Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Some of you may have seen our posts on social media, but we got together with Hayde Bluegrass Orchestra while they were on their tour in the United States and recorded two videos together (the other one was "Emmylou" youtu.be/yXlNucsA2wc).
We learned the songs by sending voice memos to each other so we would have the basic arrangement and keys, and then we got together and rehearsed for a few minutes before turning on the video cameras and just seeing what happened.
We had an absolute blast and are so excited for you guys to see the finished product! Our version includes an original verse that Simon & Garfunkel often performed live, but didn't include on their famous Bridge over Troubled Water album youtu.be/Ymuj1CcY7C0?si=xq0ZHA5q10m1pwWP&t=117
We would love for you guys to head to @HaydeBluegrassOrchestra's YouTube channel and give them some love! They are amazing musicians and we are so grateful they came to Branson to do this with us.
►Go behind the scenes of filming day with @PetersenVlogs youtu.be/74oar0LEMrQ
CK's goal with the videos instagram.com/p/DRn_yGbjf-N
►More Petersens collaborations youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi4OplF1xLPfgTj-Vos8t8eAa48xsRBSe
The Petersens' version of this song youtu.be/fM_s4NX9Zso
►New to Hayde? Check out:
Wayfaring Stranger youtu.be/4bvZ-WCkXGE
All My Tears youtu.be/iMbbTQrC41o
Textbook Stuff (Original) youtu.be/NoY-6W0gKuA
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►This video:
*THE PETERSENS* celebrate American roots music with family values, and perform full time in Branson, Missouri in the USA. The band consists of four siblings, mom Karen, and good friend Emmett petersenband.com
Vocals & dobro: Emmett Franz
Vocals & banjo: @EllenHaygood
Guitar: @mattpetersen4000
Fiddle: @katiepetersen
Mandolin: @JuliannePetersen
Grandma duties: Karen Petersen
*HAYDE BLUEGRASS ORCHESTRA* is an acoustic band from Oslo, Norway, that has captured hearts in both Norway and the US with its unique blend of bluegrass and Nordic folk – a style often dubbed "Nordicana" https://www.hayde.no
Vocals: Rebekka Nilsson
Dobro: Emil Brattested
Banjo: Magnus Eriksrud
Guitar: Ole Enggrav
Fiddle: Moa Meinich
Bass (borrowed from Karen): David Buverud
Accordion: Sjur Marqvardsen
🇳🇴 Hayde is pronounced "Hyde" instagram.com/p/DQWwkBtCEu8
Fun fact: They formed the band after being inspired by the 2012 Belgian movie The Broken Circle Breakdown (aka Alabama Monroe).
Key moments:
0:04 do-bros
0:27 Emmett
1:12 guitar
1:26 Rebekka
1:28 twin fiddles
2:21 dobro
2:25 bass
2:46 accordion
2:48 banjo
3:26 Ellen
3:43 guitar
4:17 signal from Rebekka
4:20 a cappella
4:31 outro
Turn on captions (CC) to see the lyrics on screen.
Special thanks to Randy Franz for helping us with audio, and Connor Kelly (CK) for heading up the videography – he also did our Europe tour vlogs youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqEfxG7qK7ItI-Si6tqj57Z1FEhW6LaiW
Microphones by Ear Trumpet Labs eartrumpetlabs.com
Filmed on location at historic Castlerock Chapel in downtown Hollister, Missouri.
►LYRICS - The Boxer
Well, I am just a poor boy
Though my story's seldom told
I have squandered my resistance
For a pocketful of mumbles
Such are promises
All lies and jest
Still the man hears what he wants to hear
And he disregards the rest
When I left my home and my family
I was no more than a boy
In the company of strangers
In the quiet of the railway station
Running scared
Laying low, seeking out the poorer quarters
Where the ragged people go
Looking for the places only they would know
Lie-la-lie…
Now the years are rollin' by me
They are rockin' evenly
And I'm older than I once was
And younger than I'll be
And that's not unusual
No, it isn't strange
After changes upon changes
We are more or less the same
And I'm layin' out my winter clothes
And wishin' I was home
Goin' home
Where the New York City winters aren't bleeding me
Leadin' me, going home
Lie-la-lie…
In the clearing stands a boxer
And a fighter by his trade
And he carries the reminders
Of every glove that laid him down
And cut him till he cried out
In his anger and his shame
"I am leaving, I am leaving"
But the fighter still remains
Lie-la-lie…
►Useful links:
Join our Patreon community patreon.com/thepetersens
Subscribe to our channel youtube.com/c/thepetersens?sub_confirmation=1
Sign up to our email to hear about future tours eepurl.com/dxRRaX
►Social media:
Instagram instagram.com/thepetersens
Facebook facebook.com/petersenband
TikTok tiktok.com/@petersenband
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Subscriber count: 920,854
#ThePetersens #HaydeBluegrassOrchestra #TheBoxer #Folk
#SimonAndGarfunkel #BridgeOverTroubledWater
#PaulSimon #BobDylan #EmmyLouHarris #AlisonKrauss
#AmericanaMusic #Bluegrass #BluegrassMusic #TheDobrosAreMultiplying
#CastlerockChapelMO
This song features on: Live Sessions, Vol. 07
Some of you may have seen our posts on social media, but we got together with Hayde Bluegrass Orchestra while they were on their tour in the United States and recorded two videos together (the other one was "Emmylou" youtu.be/yXlNucsA2wc).
We learned the songs by sending voice memos to each other so we would have the basic arrangement and keys, and then we got together and rehearsed for a few minutes before turning on the video cameras and just seeing what happened.
We had an absolute blast and are so excited for you guys to see the finished product! Our version includes an original verse that Simon & Garfunkel often performed live, but didn't include on their famous Bridge over Troubled Water album youtu.be/Ymuj1CcY7C0?si=xq0ZHA5q10m1pwWP&t=117
We would love for you guys to head to @HaydeBluegrassOrchestra's YouTube channel and give them some love! They are amazing musicians and we are so grateful they came to Branson to do this with us.
►Go behind the scenes of filming day with @PetersenVlogs youtu.be/74oar0LEMrQ
CK's goal with the videos instagram.com/p/DRn_yGbjf-N
►More Petersens collaborations youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi4OplF1xLPfgTj-Vos8t8eAa48xsRBSe
The Petersens' version of this song youtu.be/fM_s4NX9Zso
►New to Hayde? Check out:
Wayfaring Stranger youtu.be/4bvZ-WCkXGE
All My Tears youtu.be/iMbbTQrC41o
Textbook Stuff (Original) youtu.be/NoY-6W0gKuA
-----------------------
►This video:
*THE PETERSENS* celebrate American roots music with family values, and perform full time in Branson, Missouri in the USA. The band consists of four siblings, mom Karen, and good friend Emmett petersenband.com
Vocals & dobro: Emmett Franz
Vocals & banjo: @EllenHaygood
Guitar: @mattpetersen4000
Fiddle: @katiepetersen
Mandolin: @JuliannePetersen
Grandma duties: Karen Petersen
*HAYDE BLUEGRASS ORCHESTRA* is an acoustic band from Oslo, Norway, that has captured hearts in both Norway and the US with its unique blend of bluegrass and Nordic folk – a style often dubbed "Nordicana" https://www.hayde.no
Vocals: Rebekka Nilsson
Dobro: Emil Brattested
Banjo: Magnus Eriksrud
Guitar: Ole Enggrav
Fiddle: Moa Meinich
Bass (borrowed from Karen): David Buverud
Accordion: Sjur Marqvardsen
🇳🇴 Hayde is pronounced "Hyde" instagram.com/p/DQWwkBtCEu8
Fun fact: They formed the band after being inspired by the 2012 Belgian movie The Broken Circle Breakdown (aka Alabama Monroe).
Key moments:
0:04 do-bros
0:27 Emmett
1:12 guitar
1:26 Rebekka
1:28 twin fiddles
2:21 dobro
2:25 bass
2:46 accordion
2:48 banjo
3:26 Ellen
3:43 guitar
4:17 signal from Rebekka
4:20 a cappella
4:31 outro
Turn on captions (CC) to see the lyrics on screen.
Special thanks to Randy Franz for helping us with audio, and Connor Kelly (CK) for heading up the videography – he also did our Europe tour vlogs youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqEfxG7qK7ItI-Si6tqj57Z1FEhW6LaiW
Microphones by Ear Trumpet Labs eartrumpetlabs.com
Filmed on location at historic Castlerock Chapel in downtown Hollister, Missouri.
►LYRICS - The Boxer
Well, I am just a poor boy
Though my story's seldom told
I have squandered my resistance
For a pocketful of mumbles
Such are promises
All lies and jest
Still the man hears what he wants to hear
And he disregards the rest
When I left my home and my family
I was no more than a boy
In the company of strangers
In the quiet of the railway station
Running scared
Laying low, seeking out the poorer quarters
Where the ragged people go
Looking for the places only they would know
Lie-la-lie…
Now the years are rollin' by me
They are rockin' evenly
And I'm older than I once was
And younger than I'll be
And that's not unusual
No, it isn't strange
After changes upon changes
We are more or less the same
And I'm layin' out my winter clothes
And wishin' I was home
Goin' home
Where the New York City winters aren't bleeding me
Leadin' me, going home
Lie-la-lie…
In the clearing stands a boxer
And a fighter by his trade
And he carries the reminders
Of every glove that laid him down
And cut him till he cried out
In his anger and his shame
"I am leaving, I am leaving"
But the fighter still remains
Lie-la-lie…
►Useful links:
Join our Patreon community patreon.com/thepetersens
Subscribe to our channel youtube.com/c/thepetersens?sub_confirmation=1
Sign up to our email to hear about future tours eepurl.com/dxRRaX
►Social media:
Instagram instagram.com/thepetersens
Facebook facebook.com/petersenband
TikTok tiktok.com/@petersenband
Twitter twitter.com/thepetersens
Subscriber count: 920,854
#ThePetersens #HaydeBluegrassOrchestra #TheBoxer #Folk
#SimonAndGarfunkel #BridgeOverTroubledWater
#PaulSimon #BobDylan #EmmyLouHarris #AlisonKrauss
#AmericanaMusic #Bluegrass #BluegrassMusic #TheDobrosAreMultiplying
#CastlerockChapelMO
This song features on: Live Sessions, Vol. 07
