Uploaded October 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Katie wrote a song about our grandpa who was one of the most influential people in our lives and our love for bluegrass music.
We filmed this at our grandparents' old farm where mom grew up in Mountain Grove, MO. We learned to drive in that field and spent many a night hitting golf balls at that old red barn and hulling black walnuts. It was so special to go back to film this video!
Hope you guys enjoy "Hey, Grandpa" ❤
~Ellen
Not so fun tidbit: Julz fell down from heat exhaustion during one of the recordings of this song... one of the reasons we now have to water her! youtu.be/4FBWJzAHMyQ?si=fextMRt8w5yiLJVr&t=434
►Photo: Artwork for the single instagram.com/p/CUlFHn3BzdJ
►Photo album:
Grandma and grandpa instagram.com/p/BnmvDDNAv_5
Katie and Ellen instagram.com/p/BtsCxenh6tj
Walnut gathering instagram.com/p/uOUTF0uk6k
Mountain Grove evenings instagram.com/p/6V_pPNOkxo
►More originals:
Emmett: Moments youtu.be/PBLSzetYYWs
Katie: California youtu.be/vqOzG_A8tMs
Ellen & Katie: It's Over youtu.be/YQpK09EFMaA
Julianne: May Baby youtu.be/3Mw4Pbg_NVo
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Join our email list eepurl.com/dxRRaX
Get It Mama Fan Club facebook.com/groups/getitmama
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►This video:
Lead vocal, fiddle and songwriter: @katiepetersen
Harmony vocal and mandolin: @JuliannePetersen
Harmony vocal and banjo: @EllenHaygood
Dobro: Emmett Franz
Bass: Karen Petersen
Guitar: @mattpetersen4000
Key moments:
0:01 guitar
0:36 fiddle
1:17 dobro fills
3:15 outro
Location: Our grandparents' old farm in Mountain Grove, Missouri, where our mom grew up
Turn on captions (CC) to see the lyrics on screen.
Special thanks to Troy Dixon for helping us with audio and Aaron Clark for the videography.
Microphones by Ear Trumpet Labs eartrumpetlabs.com
►LYRICS - Hey, Grandpa (Katie original)
Hey, grandpa, I wish you were here today
I'm on my way to play another show
I bet you'd love it, folks are sittin' on some hay
So I'll pull out my fiddle an' I'll rosin* up my bow
What I'd give to see you sittin' in the front row
Hey, grandpa, there's this boy I like a lot
He loves fishin', workin' hard and Barney Fife*
I wish you could be here to see me walkin' down the aisle
Can you believe I'm gonna be somebody's wife?
Well, it don't matter, but in case you'd like to know
I saved a spot for you by grandma in the front row
Now I know you're somewhere better
And this is how it's gotta be
And you wouldn't want us cryin' anyway
But I'm always gonna carry a part of you in me
Oh, I sure am missing you today
Hey, grandpa, what's it like where you are now?
Is it everything we dreamed it oughta be?
I wish I could see you, without the pain that took you down
Free to run, and free to laugh, and free to breathe
Well, I'll admit some days I just can't wait to go
I can't help but there's a longing in my soul
Oh, deep inside somehow I think I know
When it's my turn, you'll be there waitin' in the front row
Now I know you're somewhere better
And this is how it's gotta be
The ones we love, we never really lose
So I'm always gonna carry a part of you in me
But today I've gotta say, I'm missing you
Hey, grandpa, I wish you were here today
I'm on my way to play another show
* Rosin is a block of tree resin that helps the bow grip the strings - applied as demonstrated by Katie youtu.be/B8DniKFR6R8?t=467
* Barney Fife is a character from the Andy Griffith Show that we all grew up watching.
►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 petersenband.com
Subscriber count: 594,852
#ThePetersens #LiveSessions04 #HeyGrandpa #Folk
#OriginalSong #KatiePetersen #Bluegrass
#MountainGroveMO
This song features on: #LiveSessions04 #StudioVersion
Katie wrote a song about our grandpa who was one of the most influential people in our lives and our love for bluegrass music.
We filmed this at our grandparents' old farm where mom grew up in Mountain Grove, MO. We learned to drive in that field and spent many a night hitting golf balls at that old red barn and hulling black walnuts. It was so special to go back to film this video!
Hope you guys enjoy "Hey, Grandpa" ❤
~Ellen
Not so fun tidbit: Julz fell down from heat exhaustion during one of the recordings of this song... one of the reasons we now have to water her! youtu.be/4FBWJzAHMyQ?si=fextMRt8w5yiLJVr&t=434
►Photo: Artwork for the single instagram.com/p/CUlFHn3BzdJ
►Photo album:
Grandma and grandpa instagram.com/p/BnmvDDNAv_5
Katie and Ellen instagram.com/p/BtsCxenh6tj
Walnut gathering instagram.com/p/uOUTF0uk6k
Mountain Grove evenings instagram.com/p/6V_pPNOkxo
►More originals:
Emmett: Moments youtu.be/PBLSzetYYWs
Katie: California youtu.be/vqOzG_A8tMs
Ellen & Katie: It's Over youtu.be/YQpK09EFMaA
Julianne: May Baby youtu.be/3Mw4Pbg_NVo
-----------------------
►Useful links:
YouTube About page youtube.com/c/ThePetersens/about
Most asked questions petersenband.com/about-the-petersens
Join our Patreon community patreon.com/thepetersens
Subscribe to our channel youtube.com/c/thepetersens?sub_confirmation=1
Join our email list eepurl.com/dxRRaX
Get It Mama Fan Club facebook.com/groups/getitmama
Show and tour dates petersenband.com/show-dates
Buy or stream our music li.sten.to/thepetersens
►Social media:
Instagram instagram.com/thepetersens
Facebook facebook.com/petersenband
TikTok tiktok.com/@petersenband
Twitter twitter.com/thepetersens
Band members petersenband.com/about-the-petersens
Go behind the scenes with @PetersenVlogs
►This video:
Lead vocal, fiddle and songwriter: @katiepetersen
Harmony vocal and mandolin: @JuliannePetersen
Harmony vocal and banjo: @EllenHaygood
Dobro: Emmett Franz
Bass: Karen Petersen
Guitar: @mattpetersen4000
Key moments:
0:01 guitar
0:36 fiddle
1:17 dobro fills
3:15 outro
Location: Our grandparents' old farm in Mountain Grove, Missouri, where our mom grew up
Turn on captions (CC) to see the lyrics on screen.
Special thanks to Troy Dixon for helping us with audio and Aaron Clark for the videography.
Microphones by Ear Trumpet Labs eartrumpetlabs.com
►LYRICS - Hey, Grandpa (Katie original)
Hey, grandpa, I wish you were here today
I'm on my way to play another show
I bet you'd love it, folks are sittin' on some hay
So I'll pull out my fiddle an' I'll rosin* up my bow
What I'd give to see you sittin' in the front row
Hey, grandpa, there's this boy I like a lot
He loves fishin', workin' hard and Barney Fife*
I wish you could be here to see me walkin' down the aisle
Can you believe I'm gonna be somebody's wife?
Well, it don't matter, but in case you'd like to know
I saved a spot for you by grandma in the front row
Now I know you're somewhere better
And this is how it's gotta be
And you wouldn't want us cryin' anyway
But I'm always gonna carry a part of you in me
Oh, I sure am missing you today
Hey, grandpa, what's it like where you are now?
Is it everything we dreamed it oughta be?
I wish I could see you, without the pain that took you down
Free to run, and free to laugh, and free to breathe
Well, I'll admit some days I just can't wait to go
I can't help but there's a longing in my soul
Oh, deep inside somehow I think I know
When it's my turn, you'll be there waitin' in the front row
Now I know you're somewhere better
And this is how it's gotta be
The ones we love, we never really lose
So I'm always gonna carry a part of you in me
But today I've gotta say, I'm missing you
Hey, grandpa, I wish you were here today
I'm on my way to play another show
* Rosin is a block of tree resin that helps the bow grip the strings - applied as demonstrated by Katie youtu.be/B8DniKFR6R8?t=467
* Barney Fife is a character from the Andy Griffith Show that we all grew up watching.
►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 petersenband.com
Subscriber count: 594,852
#ThePetersens #LiveSessions04 #HeyGrandpa #Folk
#OriginalSong #KatiePetersen #Bluegrass
#MountainGroveMO
This song features on: #LiveSessions04 #StudioVersion
