No Roots - The Petersens (LIVE)

We perform live shows every week, but learning to capture it for YouTube was whole new ball game haha. "No Roots" was our first video, and we filmed it live with a single microphone. It took us a few more videos to get the equipment and experience we needed to master it!

►Live concert version    • The Petersens - First Live Concert fr...  
2020 Branson Show version    • 2020 Branson Show - The Petersens (LIVE)  
Buy or stream the album https://li.sten.to/livesessions01

►Julianne enhancing vocals:
The Scientist    • The Scientist - The Petersens (LIVE)  
Bohemian Rhapsody    • Bohemian Rhapsody - The Petersens (LIVE)  
I Am The Man, Thomas    • I Am The Man, Thomas - The Petersens ...  

►Photo: Rehearsal at Katie's house   / bhzevtgggbp  

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In August 2023, we had so much fun being on national television in Germany! Matt's never sounded better 😉 [available to watch until August 2025]
Interview https://www.daserste.de/information/p...
California https://www.daserste.de/information/p...
No Roots https://www.daserste.de/information/p...

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►This video:
Lead vocal and mandolin: ‪@JuliannePetersen‬
Harmony vocal and fiddle: ‪@katiepetersen‬
Harmony vocal and banjo: ‪@EllenHaygood‬
Dobro: Emmett Franz
Guitar: ‪@mattpetersen4000‬
Bass: Karen Petersen

Key moments:
0:01 bass
0:29 instruments come in
2:59 dobro

Turn on captions (CC) to see the lyrics on screen.
Videography is done by Aaron Clark Photography.
Location: Katie's house

No Roots lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing, BMG Rights Management
Songwriters: Nicolas Rebscher / Alice Merton
Producer: Nicolas Rebscher

►LYRICS - No Roots
I like digging holes and
Hiding things inside them
When I grow old I hope
I won't forget to find them
'Cause I've got memories and
Travel like gypsies in the night

I build a home and wait for
Someone to tear it down
Then pack it up in boxes
Head for the next town running
'Cause I've got memories and
Travel like gypsies in the night

And a thousand times I've seen this road
A thousand times

I've got no roots
For my home was never on the ground
I've got no roots
For my home was never on the ground
I've got no ro-o-o-o-o-ots
I've got no ro-o-o-o-o-ots [x2]

I like standing still
But that's just a wishful plan
Ask me where I come from
I'll say a different land
But I've got memories and
Travel like gypsies in the night

I count gates and numbers
Then play the guessing game
It's just the place that changes
The rest is still the same
But I've got memories and
Travel like gypsies in the night

And a thousand times I've seen this road
A thousand times

I've got no roots
For my home was never on the ground
I've got no roots
For my home was never on the ground
I've got no ro-o-o-o-o-ots
I've got no ro-o-o-o-o-ots [x2]

I like digging holes
Hiding things inside them
When I grow old
I won't forget to find them [x2]

I've got no roots

I've got no roots
For my home was never on the ground
I've got no roots
For my home was never on the ground
I've got no ro-o-o-o-o-ots
I've got no ro-o-o-o-o-ots

►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 and live shows on our website https://petersenband.com

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