bluegrass, sweat, and tears in D.C. | Petersen Vlogs

You have no idea how much I look forward to these videos. Just love the banter between all the family members, not to mention the slick editing too.

Thanks Julianne, for giving us a little shot of Petersens. Your travelogues are a riot. Brutal heat. Clothing soaked, faces melting off, and you guys soldier on. Ellen's banjo case is a bit too subtle. Maybe you could add some unicorns or clowns. Just so people notice. Well thanks again julianne, for giving us something to tide us over. Hope you're all having a great summer.

Really enjoyed this vlog. Jules we appreciate your trouble doing these. They’re so much fun for us.

Driving around Washington DC is a subject that tends to send me off on a rant and that summer humidity is really something special. You guys did good to get through that one. Great vlog!

Julianne you are so funny! “I’ve had terrible luck with forks on this trip”. I’m crying!

I was one of people who was camped out in the heat all day to catch all of your sets!! Didn't pass out, but that was a typical July day in Maryland!!!! Camp chair and cooler full of Gatorades and water and was good to go. Enjoyed meeting Katie, Ellen, Julie Ann, Matt, and your Dad, at the store. P.S. you guys must have an in with Mother Nature, or some higher power😇, because that storm front split when it hit the Potomac and Northern DC and Montgomery County to the North got hammered with severe thunderstorms, as did Prince George's and Charles Counties to the South....and we just got sprinkles!!! BTW - those afternoon thunderstorms are also typical for MD July and August afternoons. I was hoping to make the Concert in PA on the 8th of August, but I'm in the middle of a move to PA, so won't have the time.......😭 Great concert BTW.......

Always enjoy the behind the scenes of your shows. Shows how really down to earth you guys are. Love you all <3

I had the opportunity to attend this swelter-a-thon in DC. I couldn't believe you guys did as fine a job as you did in that heat. Plus, you looked kinda Ozark Kool when you came on stage with sunglasses. I was sweating it out badly just sitting there. The bass player looked as though she might not make it. My brother decided he had to leave before the final set, and we proceeded to get caught in an epic thunderstorm on the way home. Thanks for all you do for your fans!

You are all real troopers managing the heat and giving a great performance. Kudos!

These are always hilarious, well done as always Julianne!

These vlogs are always entertaining. Thanks Jules. We can’t wait to see y’all in Charlotte this weekend! hopefully your trip here isn’t as rough.

I first heard The Fox from your collab with Ger. Then a week later a group of friends had an impromptu jam session and played it, so I realized I had to learn it. Two years have passed (holy cow, how has it been two years since we found your channel?), still playing it on a regular basis. Tonight, as I was printing off a lesson handout for that group of friends on There Is a Fountain (during the summer we compare hymns to Scripture, discuss, then sing it), I decided to take a guitar break. Played that song, came downstairs, and for some reason pulled this video up. Needless to say I got a smile out of hearing your warmup! That's only one of several rambling stories I could tell about times your channel has made me smile. It's probably ridiculous to say that a channel run by people we've never met has impacted our lives, but seriously, my wife and I have had a blast watching, listening to, and singing along with your family for the last two years. Your vlogs were a happy reminder of long roadtrips and international flights growing up, and your family, though almost certainly not as perfect as a curated social media image would portray, has been an encouragement to us as we look forward to starting our own (coming soon!). In other words, thanks for what you're doing, and if you're ever up in Iowa or north MO we'll hope to catch you! One more for the road: in your MN trip vlog, you stop at a Love's outside of Eagleville, MO. I grinned because I could have told you what station it was without the explanation, as I stopped there almost monthly when driving between my work in KC and my now-wife in Ames.

This is hard work. It shows y'all's work ethics. Thank you for sharing what happens behind the scenes. It shows behind great music are great people. Your family is a National Treasure!

Love the music! Thanks for giving us great Christian bluegrass music and keep living for Christ!

Such a joy to see you all enjoying yourself. Thanks Julianne.

Jon Petersen, to the world the Best answer I can always Give my wife? "Is YES DEAR" what a WISE man!!

As everyone and everything gets old and tired you guys keep the American dream alive and young. Please don't stop doing what you are doing.

It's really good that you show people what gigs are really like. Equipment fails, heat, sweating, wind, getting lost, bad motel room, GPS doesn't work right and you end up in a cow pasture and it makes you considerably late, etc., etc., etc.... This is the reality of being a performer especially playing gigs outside. We finally had to tell folks no outside gigs. We couldn't do our jobs well and so we stopped doing it all together. We didn't like losing the work, but it was a must. One of our all time WORST events was performing for the opening of Bass Pro in Jackson, Mississippi many years ago. We were set up in front of the aquarium and first, the water from the waterfall behind it was splashing our electrical equipment and that made us nervous. Then, thousands of people were coming through the store that day and wanting to see the aquarium and so we were in the way and we had a LOT of equipment. It was so completely frustrating. We had to end the gig early and strike everything in the middle of thousands and walk through the crowd with gear to pack it up. Awful! We make doubly sure now to find out exactly where we will be set up etc., because when it goes bad, that's what people remember about us - not how much they enjoyed the show. I love your music and I still love Bass Pro! OH and one very important gig, I had to write, learn, and perform 2 new songs the next morning - the whole family had to learn it. PLUS, I had to repair equipment that night too. No sleep at all. That's happened more than once when we were getting started. It was extremely stressful but we pulled it off. We have a family joke, "That's why we make the big bucks. NOT!" LOL!

You did it! suffering through for us! I was there with my three little kids and we loved it... but boy it was hot! Thanks for posting the footage in a fun little homage to the day.

Great vlog! Thanks for sharing the backstory. It’s amazing how you handle the irritants that naturally come with travel, heat, and the pressure to perform under tough conditions. You take it all in stride and show God’s grace to all. Way to go, Petersens!