, kd lang, hey tom waitts...

bruce was soooo 'present' - his joy at being there and movements were art on their own. this guy is so totally comfortable in his skin, you don't see that visually too many times.

[Zomby Woof]

11. When's the UlyFamily Soundtrack due?

Good call! Hope the youngster slept like a... well, ... a baby!

[ulysses]

13. LOL - I have hopes, given his evident interest in harmony.

He did sleep well, until around 4, as has been his wont lately.

[Shine]

17. LOVED the movie, bought the soundtrack....

that soundtrack turned me on to all things Allison Kruauss...She's amazing.

[mad-mommy]

20. I love that song....

we had it on the O Brother, Where Art Thou, soundtrack. My baby would scream in the car unless that CD is on. My 6 yr old knows the words. I played that song alot when my mom was sick. thank you for posting about it.