First Time Hearing Home Free - Man of Constant Sorrow Reaction

[@Stephicity]

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[@timworks991]

I'm a new subscriber. Yes, welcome to Home Free, all acapella, no instruments at all. Masters of all musical genres. They won the 4th season of the Sing Off in 2013. Their covers are upgrades, their medleys are brilliant, their collaborations with the original artists are inspirational, and their original songs are masterpieces. Within this 5 man vocal band you have 5 tenors, 5 beat boxers, and 2 bass-baritones. All of them can sing lead and they choose depending on whose voice best fits the song. Typically Rob sings tenor, Austin sings high tenor, Chance sings baritone, Tim sings bass and Adam Rupp is the beat boxer. But they have been known to mix it up. They can do just about anything and they continue to grow and improve, yet they remain so humble. When they have featured guest artist, they support and allow their featured artists to shine. Several of them have their own channels and do some solo work. And just for fun Rob and Austin sing Opera. What else can I say? Their catalogue of work is quite large and continues to grow. You are in for an exciting journey and the Home Fries will be there for you all the way.

[@Stephicity]

Thank you so much for subscribing! So happy to have you here :) & wow amazing information, much appreciated

[@shannonherb2048]

Where have you been hiding? Great reaction.

[@Stephicity]

Thanks so much 😄

[@wileydr]

Had to subscribe, I loved your reaction. Welcome to Home Free.

[@Stephicity]

Thank you so much! 💕😄 Glad to have you here

[@dagmar.6954]

This is one of the most popular Home Free songs. It was the first song I ever heard from Home Free & I was instantly hooked. It really showcases the talent of these 5 men (their tight harmonies, Tim Foust's bass & Adam Rupp's incredible beatboxing). They are my favorite a cappella group. This song is very old (about 100 yrs.) & is done in the bluegrass country style. It was used in the movie "Oh Brother Where Art Thou" starring George Clooney. Some of my favorites are "Take Me Home Country Roads", "In The Blood", "Blue Ain't Your Color", "How Great Thou Art", "Ring Of Fire", "Elvira", "Hillbilly Bone", "American Pie", "Brother In Arms", "One Man Band", "Listen To The Music", "Sea Shanty Medley", "Skull & Bones" etc.

[@Stephicity]

Thanks for the information and also for some more songs for me to check out 😎 Cheers

[@cowboy1165]

Subscribed. I want to see how far down the rabbit hole you slide, Alice. 😄 I don't know if you can afford it, (it's something I mention to all the A Capella reactors.) but a good set of headphones makes all the difference in the world. You can really feel the beat and the harmonica bounce around in your head, Adam also does DJ turntable scratching and a whole host of cool sounds that will catch you off guard. Tim is warming up in this video. His bass can go crazy low and rattle your teeth and chest. #homefree

[@Stephicity]

Thank you 😄 Yeah that’s true , Hopefully in the future I’ll be able to get a pair & very cool 😎

[@mugotyou]

Well, I am sorry to hear that you might be lacking friends. It is my sincere hope and prayer, that God above blesses you with some new and genuine friends!! I liked your reaction and will subscribe. Other acapella groups I know you will really enjoy are; "Voiceplay" and Pentatonix.......each with their own unique style!! Blessings to you......🙏

[@Stephicity]

Thank you! I think your prayer worked I made a new friend that evening. & I will check out those groups 👍 Blessings to you too 😊

[@mugotyou]

@@Stephicity I am so glad to hear that!!!!! I Pray you continue in His blessing and protection!!!

[@Stephicity]

@mugotyou thank you! You too 🙏🏻

[@goodehands5388]

You just keep going through their catalog, you'll be smiling a lot. 😁 🌹

[@Stephicity]

I will do that 😎😁

[@babyfry4775]

The song is over 100 years old. It was made famous in the movie O Brother Where Art Thou. This is all a cappella so no instruments and the beatboxer killed it. Home Free is known for great harmonies. They are all super talented men. They are country but sing all genres of music.

[@Stephicity]

Thank you for the information 😄

[@JohnBare747]

They sing way more than just country. Home Free covers songs from all types of music. This one is a good introduction to one of their more polished music videos. It seems like Home Free's "Sea Shanty Medley" gets reacted to lots and it is good. They did two collaborations with Don McLean, American Pie and Vincent those tow are excellent as they celebrate 50 year old songs with the original artist. The list goes on, enjoy this delightful Rabbit Hole should you choose to be dazzled by these A Capella Masters.

[@Stephicity]

Ah very cool, thanks for the info and for the suggestion, I’ve never heard that song by them I will definitely check it out . 😁

[@DaltonMiller-z2j]

New subscriber, love your stuff

[@Stephicity]

Thanks I appreciate that!

[@MarineSgt]

Love the reaction...hope you jump into the rabbit hole...you will find different viewers with different favorites but honestly all members are good. For example im a die hard #austinbrown fan but ty.

[@Stephicity]

Ahh cool, I will go down the rabbit hole for sure 🐰 Thanks for watching

[@MarineSgt]

@@Stephicity i cant wait!!! I'll definately be watching them all

[@Elephant2024-wi2li]

From what I know about Home Free, they have done a number of musical styles including a cappella, which is probably the most challenging from a vocal standpoint. And they really didn't take on more of a country sound until relatively recently. Additionally, they have done a number of collaborations with artists such as Lee Greenwood, the Oak Ridge Boys, and most famously Don McLean, who did newly released recordings with them of his legendary hits 'American Pie' and 'Vincent.'

[@Stephicity]

Cool! Thanks for the info :) Cheers

[@Elephant2024-wi2li]

@@Stephicity 😃👍

[@GaiaOne]

And...another one falls down the rabbit hole. You are so doomed. We’ll save you a chair. You’re about to be buried in Home Fries. Brace yourself. Home Free is the only country a capella group out there, but they can - and do - sing every genre. And they have no lead singer. Every one of these men can take the lead, and they pick the lead for each song by who does it the most justice. During quarantine, they kept all us Home Fries sane by dropping new videos every couple of weeks while they were scattered across the country. God bless ‘em. All the men can beat box, but Adam Rupp is in a league of his own. He’s a world-class vocal percussionist and there’re good reasons he’s called a “Freak of Nature” and “the man who swallowed a drum kit.” For more of Adam’s incredible beat boxing, check out Sea Shanty medley (the man makes castanets, for Pete’s sake), his no-monica solo on Working For A Living and Ain’t Going Down Til The Sun Comes Up (that video is on Facebook), Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer (sleigh bells? seriously?) or his drum solos. For more of Tim’s seismic basso profundo, listen to Brothers In Arms, Misty Mountains (his collaboration with Peter Hollens), Folsom Prison Blues, or Ring Of Fire (the Sing Off version). This man’s range is incredible. You won’t want to miss his 5-octave run in 5 seconds in “Do You Hear What I Hear?” Tim also has a solo channel which you can view at www.timfoustmusic.com For Chance’s smooth baritone/bass, check out Skull & Bones, Down to the Honky Tonk, Brothers In Arms, Cover Me Up, I Can’t Outrun You, and Folsom Prison Blues. (Awesome... a basso profundo and a baritone/bass in the same group.) FYI, Chance is singing (throat singing) the jaw harp sounds - without the jaw harp - in Man Of Constant Sorrow. Adam was formerly a member of Street Corner Serenade from 2010 - 2016 before joining Home Free in 2016 after the departure of co-founder Chris Rupp. You can find his solo work and collaborations at www.theadamchance.com For Rob’s soulful tenor, check out End of the Road, Blue Ain’t Your Color, or Bless The Broken Road. (Blue-eyed soul is in good hands with The Beard.) One Home Fry has described him as the vocal equivalent of a Swiss Army knife because of his versatility. Just wait until you hear him whistle! Rob and his friend Buegs host a podcast called “The Avid Indoorsmen” where they review movies, etc. You’ll find Buegs’ cameo in the Home Free video “The Butts Remix.” He’s wearing overalls. Don’t worry - you can’t miss him. You can check out their podcast at www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-avid-indoorsmen--3265024 For Austin’s soaring tenor, check out Crazy, Moonshine, When A Man Loves a Woman, or Bring Him Home. (But bolt down your chair ‘cause he’ll sing you right out of it.) Austin left HF in June 2024. He’s newly married, and hasn’t been at home for Christmas in ten years due to Home Free’s heavy touring schedule. There are hundreds of videos with him, though, so you’ll still run into his work. You can also check out his solo work at www.austinbrownmusic.com Adam Bastien stepped into Austin’s tenor spot in June 2024. He’s currently on tour with HF, and we finally got to hear him singing the lead in Something To Talk About. Home Free introduced him right. He debuted at the Grand Ole Opry with the Home Free men on June 22, 2024. He’s a fine addition to the band. So, yeah. Three of the five members of Home Free are named Adam. You’ll hear them referred to as “Chance,” “Bastien,” and “Rupp.” If they’re just using the name Adam, they’re talking about Adam Rupp, vocal percussionist extraordinaire. For their humor, check out Butts Remix, Working For A Living, Life Is A Highway, Between A Rock And A Heartache, Make You Feel My Love, Brother, and Champagne Taste on a Beer Budget (The older video. Tim wrote the worst country song he could think of, and it remains one of their most requested.) A word about “Brother” - if you want to hear the lyrics, you’re going to have to listen with your eyes closed, ‘cause otherwise you’ll never get past the humor of the video to actually hear what they’re singing. For their amazing arrangement skills, check out Do You Hear What I Hear. (Adam’s arrangement. Nothing else like it.) For their tight harmonies, check out Helplessly Hoping, How Great Thou Art, Brothers In Arms, or Auld Lang Syne. For their mashups, check out Thinking Out Loud/Let’s Get It On, Fishing in the Dark/Boondocks, Country Fried Pop, or Woman, Amen/Female. The Home Free men are masters of collaborations. They put the spotlight on their collaborator, supporting them with wonderful vocals and amazing harmonies. Check out God Bless the USA with Lee Greenwood, American Pie and Vincent with Don McLean, Elvira with The Oak Ridge Boys, Children Go Where I Send Thee with the late Kenny Rogers, Don’t Laugh At Me with Mark Wills, Christmas In Dixie with Alabama, Delta Dawn with Brooke Eden, or Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For with Peter Hollens. Get at least five videos under your belt and then listen to Mayday - the official video. After Mayday, you’ll be ready for Tim and Austin doing My Maria or Tim’s mashup of Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow/Stay. Then, when you come up for air, check out Rob’s and Austin’s “Two Country Singers Try Singing Opera.” You’ll need smelling salts after that one. Don’t miss their official videos. The Home Free men will often do a straight, gorgeous vocal performance, but they’ll add elements of humor to the video that will leave you chuckling or even laughing out loud. (Folsom Prison Blues, Between A Rock And A Heartache, Make You Feel My Love, Working For A Living, Brother, Life Is A Highway). And God help you when you get hit with the Home Free Curse. They’ll cover a song you absolutely cannot stand and make you like it against your will. I’d been hit by the curse four times before I gave up and quit counting. I’m not the only victim of the Home Free Curse, either. Although their covers are amazing, don’t miss their original compositions. They range from the the poignant (So Long Dixie) to the patriotic (Land Of the Free). These include Dive Bar Saints (one of my favorites), Road Sweet Road, Catch Me If You Can, Lonely Girl’s World, The Stargazer Trilogy (Give Me A Sign, Stargazer Lilies, MR), Champagne Taste On A Beer Budget, Love Me Like That, Skull And Bones, and many, many more. Their synergy is phenomenal. Each is an artist in his own right, but man - when they sing together, magic happens. Wicked talent polished by decades of hard work. (Unchained Melody, Castle On The Hill, Seven Bridges Road, Only In America) To paraphrase another Home Fry, “They don’t just own a cover, they upgrade it.” You are doomed, Home Fry. Bring ketchup.

[@EdwinSemidey]

Great Reaction

[@Stephicity]

Thank you

[@PaulaThompson-x9w]

Just subscribed with hopes for more Home Free. They are the best! I don't even think of them as an acapella group anymore. Just my favorite band. They do a huge variety of music and each have a very impressive vocal range. Their beatboxer can't be beat. Thanks for the Home Free reaction.

[@Stephicity]

Thank you! Of course there will be more in the future :D Thanks

[@justitia257]

Bellissimo brano..la voce bassa sembra quella di Geoff Castellucci..Mister Infrasound. Grazie Stephanie

[@Stephicity]

Thanks for watching

[@michellehorn1711]

Tim Foust is the bass singer for this song.

[@justitia257]

@@michellehorn1711 He's very good...they're very good

[@lrfcowper]

Home Free and VoicePlay are friends. They competed in the same season of The Sing-Off and then toured together afterwards.

[@minneyruth]

Subscribed for #HomeFree 🤘🤠🤘

[@FatherAntox]

Me too

[@Stephicity]

Thank you!

[@Stephicity]

Thank you !

[@Craigregister000]

I went through your reaction list and I am shocked to find you have not reacted to Pink Floyd yet the younger generation seems to be entranced with Pink Floyd I would like to recommend you do a reaction to comfortably numb from the pulse concert it is a live version and has a pretty fascinating light show would love to see your reaction also another very very popular performer. I would love to see you react to would be. Diana Ankudinova the cover of Elvis Presley can't help falling in Love just to give you an idea of how popular that particular performances is it was 2 years ago and it has 16 million views that will get you started I love to see people just lose it when they hear her she has the most unique female voice that you will ever ever hear and those are not just my words 16 million people will tell you the same thing I am a new subscriber and hope to hear more from you

[@Stephicity]

Thank you! : welcome & I will check out the recommendations! Cheers 😄

[@thagerussculshaw3839]

Beautiful 😍

[@Stephicity]

Thankf you

[@kevinc3427]

It's a very very old song they covered. An "old timey" bluegrass/folk song.

[@Stephicity]

😯

[@rcinsley]

"Man of Constant Sorrow" is a traditional American folk song. It was first published in 1913, but not recorded until 1928. The song got a huge boost in popularity in 2000 when it was used in the movie "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" HF specializes in country music (old and new), but performs a wide range of genres. A few that might interest you: - Cover of Johnny Cash's 1963 hit "Ring of Fire" kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zp2WlaZ-eLiWrrc - Cover of Percy Sledge's 1966 soul classic "When A Man Loves A Woman" kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6HcmIOjm6yErLc - Cover of The Doobie Brothers' 1972 hit "Listen to the Music" kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZCaeoyYqreajbM - Cover of the Ben E. King 1961 doo wop hit "Stand By Me" kzbin.info/www/bejne/raTTlXlndt-aqNE - Cover of Rick Astley's 1987 hit "Never Gonna Give You Up" kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJDRg3Z5eZWdY80

[@Stephicity]

Thanks for the info and recommendations ! Will definitely be giving them a listen 😎

[@johngrawey7039]

You might try Lucy Thomas Music for some really great covers. Anything with Lucy and her younger sister Martha is absolutely fantastic.

[@Stephicity]

Ahh noted! Thanks

[@glennspreeman1634]

Sensory overload. Also, very observant!

[@Stephicity]

I agree 😁 ty cheers!

[@tygerbrite]

For more #homefree creative country funk, check out their Folsom Prison Blues.

[@Stephicity]

Thanks!

[@sag2horses]

#HOMEFREE

[@Stephicity]

😄👍

[@Badger77722]

While Home Free has been labeled as "country", if you give their music a chance, you'll find that there isn't a music genre that they can't do amazing things with. For instance, a couple of years after this video, they collaborated with Don McLean on the 25th anniversary of his hit American Pie - which is definitely NOT a country song! They've been making music since the early 2000's, so there is a lot of music to choose from - have fun! For a slightly different take on this song, take a listen to Geoff Castellucci's version. He's the bass singer for the a cappella group VoicePlay, but also has his own solo channel, where he sings all the parts (and it's not all just bass!), does all of the musical instruments (his solo work isn't a cappella), arranges all of the music, and does most of the work on the video by himself with his wife. Give it a try if you're interested!

[@Stephicity]

I will definitely be checking out more of their stuff! & thanks for the recommendations! 😄

[@according_to_Gerg]

Subscribed for more Home Free!

[@Stephicity]

Thank ya! 😄

[@bernieregnier4500]

Nice reaction. Well you have been introduced to the most diverse A Capela group that sings the most diverse genre of music out there. There beat boxer is off the charts great does all of the percussion and a multitude of other sounds that are utilized throughout the many covers and originals they have recorded. Their videos that accompany their recordings are superb from to serious to hilarious depending on the song. Each of the guys could have a solo career they are that good. Their collection of approximately 150+ covers and originals is a deep rabbit hole as they address approximately 10 different music genres and few others when select members separately record. (IE Two COUNTRY Singers try singing OPERA - "Nessun Dorma" Austin Brown and Rob Lundquist kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5WldoGknLN3ntU HYPERLINK " ( kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5WldoGknLN3ntU&t=7s )" ❣

[@Stephicity]

Thank you! & for the information 😄

[@bobharp3492]

Home free is great also want to rec voice play accapella group I rec Valhalla calling , it's a Viking cover so you can meet the group you will enjoy oh and I'm a new sub great to meet you.

[@bobharp3492]

Also the bass fof voice play ,Geoff castelluchi he does a deep bass cover of, man of constant sorrow, it's good watch it he is the top bass singer and voice play do all of there own arrangements and video work and own a production studio

[@Stephicity]

I'll check it out! And thanks so much, glad to have you here

[@dalepettiner5036]

Be vewy careful, this is a vewy deep wabbit hole !

[@Stephicity]

Lol I will be vewy careful!

[@rsbhojawas2078]

Hlo mam please reply me react. My song

[@Stephicity]

Hello :) thanks for your comment