The Sound of Music A family band from the Ozarks, The Petersens share their homegrown American Roots music with a global audience
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on and Karen Petersen and their four children started out like many family bands, playing for church audiences. “Our dad found the band to be a really great way to share his family and also his faith,” Ellen Petersen Haygood said. “He would take a moment to talk after the show and say why we
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do what we do, and the importance of serving other people together.” Today, The Petersens are one of the most popular shows in Branson, Missouri, with a growing following on YouTube, where several videos have more than a million views; their “Take Me Home, Country Roads” video has reached 30 million. AMERI CAN ESSE NCE
