Home Free - Man of Constant Sorrow - Reaction - Wonderfully Creative!

Home free brings another one home! This one has a twist of country with improvised "instruments" that make this an incredible song to just sit back and appreciate!

[@charleneclaassen]

I'm a 'if Home Free does it' country fan. Austin Brown BRING HIM HOME.

[@pathutchison8634]

They are doing so many things at one time. I couldn't keep up. WOW

[@Chris_T_S]

The surprised glee! Simply enjoying the song for the joy of enjoying the song! Great reaction

[@lucyFV]

I don’t love Country, but I LOVE this song!!

[@plpinkham]

I don't like country music, but I like Home Free. They transcend.

[@sheliaspringer7389]

Larry. You must do"EVERYBODY WALKING THIS LAND"!!! YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT!!! IT IS GREAT!

[@barbarabrown293]

Greatness is greatness.

[@karendiplock9317]

This is one of my favorites and you should check out their House Party one and their Summer in the Country. I love Home Free. Their music makes me happy every day! By the way... I absolutely love how Adam Rupp does the fake harmonica. perfect.

[@johndavidson5228]

I just absolutely love country music. It tells great stories. Home Free is fantastic and not sticking to the country genre. That's just fine. Thanks for reacting to this one.

[@bobbydavis3856]

Awesome reaction love the channel keep ‘em coming👍🏽

[@AnjeannetteMarie-Swifie4Ever]

Good to see you feeling better Chris! Isn’t this one amazing?? I love love love Home Free ☀️🌈☀️

[@larryshair]

Thanks AJ!

[@georgefisher1995]

Ya have milk, cream, and ice cream … and ya have Bluegrass, Country, and Folk! …. Sometimes hard to tell apart.

[@gennyreese420]

💚🌻so glad you’re feeling and looking so much better!! This is such a fun show by Home Free, they’re just amazing…do yourself a favor and watch Adams “Drum Solo” it’s truly mind blowing!

[@chuckyost6973]

Happy to see you well and goofy again!

[@karinfichtner7479]

For many of us "Fries", this song was our introduction to HF. I loved the song from the movie, but when I heard this....I was hooked. Much of what they do is Country.

[@stephanieperkins1460]

I've never been a country fan....but I love everything Home Free has released...and I know in another video you asked for examples of Tim's range...he released Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow/Stay and it blew me away even as a fam

[@kmwwrench]

I'm totally with you. I do NOT do country. But I love Home Free - even when they go this far backwoods. But they do so many genres. I think they could probably do opera, if they were so inclined. Very talented guys.

[@samschneider938]

How have I never seen this reaction? Keep the HF coming.

[@ArleneAdkinsZell]

Great reaction, I enjoyed watching your face as you 'discovered' new things about Home Free.

[@wendywallis2956]

We will have you loving country by the end of this journey!

[@rebt6096]

Like your “It works” comment. A group with versatility, keeps them fresh. Good one! Thought, people without access to musical instruments can discover them within themselves.

[@lucyFV]

I discovered this song in the movie O Brother Where Art Thou? Soggy Bottom boys!!

[@deanbrown4083]

The base line is phenomenal, this is the first time I've concentrated on it.

[@sheliaspringer7389]

This is no doubt very Southern Country but so HAUNTINGLY BEAUTIFUL!!!

[@ThelmaGrace1930]

Nobody can do this better than Home Free. That's my opinion and i'm stickin' to it. Hahaha

[@chocoholicallemand9096]

I also don't like country, except Home Free. This was their first song I heard, and blew my mind, homefry since.

[@ericpotter4657]

This song was written in 1913 by a gentleman from Kentucky. It is what is called roots music and it morphed into todays Blugrass and Country music. It has been covered by many artist thru the years, here are a few : The Stanley Brothers, 1950 , Bob Dylan 1962? And the Soggy Bottom Boys in 2000 for the movie O BROTHER WHERE ART THOU. I was such a fan of the music a bought the sound track cd. So when I saw a reactor doing this song I had to listen. This is what started me down the road to becoming the avid HOME FRY I am today. Us Home Fries love to watch the reactors face when they see the RUPP HANDMONICA. The beatboxer Adam Rupp talent is simply amazing. Adam Chance was using Mongolian throat singing techniques the mouth, jaw or Jews harp sound you heard at the beginning and end of the song.

[@StevenEverett7]

Wow! First time I ever got a shout out. 😁 Thank you!!!

[@samschneider938]

There was... Blood on the saddle Blood all around And a Great. Big. Puddle of blood on the ground. Best kids ride ever: The Country Bear Jamboree

[@kellywilliams364]

I grew up backwoods...so this is definitely my kind of music.

[@glennspreeman1634]

no other group has done or can do what HF can do what this song shows!!!

[@rllangevin3841]

Glad to see you’re feeling better. Another great review. Their catalogue is so deep and as you know by now they cover so many genres. Even though you don’t love country I’d strongly recommend their cover of Take Me Home Country Roads - apparently it took them 5 years of crafting the arrangement to the point where they thought they’d done it justice. It’s a great showcase of each of their talents. Another often overlooked poignant song is I Can’t Outrun You, with Chance in the lead, he also directed the hauntingly beautiful video that adds additional complexity to the song. I guarantee you will not be disappointed with either one. From a 🇨🇦 Home Fry.

[@babyfry4775]

Home Free is fantastic. Three of the boys are from the south. Tim, the bass, is from Texas. Austin, the lead here, is from Georgia. Chance, in the back with the beatboxer, is from Alabama. The other two boys Rob, with glasses, and Adam, the beatboxer, are from Minnesota. This song is over 100 years old but was made popular in the movie O Brother Where Are Thou. Yes, Home Free is country but sing all genres. I’m not a country fan either but I challenge you to listen to some of their other songs. I Can’t Outrun You (by Trace Adkins) is a bittersweet song that is incredible. Die a Happy Man is beautiful. In the Blood is powerful. Try those songs, I think you’ll be amazed. Good reaction. Chance was doing the mouth harp btw and Adam was doing almost all the rest. Austin the lead here can also do harmonica.

[@sandynelson3755]

My idea on whether I like country tends to be based on two things. I don't mind the slides if they stay on key, which Home Free is perfect at. Not big on twang, but these guys do it great and purposeful! Also, it might be interesting to know that the main country drawl singer here also performs "Bring Him Home" from Les Mis! Fantastic voices each in their own voice and also blending so well!

[@sandychisholm1297]

Song of the south is Brer Bear ,Brer Rabbit,and Brer Fox and uncle Ramus Loved that movie

[@georgefisher1995]

I think more folk then country, the meaning of the song demands the “southern twang” First recorded around 1919 or 1920 and then called “The Goodbye Song, or The Farewell Song”, it tells of a man bidding farewell to all he knows and loves. One line in the song explains its meaning, “For I am bound to ride that northern railroad, perhaps I’ll die upon this train” - - the song of a slave forsaking all he knows, his home, his friends, his loved ones, to break for freedom. Country, Folk, whatever, a much deeper song then anyone seems to pickup on or mention.

[@belinda9696]

Although not a big country music fan myself, I like Home Free's country acapella maybe because they always add a spin on it and an upbeat to it. They are really in a class by themselves.

[@teegoodgrief279]

It is for everyone!

[@babygore0599]

I'm so happy to see you're feeling better. Not completely, but on the mend. Make sure you take care of yourself. Bless you.

[@larryshair]

Thanks so much! I'm feeling almost back to normal : )

[@ryanjackson645]

SOUNDS TO BE GREAT JOURNEY

[@ryanjackson645]

JAW HARP I THINK IS THAT MOUTH INSTRUMENT U WERE DESCRIBEIN

[@ryanjackson645]

BEAT BOXIN IS DONE GREATLY

[@marilynm7663]

Three southerners (TX, GA, and Louisiana) and two from Minnesota! I hope you listen again, as well. There were several “squirrel moments” you were exclaiming about that are pretty complex.... I hear something new every time I listen to this selection.

[@navybr0wnie]

The original song will always be a timeless classic. But this new dingfangled wheelybopper omatic, it is the future.

[@uglyelmo5205]

The Juice Harp is amazing.

[@grannymitch9475]

Love your “Squirrel!” references.🤣 I can totally relate! Love watching your reactions to Home Free. I feel the same as you toward country music - meh. I can listen to it, but it’s not ever going to be a first choice … but I’ll listen to anything Home Free does. I find myself liking Home Free’s version better than the original in many cases. For example, I don’t care for most hymns (except Ave Maria)… but Home Free’s How Great Thou Art is one of the most beautiful songs I’ve ever heard. You really should give that a listen, as it shows a lot of individual talents while also giving amazing harmonies.

[@dknig288]

As always --- A HOME RUN ----- this group always amazes and hits it out of the park everytime you listen to them. So very glad you finally got to this song by them.

[@denisegarcia7262]

This song was my first introduction to Home Free and I've been hooked ever since. I so enjoy your reactions and your love and appreciation for all genres of music!

[@heathervona7883]

Me too....Once I heard this, especially Tims low notes, I was hooked....

[@marcom6089]

Me three… 😃

[@williamroop451]

I've listened to reaction videos of this performance at least a hundred times and this is the first time that I realized a detail - you talked through part of it, but Rob drops a hip-hop "record scratch Here we go" towards the end. The piece that I missed is the jaw harp is basically the "Here we go" repeated... Now I can't unheard it.

[@milomurphy9178]

The jaw harp is a rarely used instrument these days. Adam Chance mimiced that sound quite convincingly. With both Adam Rupp and Chance providing percussion it added a deepness to the ambience of the song. Finally you can always count on Adam Rupp to give a no-monica solo that is astonishing.

[@deanbrown4083]

Next must hear from Home Free cover Brothers in Arms.

[@chrismorin1318]

I can't begin to count how many people have said that they don't like country music. Until they hear Home Free perform the songs. Or that they didn't like a specific song until Home Free did it.

[@gwenkeller4818]

To really hear all of Tim's range find his solo album and definitely listen to Will you still love me tomorrow/stay. He truly is amazing!!!!

[@joshuadennehy932]

Got to check Austin Brown (lead singer here) covering Unchained Melody. Honestly beautiful

[@MidnightAutoPainter]

I’ve learned to never protect my own musical biases to the point where I’ll miss out on so much talent. Well done.

[@minneyruth]

Me personally I love a southern accent 😍 😍😍 lol

[@carolburnett2926]

I not a country music fan but I LOVE Home Free! Sometimes it is truly the artist and not the genre.

[@brendagrothier967]

This was the first Home Free video I ever saw. After that I was hooked. And fell absolutely in love with the bass Tim Foust.

[@Meg-td3rb]

I'm not too far behind on this one, so I hope you still get this. I have a tshirt that says "I don't have ducks. They're not in a row. What I have are squirrels, and they're drunk." This pops into my mind sometimes when I'm listening to HF, so when you said you were on a squirrel hunt I about died laughing. I'm glad someone else feels the same way!

[@sheliaspringer7389]

LARRY, I have very quickly become your #1 fan! Thanks for covering HOME FREE. AS LONG AS YOU PLAY HOME FREE, I WILL BE WATCHING! GREAT SONG! I LOVE IT!

[@larryshair]

Thanks Shelia!

[@ronfuqua2117]

Now listen to Working For A Living and see how far Adam has come with the no-harmonica harmonica

[@katedeboer7437]

Stop fighting the genre. Love that you see the real talent

[@guinkoo]

Folsom Prison Blues!!!!! Quarantine!!!

[@momD612]

Home free are just an addiction. Best addiction ever! Don't compare with ptx. They're both great, but so different. Not the same or Comparable. 😉 💘

[@angelamiller6275]

AMEN!

[@sharontaylortaylor1858]

The lead singer in this ...Austin Brown just recently released "Bring Him Home" from Let Mes....with no twang...lol. It's beautiful. He has his own channel and has done several covers including "At Last" an Etta James classic.

[@gaylec258]

I think the best one that Austin Brown has done is Unchained Melody. I've never heard it sung better. Nearly brings me to tears each time. The song has special meaning to me. Larry should go listen to it.

[@loriloy7097]

yes!

[@loriloy7097]

he actually did musical theater and had to take lessons to get rid of his country twang...

[@larynanntapp6333]

I'm a Les Mis fanatic and as much as I love Austin, Alfie Boe is the only Valjean that sings Bring Him Home the way it should be. Sorry Austin...no offense!

[@MrSchulz777]

twang is the best!

[@carolinpettit7944]

I love your squirrel hunts! I enjoy country music, but this is just so much more, they are so talented! Great reaction, as always, thank you!!

[@dagmar.6954]

I found these guys last year. This was the first song I ever heard from them & I was instantly hooked. The talent of these 5 men is insane. Together they are a perfect fit & complement each other so well. Tim Foust is the best bass singer in the business & Adam Rupp their beatboxer extraordinaire can make any sounds & is in a class by himself. They lean towards country but can sing any genre. They are my favorite a cappella group. This song is very old & is done in the bluegrass country style. It was used in the movie "Oh Brother Where Art Thou" starring George Clooney.

[@melissakay6143]

Loved your reaction to one that got me started on my Home Free journey! The guys are so talented that any genre is open season for them. Glad to see you back and better!

[@lschoenrank]

I just love Chance's jaw harp sound. He does a lot of interesting sounds. When you get a chance, do a reaction to "Can't Stop the Feeling". Lots of layers in it, everyone is doing multiple things, but Chance, and Tim, are doing background sounds along with Adam. And you will almost have to get up and dance.

[@staceysmith8173]

Would love for you to do their Sea Shanty. Adam pulls out some great things. Working for a living is another great one and it's so fun

[@kevinsnipes6511]

Home Free is my second a cappella group to Pentatonix. This is a favorite of mine by them. Thanks, Chris!!

[@nikkibanning176]

Chance, guy with dark hair and hat was doing the twangy mouth harp sound you mentioned, Adam Rupp did the other sounds.

[@sonjajelinski921]

I love country. I love Home Free. I have been listening to them for a few years.

[@marshajensen8415]

When they perform this song live, Austin joins Adam in a ‘harmonica’ duet.❤️

[@nerve60]

FYI This is the lead song in O Brother where art thou. They did it justice!

[@palomitapalomita7866]

I guess I like country bc so far I've liked everything I've heard, I'm not from the USA so here we don't really listen to contry that much hehe. I really enjoyed this song, It's my first time hearing it, and my second Home Free cover :3

[@PilloryClinton]

"This music isn't for everyone." Now that's just sad. I'm a 58 year old classic rock guy but that was real music. Period.

[@larryshair]

Facts.

[@susilou68]

Great reaction, I do love a bit of country though! x

[@200yente]

I am glad you listened to this after becoming familiar with Home Free. Too many reactors have started with this and then pigeon hole HF as a strong country group without realizing their diversity. I think of this as if they are acting a scene rather than just singing a song.

[@sandrastorer5628]

One of the things I like is how at the beginning and end they added the crackling sound like an old vinyl record was being played.

[@KrissiCreates]

Thanks for reacting to this one ! Love my Home Free. I was raised country n rock and roll. Can't to Emnim ! Enjoy your run !!

[@judydavis7993]

I'm so glad your back and feeling better I hope. I never really liked country much either. But love Home Free no matter what they are singing. They excel at any genre. I can see your love and appreciation for our guys. You've got a lot of catching up to do with this group. You've only scratched the surface. Try Mayday if you haven't. 🦋💜🦋💜🦋🎶b

[@ryanjackson645]

THE VOCAL AND SOUNDS MADE WITH OUT INSTRUMENTS IS AMAZEING

[@wendyhallman8989]

I just love me some Home Free! These guys are beyond greatness. I think the thing I enjoyed the most about your reaction to this Chris was YOUR enjoyment of what you saw and heard! Your analysis, as always, was spot on, but you were clearly loving every little nuance Home Free gave us in this. Glad to see you are back and on the mend!!

[@secret3957]

I think the instrument is called a mouth harp. I LOOOOVE the bass, that is what got me interested in this group, but now I love all of them. I prefer them to Pentatonix as Pentatonix often give me an overload sensation with their voices, whilst Home Free is more balanced and not steam rolling me over with their sounds. Both groups are super talented though. I am happy that you like them despite the drawls and country hints.

[@larynanntapp6333]

I'm born and raised in Kentucky...I'm not hearing an accent...they sound fine to me!!

[@sharontaylortaylor1858]

Three out of the guys are from the south, Texas, Georgia, and Alabama. The other two are from Minnesota..... But they sing everything. Thanks for reacting to them.

[@wadebowenfan6743]

I do hope your check out their covers of “helplessly hoping”, “the gambler”, and “Folsom prison blues”. Great reaction! Happy to see you’re feeling better! Happy Valentine’s Day 💖💖💖

[@aprilebert157]

The Nomonica. I had no idea how much I loved country (at least the way home free does it) until about a year ago. I grew up on 80s pop but always loved Kenny Roger's, Dolly Parton, And some more pop country theu the years. I am a huge Freddie Mercury, Queen Fan. I was searching for Freddie videos and stumbled on this video, watched it and realized this was the group I watched win the song off back in 2013. I saw their whole run and knew the minute I saw them they had to win. Life got busy and music wasn't a priority. Then I fell into the rabbit hole and never came out. One concert and a Tim Foust backyard bash later and I can't wait to see them live again. They have a very special magic between their talent, senses of humor and personalities. Now I don't care if it's country, if it's them I know I will love it. Hope you are feeling better. So glad to see you back. Thanks for a great reaction. Sorry for the book.

[@brendagrothier967]

Not a country music fan either but if Home Free sings any genre I love it.

[@formergoat9257]

They just released Unchained Melody and it is awesome.

[@tammydodge388]

Glad to see you back! For those of you who aren't country fans, check out their cover of Boys II Men's "End of the Road" or Crosby, Stills & Nash's "Helplessly Hoping" or "Seven Bridges Road" from The Eagles. Oh, and my other favorite "In the Blood" by John Mayer. All excellent work by Home Free.

[@karenamicarella7036]

That instrument is call a juice harp...my pappy played one and sang. Twang is so cool and doing it without actual harp is amazing! Love your reaction to this😃💜

[@Rkbmomma]

Rob, the bushy bearded one in the overalls, sounds "country" in this one but he lives & is from about as far north in Minnesota as Tim, Chance and Austin are from the deep south. The beat boxer Adam is a Minnesota boy as well. Also, I am not one inclined to country music either, but I love these guys.

[@teresacartwright5406]

Austin Brown is from south Georgia; Tim Foust is from southeast Texas, Adam Chance is originally from Alabama; Adam Rupp (the beatboxer) and Rob Lundquist are both from Minnesota.

[@Rkbmomma]

Rob is from the Twin Cities area(Brooklyn Park, I think) and Adam Rupp is from Mankato, Minnesota, which is about 1.5 hours south of the Twin Cities(Minneapolis- St. Paul).

[@sherribrock2726]

You should hear them sing How Great Thou Art and End of the Road. A lot of their songs have a comical thing going on. They do have other songs that aren’t as country!!

[@jonathanwetherell3609]

Not into Country either but HF? yes. This one is full of fun.

[@kathrynhlavac-sb7ny]

Wish you would review “We All Want What We Ain’t Got” by Home Free. Love your reactions and insight.

[@shellywagoner5259]

Take me home country road, john denver cover!!

[@irenelopez3390]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@larryshair]

💗💗💗

[@triciareed4965]

Home Free ft. Avi kaplan Ring of Fire is another MUST hear.

[@andreahamilton5947]

A good one to watch would be their cover of Huey Lewis’s Working For a Living. Adam does another great harmonica solo in it.

[@robynmatheson7687]

Firstly, I hope that you’re feeling well. I’ve listened to this song so many times; there’s so much going on. I do enjoy bluegrass over modern day country. But HF can sing ANYTHING. If you want to hear an extended ‘harmonica’ solo from Adam, check out “Workin’ For a Livin’”, their cover of the Huey Lewis and the News song. The video is also a nod to the movie “Anchorman “. Lastly, the jaw harp sound was done by Chance.