Franz Family hasn’t lost touch with Nebraska roots

Randy, Emmett talk about their days traveling as a family bluegrass band
 

  • Randy (left) and Emmett Franz pose for a picture after their interview with ANR News Editor Ron Burtz at the Little Opry Theater in Branson, Mo. where Emmett plays dobro and Randy is the sound man for the Petersen Family.
    Randy (left) and Emmett Franz pose for a picture after their interview with ANR News Editor Ron Burtz at the Little Opry Theater in Branson, Mo. where Emmett plays dobro and Randy is the sound man for the Petersen Family.
  • Emmett Franz (top) plays a concert in Branson with the Petersens. He joined the bluegrass playing family band about eight years ago.
    Emmett Franz (top) plays a concert in Branson with the Petersens. He joined the bluegrass playing family band about eight years ago.
  • Nebraska-born Emmett Franz plays the dobro as he performs his self-written bluegrass song “The Wrong Side of Tomorrow” with the Petersens on stage in Branson, Mo.
    Nebraska-born Emmett Franz plays the dobro as he performs his self-written bluegrass song “The Wrong Side of Tomorrow” with the Petersens on stage in Branson, Mo.
  • Sound man Randy Franz moves microphones following a performance of the Petersens at the Little Opry Theater in Branson.
    Sound man Randy Franz moves microphones following a performance of the Petersens at the Little Opry Theater in Branson.
    From Hampton area farmer to traveling family bluegrass band leader hitting the road with his wife and children to perform concerts across America, Henderson native Randy Franz has had quite a journey over the years. And now he and his youngest son, Emmett, are a part of one of the most popular shows in Branson, Mo. ANR had the opportunity recently to interview the father and son follow...

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