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 • I'm Gonna Miss Her - The Petersens (LIVE) . 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 • Walls of Time - The Petersens (LIVE) ►Dig into more detail: Ear Trumpet Labs website https://eartrumpetlabs.com A look at their workshop • Banana Stand Media presents Ear Trumpet Labs Clip: Why we use different set ups • Aug 2020 | Coffee and Chat with Katie, Ell... ►2020 Branson Show version • 2020 Branson Show - The Petersens (LIVE) Buy or stream the album https://li.sten.to/livesessions04 ►More bluegrass: Steel Rails • The Petersens (LIVE) at the Rodeo Opry - f... Carolina in the Pines • Carolina in the Pines - The Petersens (LIVE) I Feel the Blues Moving In • I Feel the Blues Moving In - The Petersens... Mountain Music • Mountain Music - The Petersens (LIVE) feat... ►Aaron brought along his camera for more band shots / ceuvtvvp1qi ----------------------- ►Useful links: YouTube About page / thepetersens Most asked questions https://petersenband.com/about-the-pe... Join our Patreon community / thepetersens Subscribe to our channel https://www.youtube.com/c/thepetersen... Sign up to our email list http://eepurl.com/dxRRaX Get It Mama Fan Club / getitmama Show and tour dates https://petersenband.com/show-dates Buy or stream our music https://li.sten.to/thepetersens ►Social media: Instagram / thepetersens Facebook / petersenband TikTok / petersenband Twitter / thepetersens Band members https://petersenband.com/about-the-pe... Go behind the scenes with @PetersenVlogs ►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 Subscriber count: 605,611 #ThePetersens #LiveSessions04 #RockyTop #Folk #Bluegrass #Cover #OsborneBrothers #SonnyOsborne #TennesseeStateSong #LifeInTheOzarks #TheBluegrassPlanet #RandomFieldMO ブルーグラス This song features on: #LiveSessions04 #2020BransonShow
