He’s fairly quiet, but amazingly talented and lets his dobro do the talking for him. Internationally acclaimed psychologist Jordan Peterson was recently interviewed at the PragerU Summit, which is “a spiritual and intellectual retreat,” based on Judeo-Christian principles. He sent a message to our Facebook page in January of 2017 and asked if we would be interested in a dobro player. The Petersens Get Creative to Keep Entertaining During Pandemic. ↑ "The Petersens" (Tripadvisor) ↑ "The Petersens - YouTube". "[1] Since the group's inception, they have been a regular feature on Country Music and Bluegrass television specials.[2][3][4][5]. Emmett started out on the harmonica but eventually found the dobro and hasn’t looked back since. [27], Produced by Bruce Hoffman with Hoffman Studio Productions, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "The Petersens | Branson's #1 Rated Show | Authentic Americana Roots", "Meet The Band | The Petersens | Branson's Bluegrass Show", "Petersen Family Band wins 2nd Annual Branson CAM Gospel Sing-Off | The Branson Blog by Branson Tourism Center", "Ellen Petersen's amazing faith deeply contributes to her American Idol experience | The Branson Blog by Branson Tourism Center", "Ellen Petersen on American Idol StateoftheOzarks", "Meet Ellen Petersen of American Idol Season 14 | Idol Chatter & Voice Views", "Branson native, MSU grad sent home on 'American Idol, "The Petersens Take Fourth Place At SPBGMA International Band Championship", "The Petersens Family Blue Grass Band from the USA", The Petersens – The Enduring Bluegrass Family Band Gone Viral, SavingCountryMusic.com, "Take Me Home, Country Roads - The Petersens (LIVE) - YouTube", "The Petersens release new album featuring YouTube songs", International Bluegrass Music Association, International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Petersens&oldid=1005344955, Articles lacking reliable references from December 2020, Pages using Template:Infobox musical artist with unknown parameters, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 7 February 2021, at 05:25. When Dad decided we would become a bluegrass band, he enrolled Katie in “fiddle boot camp” (yes, that is a thing) and Matt switched to taking flatpicking lessons. Prosecutors in Arizona, Utah and Arkansas say Petersen recruited women from the Marshall Islands who were paid up to $10,000 to come to the United States. (function($) {window.fnames = new Array(); window.ftypes = new Array();fnames[0]='EMAIL';ftypes[0]='email';fnames[1]='FNAME';ftypes[1]='text';fnames[2]='LNAME';ftypes[2]='text';}(jQuery));var $mcj = jQuery.noConflict(true); If we have a new album or a major video shoot coming up we add rehearsals as needed. On October 13th, 2019 Michael Haygood of The Haygoods proposed to Ellen Petersen of The Petersens at Gaston’s White River Resort. The Petersens present a beautiful rendition for the New Year called ‘All Glory Be To Christ.’ The Petersens are a family band performing full-time in Branson, MO. Feel free to tune in with us online any Sunday! Emmett grew up playing music with his family, The Franz Family, touring professionally with them for 20 years. Emmett plans on joining us next year and we will have him as long as he is willing. The band consists of Katie Petersen on fiddle, Ellen Petersen on banjo, Matt Petersen on guitar, Julianne Petersen on mandolin, Karen Petersen on bass, and Emmett Franz on dobro. The Petersens released a live music video of them singing the classic Good Friday hymn 'Near The Cross.' We have two band rehearsals a week and one morning where we have individual practice time. We will post international tour schedules and tour dates in the United States here on our website.