Emmett and Katie came up with such a beautiful arrangement of "Down to the River to Pray," a traditional gospel song that Alison Krauss famously recorded for the 2000 movie "O Brother, Where Art Thou?". The fun interlude at 1:45 was Katie's idea.

We try to match our songs to locations and it can take a little while for the song, venue, and lead singer to all come together at the same time! Sometimes we also have to wait for the leaves to return to the Ozarks, the heavy rains to stop, or Julianne to come back from college.

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►More of the trio:
Be Thou My Vision    • Be Thou My Vision - The Petersens (LIVE)  
Tulsa Time    • Tulsa Time - The Petersens (LIVE)  
Wade in the Water    • Wade in the Water - The Petersens (LIVE)  

►Photo album:
Filming day   / cgu6tl-juyi  
Katie's river baptism   / bgzsq1quk62  
Julianne's baptism - a photo series!   / b94jmmhn9fk  

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►This video:
Vocals: @katiepetersen
Vocals: @EllenHaygood
Vocals: @JuliannePetersen
Dobro: Emmett Franz
Bass: Karen Petersen
Guitar: @mattpetersen4000

Key moments:
0:01 dobro
0:06 Katie
0:40 Ellen
0:55 rhythm guitar
1:14 Julianne
1:29 sisters
1:35 mother on bass
3:11 outro

Location: The Ozark Mill at Finley Farms https://finleyfarmsmo.com
The Finley River is such a key part of the water mill's history and its new life as a dining destination. We crossed the footbridge next to the restaurant (1:36), and filmed this video on a stream that leads to the river.
Photo: The footbridge dressed for a party   / cuflpfqrudi  

Turn on captions (CC) to see the lyrics on screen.
Videography: Aaron Clark
Audio: Troy Dixon
Microphones: Ear Trumpet Labs https://www.eartrumpetlabs.com

►LYRICS - Down to the River to Pray
As I went down in the river to pray
Studying about that good ol' way
And who shall wear the starry crown
Good Lord, show me the way

O brothers, let's go down
Let's go down, come on down
O brothers, let's go down
Down in the river to pray

As I went down in the river to pray
Studying about that good ol' way
And who shall wear the robe and crown
Good Lord, show me the way

O sisters, let's go down
Let's go down, come on down
O sisters, let's go down
Down in the river to pray

As I went down in the river to pray
Studying about that good ol' way
And who shall wear the starry crown
Good Lord, show me the way

O mothers, let's go down
Let's go down, come on down
O mothers, let's go down
Down in the river to pray

Let's go down, let's go down [x4]

As we went down in the river to pray
Studying about that good ol' way
And who shall wear the robe and crown
Good Lord, show us the way

O sinners, let's go down
Let's go down, come on down
O sinners, let's go down
Down in the river to pray

O brothers, let's go down
Come on down, don't you wanna go down?
Come on brothers, let's go down
Down in the river to pray

Down in the river to pray [x2]

►The Petersens:
We celebrate American roots music with family values, and perform full time in Branson, Missouri in the USA. The band consists of four siblings, Katie, Ellen, Matt, and Julianne, our mom Karen, and good friend Emmett Franz. Learn more about our family on our website https://petersenband.com

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