Rocky Top - The Petersens (LIVE)

"Rocky Top" is one of the most well-known bluegrass songs. It became popular when the Osborne Brothers released it in 1967. With the recent passing of Sonny Osborne, we wanted to honor him and show our appreciation for all that he contributed to the music we love.

One question we get a lot is about the mics and the wind. We specifically faced the direction that would help our bodies block a lot of the wind, and then afterwards our audio engineer Troy is a genius at removing ambient noise!

The mics are handcrafted ones from Ear Trumpet Labs that we were able to buy thanks to our Patreon community, and they have in-built batteries so we don't have to be near power to film. All the models are named after grandmothers, and we usually use a Louise and two smaller Edwina. We use a separate pick up on mom's bass - more details in the I'm Gonna Miss Her description https://youtu.be/nAdNxHDLICY.

We run the microphones into a little Zoom recorder that is about the size of three stacked cellphones. You can see it next to Katie in the Walls of Time outro, and she checks the audio recording after each take https://youtu.be/8JsrLsdK_M8?t=250

►Dig into more detail:
Ear Trumpet Labs website https://eartrumpetlabs.com
A look at their workshop https://youtu.be/IF4o9RjG0r8
Clip: Why we use different set ups https://youtu.be/R85jTQFYxsA?t=1126

►2020 Branson Show version https://youtu.be/hQqks9HnVNM?t=4565
Buy or stream the album https://li.sten.to/livesessions04

►More bluegrass:
Steel Rails https://youtu.be/mgfNnLPtH1M?t=1689
Carolina in the Pines https://youtu.be/UpStDgySVQI
I Feel the Blues Moving In https://youtu.be/Ry_Nh3slMgI
Kentucky Borderline https://youtu.be/mgfNnLPtH1M?t=1689

►Aaron brought along his camera for more band shots https://www.instagram.com/p/CeUVTVvp1qI

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►This video:
Lead vocal and banjo: @EllenHaygood
Harmony vocal and guitar: @mattpetersen4000
Harmony vocal and mandolin: Pookie (our pet name for @JuliannePetersen)
Fiddle: @katiepetersen
Dobro: Emmett Franz
Bass: Karen Petersen

Key moments:
0:04 instrumental
0:19 rhythm guitar
1:03 dobro
2:03 fiddle
2:25 dobro duck
3:07 outro

Turn on captions (CC) to see the lyrics on screen.
Videography: Aaron Clark
Audio: Troy Dixon
Microphones: Ear Trumpet Labs https://www.eartrumpetlabs.com
Hair: Courtesy of the wind
Location: A random field outside of town

►LYRICS - Rocky Top
Well, I wish that I was on ol' Rocky Top
Down in the Tennessee hills
There ain't no smoggy smoke on Rocky Top
There ain't no telephone bills

Once I had a boy on Rocky Top
Half bear, the other half cat
He was wild as a mink, but sweet as soda pop
I still dream about that

Rocky Top, you'll always be
Home sweet home to me
Good ol' Rocky Top
Rocky Top, Tennessee
Oh Rocky Top, Tennessee

The corn don't grow at all on Rocky Top
The ground's too rocky by far
That's why all the folks on Rocky Top
Get their corn from a jar

Once two strangers climbed ol' Rocky Top
Lookin' for a moonshine still*
The strangers ain't come down from Rocky Top
Reckon they never will

Rocky Top, you'll always be
Home sweet home to me
Good ol' Rocky Top
Rocky Top, Tennessee
Oh Rocky Top, Tennessee

Well, I've had years of cramped-up city life
Stuck like a duck in a pen
All I know is it's a pity life
Can't be simple again

Rocky Top, you'll always be
Home sweet home to me
Good ol' Rocky Top
Rocky Top, Tennessee
Oh Rocky Top, Tennessee
Rocky Top, Tennessee

* Revenue agents looking for illegal corn liquor distilleries

►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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This song features on: #LiveSessions04 #2020BransonShow

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