Stay Awake - Featuring Matt Petersen @katiepetersen

Katie Petersen (Mary Poppins cover) My parents used to sing my siblings and I to sleep with this song every night when we were younger. I find myself and many of my friends laying awake at night during this season of unknowns with so many questions and worries, so I hope this song might remind you of sweeter times and bring some much needed rest ♥️
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updated 6 years ago

Stay Awake - Featuring Matt Petersen

Katie Petersen 2020-04-07 | (Mary Poppins cover) My parents used to sing my siblings and I to sleep with this song every night when we were younger. I find myself and many of my friends laying awake at night during this season of unknowns with so many questions and worries, so I hope this song might remind you of sweeter times and bring some much needed rest ♥️
Sub count: 635

An Ashoken Farewell to the sun

Katie Petersen 2025-07-21 | ...

Katies Kitchen: Apple Butter

Katie Petersen 2025-03-15 | May we present to you all the 4th installment of Katie's Kitchen! This was filmed in Novemeber of 2024 during prime apple butter making time! 🍏 there are 3 separate elemens to this video:
1) the apple butter
2) the canning process
3) apple butter cruffins

thanks for watching along the journey as always 😂🙏🏻

🎥 & edited by the one and only Julianne Petersen
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APPLE BUTTER:

(makes roughly 12 jars)

3 lbs green + 3lbs red
1 cup brown
1 cup white
1 tsp salt
2 tsps cinnamon
1 tsp all spice
1/2 tsp nutmeg

CANNING:
open kettle canning
wash the jars, boil water and put them in, boil the apple butter, add it to the jars and let it all cool and it will seal

CRUFFINS:
reference this link! ⬇️

iambaker.net/apple-butter-cruffins/#wprm-recipe-container-134778
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“O Holy Night” from @ThePetersens new Christmas project “We Don’t Need Anything This Year.” 😊🎻

Katie Petersen 2023-11-17 | I set up a video camera in the recording studio for a couple of my favorite songs going on our new Christmas album. Most of the band recorded together in the room beside me, but the fiddle gets its own room for several reasons 😁 Hope y’all enjoy our arrangement of this one! “O Holy Night” has been a powerful moment in our live shows, and I love the light upbeat touch that comes with this arrangement to carry some weighty and beautiful lyrics.

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Since this song is mixed on our album l’ll post the credits as follows:
Album mix: Dewey Boyd Jr. & Randy Franz
Album master: Troy Dixon
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Katies Kitchen: Fish Tacos

Katie Petersen 2022-08-11 | Welcome back to our third installment of Katie's Kitchen! This was filmed exactly a year ago for our dear friend Adam's birthday, and we hope you enjoy it.
(filmed and edited by Julianne Petersen)
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FISH TACO RECIPE 🌮 🐠
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Four parts:
Tilapia
Slaw
Sauce
Tortillas

Tilapia-I usually buy frozen and thaw in bowl of water
•use chile based seasoning (blackened fish seasoning or Cajun seasoning)
•cook in cast iron with avocado oil on medium/medium high heat until golden brown (good solid crust on both sides is best for tacos)

Slaw:
•Bag of slaw mix, then a head of red cabbage (slice long and thin)
•bottle of slaw mix add to preference

Sauce:
Mayo-heavy with this
Sour cream-light with this
Lime juice
Adobo Chiles (add to spice preference)
Cilantro
Honey

Tortillas:
Bake in oven to crisp

Instructions:
Add fish to middle of tortillas, then squeeze lime on fish to freshen, add sauce and slaw on fish, then top with avocado slices. Fold tortilla in half and enjoy!

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My Ozark Mountain Home (original)

Katie Petersen 2022-03-08 | Well the people have spoken and I have heard you. Here’s my best attempt at a NON heartbreak song 🙈
We got to sing John Denver’s “Country Roads” a lot this past year, and it came to my attention that our home front needed its own anthem as well. So here’s to the place I love dearly and will always regard as my home. 🏡💚
(Disclaimer: I wrote this song with banjos and guitars in mind, so a proper arrangement will be coming soon from the Petersens 🪕)
(Disclaimer #2: I don’t know why or how this video was removed so I’m just going to re-post it and see what happens🤞🏻)
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“My Ozark Mountain Home”

Lyrics:

[verse 1]
The colorado aspens are blowing in the wind
And the California redwoods grow so high they never bend
When the sun sets over Kansas it may never ever end
But as I watch the sun go down my heart longs to hear once again

[chorus]
The whippoorwill is calling me to the place I long to go
Where the hills roll through the valleys down into the Buffalo
Slow and steady are the voices that I hear whenever I roam
They remind me of where I’ve come from
my Ozark mountain hoooooome
Oooooooooooo

[verse 2]
From the dogwoods in the springtime to the white tail in the fall
The neighbor’s on the front porch just in case I come to call
Mom and dad live down that dirt road oh I’ve missed them most of all
I think it’s time to quit my wandering and go back back where I belong

[chorus]
Oh the whippoorwill is calling me to the place I long to go
Where the hills roll through the valleys down into the Buffalo
Slow and steady are the voices that I hear whenever I roam
They remind me of where I’ve come from
my Ozark mountain hoooooome

[Bridge]
Oh my mind it wanders back to running barefoot in the yard
Grandma yelling “It’s dinner time! Come on!”
hands joined ‘round the table giving thanks with grateful hearts
Then we’d fall asleep while crickets sing their song
Humming right along…

*hums*

[chorus]
Oh the whippoorwill is calling me to the place I long to go
Where the hills roll through the valleys down into the Buffalo
Slow and steady are the voices that I hear whenever I roam
They remind me of where I’ve come from
They remind me of where I come from
Down the holler where my heart will always run

(To) my Ozark mountain hoooooome

(My home)

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🎙 mix: Troy Dixon
Lyrics: me.
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Be Still my Soul

Katie Petersen 2022-03-03 | This hymn was brought to my attention at the end of last summer and has been an anthem for me ever since. In the midst of the pain and suffering this world seems to be full of, I have experienced over and over again that “in every change he faithful will remain.”
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“Be Still my Soul”

Lyrics:

Be still, my soul; the Lord is on your side;
bear patiently the cross of grief or pain;
leave to your God to order and provide;
in ev'ry change he faithful will remain.
Be still, my soul; your best, your heav’nly friend
through thorny ways leads to a joyful end.

Be still, my soul; your God will undertake
to guide the future as he has the past;
your hope, your confidence, let nothing shake;
all now mysterious shall be bright at last.
Be still, my soul; the waves and winds still know
his voice who ruled them while he dwelt below.

Be still, my soul; when dearest friends depart
and all is darkened in the vale of tears,
then you will better know his love, his heart,
who comes to soothe your sorrows and your fears.
Be still, my soul; your Jesus can repay
from his own fullness all he takes away.

Be still, my soul; the hour is hast'ning on
when we shall be forever with the Lord,
when disappointment, grief, and fear are gone,
sorrow forgot, love's purest joys restored.
Be still my soul; when change and tears are past,
all safe and blessed we shall meet at last.

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🎙Special thanks to Troy Dixon for another great audio mix 🙏🏻

Author of “Be Still my Soul”: Kathrina von Schlegel

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I’d Call Home

Katie Petersen 2022-01-30 | I began writing this song in July 2021 while we were on tour with Bass Pro Shops. I was in my hotel room in D.C. and had a room to myself for a change and this is what happened 🙈

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“I’d Call Home”

Lyrics:

[Verse 1]
I’d call home but no one’s there
What I’d give now just to know somebody cares that I’m gone
The nights are getting long

[Verse 2]
Do I miss the sound of you
Talking on the phone from 10 ‘till half past 2
Yes I do
Please tell me what is true

[Chorus 1]
You can have my heart
Though you’ve had it all along
You can take my pride
I’ll surrender I was wrong
Oh the things I’ve learned now that you’re gone

[Verse 3]
Every year I’m getting older
I’m afraid that time will only make me colder till it’s done
I miss the faith of being young

[Verse 4]
Life has choices life has roads
Where they take you no one knows until you walk a mile or two
Would they take me back to you

[Chorus 2 (double chorus)]
You can have my heart
Though you’ve had it all along
You can take my pride
I’ll surrender I was wrong

You can have my heart
Though you’ve had it all along
You can take my pride
I’ll surrender I was wrong
Oh the things I’ve learned now that you’re gone

[Bridge]
If we could go back in time
I would never have changed my mind
You were the one and I was so blind
But this can’t rewind

[Verse 5]
If you’ve got someone that loves you
The kind of love that seeks your best no matter how far off you roam
If I were you then I’d call home

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🎙mix: Troy Dixon
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What’ll I Do? 🪶

Katie Petersen 2022-01-23 | Hope you all enjoy another sad original 🤍 that seems to be my forte. Thanks for the encouragement to continue writing music 🙏🏻

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“What’ll I Do?”
Lyrics:

[Verse 1]
I wrote you a song
I’ve been singing it for years
Like a frightened sparrow sitting on a limb
Wond’ring how to face my fears

[verse 2]
I want to learn how to fly
But you see this rope I’ve tied?
Every time I lift my wings into the wind
I hear uncertainty reply

[chorus 1]
What if he doesn’t love me what’ll I do what’ll I do
What if he doesn’t love me what’ll I do
Is my heart only good for what it can do what it can do
Oh If he doesn’t love me what’ll I do

[verse 3]
And here comes the storm
Will it carry me away
I can’t see what’s up ahead but I’ll be dead
If I let silence be my grave

[chorus 2]
If I tell you I love you what’ll you do what’ll you do
If i tell you I love you what’ll you do
Is my heart strong enough to see this through see this through
If I tell you I love you what’ll you do

*instrumental build*

[Bridge]
Here I am heart wide open now I’ve spoken
Every word I need to say
And yet the answer in your eyes is no surprise
I knew it might end up this way

And for a moment life slows down
and I realize that the rope that tied me down
cannot be found ...

[chorus 3]
If I learn to use my wings now what’ll they do what’ll they do
If I learn to use my wings now what’ll they do...
If the skies I thought were grey turn to blue turn to blue
If I learn to use my wings now what’ll they do ...

*interlude*

And I guess all of this is thanks to you
Perhaps the skies I thought were grey just might be blue

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Special thanks to Troy Dixon for helping me learn how to mic a piano and for mixing the audio I sent over! 🎤

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Katies Kitchen: Eggs Benedict

Katie Petersen 2021-08-14 | Eggs Benedict has been my favorite breakfast dish to order out for quite a while now, so I figured it was high time I learned how to make it. 😋

Thank you @JuliannePetersen for coming over to film & edit this video, and for adding such a creative interpretation to my shoulders popping.

Disclaimer/warning: this was filmed several months ago before I had mastered using a sous vide, and you do NOT put eggs straight into the water like this 🙈 I am relieved that I didn’t ruin the machine.

Recipe: I took a little here and there from different recipes online, but here is one to reference:
tastesbetterfromscratch.com/eggs-benedict-with-homemade-hollandaise-sauce

Filmed & edited by @JuliannePetersen Petersen

Instagram: instagram.com/_katiepetersen_

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Untitled Hymn (Come to Jesus) - Featuring Emmett Franz

Katie Petersen 2020-05-18 | I grew up listening to Chris Rice’s music and although I loved it as a kid, I’ve grown to appreciate his songs at an even deeper level as an adult. This is one of my favorites he’s written and I’ve often found myself singing it as a prayer. ♥️ Emmett was kind enough to join in once again and sing it with me. Thank you all for your encouragement as we’ve put a few songs up here, I pray this encourages you as much as it has me through the years.
Sub count: 5,071

“Untitled Hymn”

Weak and wounded sinner
Lost and left to die
O, raise your head, for love is passing by
Come to Jesus
Come to Jesus
Come to Jesus and live!

Now your burden's lifted
And carried far away
And precious blood has washed away the stain, so
Sing to Jesus
Sing to Jesus
Sing to Jesus and live!

And like a newborn baby
Don't be afraid to crawl
And remember when you walk
Sometimes we fall, so
Fall on Jesus
Fall on Jesus
Fall on Jesus and live!

Sometimes the way is lonely
And steep and filled with pain
So if your sky is dark and pours the rain, then
Cry to Jesus
Cry to Jesus
Cry to Jesus and live!

O, and when the love spills over
And music fills the night
And when you can't contain your joy inside, then
Dance for Jesus
Dance for Jesus
Dance for Jesus and live!

And with your final heartbeat
Kiss the world goodbye
Then go in peace, and laugh on Glory's side, and
Fly to Jesus
Fly to Jesus
Fly to Jesus and live!
Fly to Jesus
Fly to Jesus
Fly to Jesus and live!

Think about the two of us - Featuring Emmett Franz (and a cow in chorus 3)

Katie Petersen 2020-05-05 | Another back porch sing featuring Emmett Franz 👏🏻hope you enjoy! This song was written by Tim and Nicki Bluhm and you can find them singing it beautifully online 😊
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Rock of Ages, cleft for me

Katie Petersen 2020-05-01 | Decided to learn my first song on the baritone ukulele this evening and this hymn has been on my heart and mind all week long.
(Disclaimer: I just used my thumb to pick/strum since I haven’t learned any finger picking patterns yet, so don’t copy this if you’re trying to learn how to pick...)
Here are the lyrics to the 3 verses I sang of the hymn (there’s a fourth verse I ended up leaving out)

Lyrics:
Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee;
Let the water and the blood,
From Thy riven side which flowed,
Be of sin the double cure,
Save me from its guilt and power.

Nothing in my hands I bring,
Simply to Thy cross I cling;
Naked, come to Thee for dress,
Helpless, look to Thee for grace:
Foul, I to the fountain fly,
Wash me, Savior, or I die.

While I draw this fleeting breath,
When mine eyes shall close in death,
When I soar to worlds unknown,
See Thee on Thy judgment throne,
Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee.

(Lyrics written by Augustus Toplady, melody by Thomas Hastings)

(Sub count: 2,261)

California instructional video (original song)

Katie Petersen 2020-04-22 | This is the song I wrote called “California” which is featured on our family’s bluegrass album “Shenandoah.” I write most of my music on the piano so here’s originally how it was written and I have the chords and lyrics posted here in the description. Thank you all so much for your encouragement with my original music ♥️
Subs: 1,039

[interlude]
C Em Fmaj7 Fmaj7 C Em Fmaj7 Fmaj7

[verse 1]
C Em Fmaj7
Memories fade slowly
C Em Fmaj7
No please don’t go, not yet
C Em Fmaj7
I was your one and only
C Em Fmaj7
And I’m not ready to forget
F G
All the times we shared together
F G
All the words we never said, and I remember

[chorus]
C Em Fmaj7
When we almost went to california
C Em Fmaj7
We almost fell in love in the sand
C Em Fmaj7
And you almost told me to be your woman
Bb F Dm G C
So you’ll al - ways almost be my man

[interlude]
C Em Fmaj7 Fmaj7 C Em Fmaj7 Fmaj7

[verse 2]
C Em Fmaj7
I think it was late last summer
C Em Fmaj7
I saw the distance in your eyes
C Em Fmaj7
You said that you found another
C Em Fmaj7
And then you told me not to cry
F G
But I knew that’s when it started
F G
The beginning of the end, and I remembered

[chorus]
C Em Fmaj7
When we almost went to california
C Em Fmaj7
We almost fell in love in the sand
C Em Fmaj7
And you almost told me to be your woman
Bb F Dm G C
So you’ll al - ways almost be my man

[interlude]
C Em Fmaj7 Fmaj7 C Em Fmaj7 Fmaj7

[verse 3]
C Em Fmaj7
I guess it was late last winter
C Em Fmaj7
Snow falling all around
C Em Fmaj7
The wedding bells rang she entered
C Em Fmaj7
But I left without a sound
F G
Oh I know she’ll always love you
F G
But Heaven knows that so will I, and I’ll remember

[chorus]
C Em Fmaj7
When we almost went to california
C Em Fmaj7
We almost fell in love in the sand
C Em Fmaj7
And you almost told me to be your woman
Bb F Dm G C
So you’ll al - ways almost be my man

[instrumental over first 3 lines of chorus]
C Em Fmaj7 Fmaj7 C Em Fmaj7 Fmaj7 C Em Fmaj7 Fmaj7

[vocal tag]
Bb F Dm G C
Yes you’ll al - ways almost be my man

[interlude]
C Em Fmaj7 Fmaj7 C Em Fmaj7 Fmaj7

Katie’s Kitchen: Chicken Scampi

Katie Petersen 2020-04-19 | This was the first video I actually recorded for my YouTube channel with the great assistance of Julianne who took a disaster and made it make sense. In a drastic attempt to try to learn how to cook this year, I thank many of you for following along the ups and downs of my journey.

Keep up with me on social media...
Instagram - instagram.com/_katiepetersen_?igshid=1k0w10cq60li6

Original Recipe: southyourmouth.com/2019/06/chicken-scampi-with-garlic-parmesan-rice.html?m=1

Filmed & Edited by Julianne Petersen

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If I Needed You - Featuring Emmett Franz

Katie Petersen 2020-04-13 | This has been one of my all time favorite duet songs through the years and this rendition is similar to the cover Joey and Rory sang of this Townes Van Zandt tune. Emmett Franz was kind enough to join me on this one. Enjoy another back porch sing 😊
Subs: 771

The Ring Song instructional video

Katie Petersen 2020-04-04 | Quick “how to” video on “The Ring Song” I wrote and put on our family’s album “Shenandoah.” Thanks for asking me to share it! Also, if anyone learns this and wants to share, I would love to see it! Be sure to tag me so I can watch 🙃 the chord chart and lyrics are attached below for any instrument to follow along and play!
Sub count: 603

The Ring Song
[Intro chords]
C Am F G C Am F G

[Chorus]
C Am F G
Well there’s a ring around the moon, a ring around the rosy
C Am F G
a ring around my socks that keep my feet so cozy
C C7 F Dm
well I’m a single woman and I don’t need many things
F G C
so why don’t my poor little finger got a ring

[Verse 1]
C Am F G
Once upon a time, turns out it’s complicated
C Am Dm G
for Tommy Lee in second grade I waited and I waited
C C7 F Dm
I wrote a note on Valentines and said check yes or no
F G C
he crumpled up my paper so I punched him in the throat

(no break between verse and chorus)

[Chorus]
C Am F G
Well there’s a ring around the moon, a ring around the rosy
C Am F G
a ring around my socks that keep my feet so cozy
C C7 F Dm
well I’m a single woman and I don’t need many things
F G C
so why don’t my poor little finger got a ring

(intro rif between chorus and verses)

[Verse 2]
C Am F G
I bought a wedding dress just in case someone was lookin’
C Am Dm G
I practiced on my sewin’ and I practiced all my cookin’
C C7 F Dm
I found a handsome guy who said he’d love me like no other
F G C
but sadly mama says it doesn’t count since he’s my brother

[Chorus]
C Am F G
Well there’s a ring around the moon, a ring around the rosy
C Am F G
a ring around my socks that keep my feet so cozy
C C7 F Dm
well I’m a single woman and I don’t need many things
F G C
so why don’t my poor little finger got a ring

[Verse 3]
(Diamonds)
C Am F G
I finally got a strategy and caught myself a man
C Am F G
I pepper sprayed his eyeballs and I threw him in my van
C C7 F Dm
I took him to the church and when at last we heard the bells
F G G (stay on G here)
he somehow got away and now i hope he goes to WELL

[Chorus]
C Am F G
Well there’s a ring around the moon, a ring around the rosy
C Am F G
a ring around my socks that keep my feet so cozy
C C7 F Dm
well I’m a single woman and I don’t need many things
F G C
so why don’t my poor little finger got a ring

[end tag last line of chorus]
F F G C

Oo-De-Lally - Featuring Matt Petersen

Katie Petersen 2020-04-03 | A Roger Miller cover from one of my all-time favorite movies as a kid (and adult) “Robin Hood.” 😊 Enjoy!
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