Live Q&A with Ellen, Matt, and Katie!

April 2021 - Ellen, Matt, and Katie answer all your questions live on YouTube chat. We had a previous live stream going and about 24 minutes in, the computer kicked us off the window and we couldn't enter back in. Now going to look to hire an IT manager haha. Thanks for your patience and grace as we started a new one!

►Timestamps:
00:00 First failed attempt to go live
01:04 Katie's 67 tomato plants
01:44 Live chat purgatory, and new website
03:07 Bass Pro tour
04:28 How we choose lead vocalists
05:15 Where the other band members are today
06:15 Upcoming shows and festivals
10:00 How Katie stays in a worshipful mindset
11:23 Keeping up with the YouTube channel
12:45 We love people covering our songs
13:27 Upgrading our lighting and sound system
13:46 Hi Brazil!
14:17 Playing for weddings
15:02 Emmett's working up a couple of songs
15:24 WorldServe and Speed the Light
17:56 Running out of clothes & losing Matt's guitar in Florida
20:23 Katie listens to song suggestions
21:17 Band members passionate about different aspects
22:00 Covering Canadian artists, and Katie's finger yoga
23:01 Young family bands coming to watch us
24:46 Visit us in Branson or on tour
26:12 Sharing cultures, and Norwegian ancestry

►Organizations mentioned:
WorldServe https://www.worldserveintl.org/
Speed the Light https://youth.ag.org/participate/spee...

►Explore Branson photo album:
Branson Ferris Wheel   / cqfcwlbj_jf  
Blueberry picking   / cbyaariddtb  
Table Rock Lake   / cprud18jvtw  
Top of the Rock restaurant   / corwenfdfyh  
Fall in Branson   / bpzwq9qbyuw  
Dogwood Canyon   / bhffb6saubk  
Big Cedar Lodge events   / bzhubyanync  
The Workshop, Finley Farms   / b6utpjmnfxa  
Expresso Branson drive thru coffee   / b1gwh6mnnj-  
Annual Worst Show of the Year   / b8o-6v-hw9r  
Sleighing it   / cjjgavchf7p  
Most Wonderful Time of the Year Parade   / bpuhlmmbrta  

►Silver Dollar City:
Theme park   / ctf4f_uperg  
Concerts   / cplqu41hyvx  
Bluegrass & BBQ Festival   / bjvokmeg7in  
Pumpkins in the City   / cunp3cgkuud  
6.5 million Christmas lights   / b5hbuizhapa  

►And beyond:
Lavender Falls   / cqnfsxbdsmy  
Hollister Grape Festival   / b3juilqhsyv  
Missouri Botanical Garden   / b2berkynbdc  

►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...
Join 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  
Twitter   / thepetersens  
Band members https://petersenband.com/about-the-pe...
Go behind the scenes with ‪@ThePetersenFamily‬

►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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