World Minerals

This episode is about country- and bluegrass music. In the first part of this episode, we will hear recordings from The Petersens, a country- and bluegrass band from Branson/Missouri United States, founded in 2005. All members of the group are members of the family Petersen as well: mother Karen plays bass, son Matt Petersen sings and plays the guitar, and then there are three daughters Katie, Ellen, and Julianne Petersen who play respectively violin, banjo, and mandoline and all three sing as well. The father, Jon Petersen, plays piano but he rarely plays along and can therefore not really be called a regular band member. Emmet Franz is a regular band member but is not part of the family, he plays a dobro guitar.

The Petersens play American roots music that focuses on bluegrass, country, and gospel. The group plays its own music as well as many covers and is very successful with this. They have over 63 million views and almost 400 thousand followers on YouTube. We will hear some of The Petersens’ songs from the album Shenandoah from 2017 and several of their recent recordings that have been published on YouTube.

On their website, The Petersens refer to the music of world-famous singer and violin player Alison Krauss as one of their most important musical influences, we will focus on her in the second half of the broadcast. Alison Krauss was born in Decatur, Illinois United States in 1971. She signed her first big record contract in 1987 when she was 14 years old, her first album was published when she was 16, in 1987.

Sinds then, another 13 albums were released many of them with her band Union Station. In 2017, she released together with former Led Zeppelin lead singer Robert Plant, an album called Raising Sand. Alison Krauss can also be heard in many soundtracks, for example in well-known feature films such as Cold Mountain and Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? She is also one of the most award-winning musicians. So far, she has won 27 Grammy Awards, more than any other female performer ever. She won many awards related to country- and bluegrass music as well. In this episode, Alison Krauss can be heard with a number of covers from three of her albums: Forget About It from 1999, A Hundred Miles Or More (compilation album) from 2007, and the album Windy City that was released in 2017.

Compiled by: Pieter de Rooij. An hour of Americana-music at its finest with recordings from the group The Petersens and afterwards singer Alison Krauss.

Playlist:
Performed by: The Petersens
Title: Shenandoah
Composer: Trad.
Album: Shenandoah (2017)
CD released under own management by The Petersens

Shenandoah

Performed by: The Petersens
Title: California Cottonfields
Composer: Merle Haggard
Album: Shenandoah (2017)
CD released under own management by The Petersens

Shenandoah

Performed by: The Petersens
Title: Swallowtail Jig
Composer: Irish trad.
Live-performance, YouTube video

Performed by: The Petersens
Title: It’s Over
Composer: Katie Petersen, Ellen Petersen
Live performance, YouTube-video

Performed by: The Petersens
Title: The Scientist
Composer: Coldplay/Chris Martin, Johnny Buckland, Guy Berryman, Will Champion
Live performance, YouTube-video

Performed by: Alison Krauss
Title: Dream Of Me
Composer: Jimmy Darrell, Raleigh Squires, Buddy Cannon
Album: Windy City
Label and year: Capitol, 2017

Performed by: Alison Krauss
Title: You Don’t Know Me
Composer: Cindy Walker, Eddy Arnold
Album: Windy City
Label and year: Capitol, 2017

Performed by: Alison Krauss
Title: Gentle On My Mind
Composer: John Hartford
Album: Windy City
Label and year: Capitol, 2017

Performed by: Alison Krauss
Title: Jacob’s Dream
Composer: Julie Lee, John Pennell
Album: A Hundred Miles Or More
Label and year: Rounder, 2007

Performed by: Alison Krauss
Title: Ghost In This House
Composer: Hugh Prestwood
Album: Forget About It
Label and year: Rounder, 1999

Performed by: Alison Krauss
Title: Empty Hearts
Composer: Michael McDonald, Michael Johnson
Album: Forget About It
Label and year: Rounder, 1999

Performed by: Alison Krauss
Title: Losing You
Composer: Pierre Havet, Jean Renard, Carl Sigman
Album: Windy City
Label and year: Capitol, 2017

Performed by: Alison Krauss
Title: Away Down The River
Composer: Julie Lee
Album: A Hundred Miles Or More
Label and year: Rounder, 2007

Performed by: Alison Krauss
Title: That Kind Of Love
Composer: Pat Bergeson, Michael McDonald
Album: Forget About It
Label and year: Rounder, 1999