This is one of our favorite bluegrass songs of all time! Louisa Branscomb wrote "Steel Rails" when she was 20 and it has been recorded by both Alison Krauss and John Denver. We performed this song years ago when Emmett first joined our group and worked it back up because so many of you requested it in the comments!
Like many bluegrass songs, the lyrics get passed down by ear and we're so grateful Louisa has since got in touch to share the correct lyrics (so you may notice different words in the captions!) :)
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This is our first video with the blond dobro Emmett acquired in early 2021. It's a Byrl with a deeper sound, perfect for hard-driving bluegrass songs. His original mahogany Scheerhorn isn't going anywhere, it's just more suited to melodic, pretty songs. We also bought Emmett a travel dobro for Christmas so he doesn't have to put his in the belly of an airplane when we're on tour. A man can never have too many dobros, right?
He tunes the Scheerhorn to G, and the Byrl to D.
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Lead vocal and fiddle: @katiepetersen
Harmony vocal and banjo: @EllenHaygood
Harmony vocal and guitar: @mattpetersen4000
Mandolin: @JuliannePetersen
Dobro: Emmett Franz
Bass: Cutie Patootie Karen Petersen
Key moments:
0:01 instrumental
1:07 fiddle
2:04 guitar
2:13 dobro
2:55 outro
Venue: Dogwood Canyon www.dogwoodcanyon.org
We are so thankful for our friends at Big Cedar letting us use their venues! Dogwood Canyon is a 10,000-acre expanse of rugged Ozarks landscape, and for this one we filmed up near the old gristmill that is now a restaurant and conservation center.
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Turn on captions (CC) to see the lyrics on screen.
Special thanks to Troy Dixon for helping us with audio and Aaron Clark for the videography.
Microphones by Ear Trumpet Labs www.eartrumpetlabs.com
►LYRICS - Steel Rails
Steel rails, chasin' sunshine around the bend
Windin' through the trees like a ribbon in the wind
I don't mind not knowin' what lies down the track
'Cause I'm lookin' out ahead to keep my mind from turnin' back
It's not the first time I've found myself alone at dawn
If I really had you once then I'd have you when I'm gone
The whistle blowin', blowin' lonesome in my mind
Callin' me along that never-endin' metal line
Steel rails, chasin' sunshine around the bend
Windin' through the trees like a ribbon in the wind
I don't mind not knowin' what lies down the track
'Cause I'm lookin' out ahead to keep my mind from turnin' back
The sun is shining through the open boxcar door
Blinding my mind to the things I've known before
I've lost count of the hours, days and time
The rhythm of the rails keeps the motion in my mind
Steel rails, chasin' sunshine around the bend
Windin' through the trees like a ribbon in the wind
I don't mind not knowin' what lies down the track
'Cause I'm lookin' out ahead to keep my mind from turnin' back [x2]
'Cause I'm lookin' out ahead to keep my mind from turnin' back
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We celebrate American roots music with family values, and perform full time in Branson, Missouri in the USA. The band consists of four siblings, Katie, Ellen, Matt, and Julianne, our mom Karen, and good friend Emmett Franz. Learn more about our family on our website petersenband.com
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24 июн 2021