About the Song. Down to the River to Pray is a deeply moving gospel featured in the film O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000). The song’s spiritual lyrics and haunting melody awaken themes of ...

Maren Morris and her new pink hair surprised the crowd when she joined Little Big Town to sing a powerful rendition of the gospel hymn “Down to the River to Pray.

"Down to the River to Pray" -- sometimes known as "Down in the River to Pray," "The Good Old Way" and by a few other titles -- is a gospel hymn that has been covered by a number of artists ...

So our playlist starts with Alison Krauss singing "Down To The River to Pray." By Reeve Hamilton. May 3, 2014 10 AM ... we close with a song from Austin's own D.C. Bloom called "Lesser Prairie ...

A viral video of high school students singing the folk hymn ‘Down to the River to Pray’ on hotel balconies has just resurfaced, and it’s a beautiful reminder of the power of group singing. The ...

“Down to the River to Pray” is a 19th-century song believed to have been written by an African-American slave, ... ‘Oh sister, let’s go down,'” Scott tells Rolling Stone Country.