As you started to rewind the first few seconds - I was laughing so hard - knowing you are already way down the rabbit hole and yes it's pure acapella. These guys are masters in making the instrumentation without the instruments, they all have stunning voices, their covers are as unique as their original songs ... And they have a great sense of humor - some of their videos are simply hilarious.
@@MrIncrediible1 Actually it was funny. It became instantly clear you were not aware beforehand it was acapella but got suspicious very quickly and tried to figure it out. These guys make you forget there are no instruments constantly, they are that good.
It had me laughing so hard, watching him do that!! It reminded me of when I first discovered our guys -- even though it wasn't with this song. I just HAD to see more of what they can do, and I'm so deep down the Rabbit Hole that I never want to come out. In fact, I've introduced a LOT of people to them since, lol.
Not to read-drop on your convo but to butt in, Chris Stapleton wrote dongs for and was part of the bluegrass band The Steeldrivers. Please jump fown that rabbit hole and take us with you. Can You Run is a beautiful song to start with, or Blue Side of the Mountain. Another Homefree favorite of mine is them doing When A Man Loves A Woman but I haventheard one I dont like!!
@@candicesmith6026 You're good Candice! I'll check them out and add them. Just so you know It's harder for me to see the replies than than a top comment! Maybe I don't understand how it works, but I see top comments way easier than someone replying to me. Don't know why. I just saw this!
@@edselharrison Yes it is. The Soggy Bottom Boys version is a Bluegrass version, but the original is an American Folk song. I would consider HF's version folk especially because Folk music was often sung a cappella. Although, Folk & Bluegrass are closely related.
Dude, there is so much more to Home Free, fun, serious, gospel, country. I've never heard them do a bad one. This is a good place to start. You need to do End of the Road, Moonshine, Take me home country roads, Sea shanty medely and Folsom prison blues. And thats only a starter. keep it up mate
That’s only to start! I got a long road to go! Can’t wait to get done with this 12 hour shift so I can keep going down the rabbit hole with you guys. Or well meet you at the bottom! LOL
@@MrIncrediible1 Lol, there is no bottom! They release two videos per month most months and then there's the side projects and solo projects some of them do. It's just free falling wrapped in warm blankets of harmonies and beats while ether laughing or crying, or both, but usually with a huge smile. 🤣
I'd recommend checking out Home Free's cover of "Workin for a Livin", it's a funny video that also tells you everyone's name and is just a solid cover! And it highlights the guy in the orange hat you mentioned not getting as many parts. Thanks for the reaction and I hope you check out some more home free!
Thank you for inviting us over to your house, to participate in your honest reaction to something new. Yeah, you stopped it a lot, but the honest gut-reaction from you was worth it.
They are an amazing band, yes acapella and they are sort of country leaning, but they sing all genre's. Take for instance their cover of "End of the Road" by Boyz2Men" or their collab with Peter Hollens on U2's I still haven't found what I'm looking for. A course on their names...deep bass man Tim Foust, has a 5 octave range, baritone/bass is Adam Chance (he joined in May 2016) after the founder of the group left to pursue a solo career. Then you have big Rob Lundquist, the tenor, who was here in the beard, glasses & overalls, there is Austin Brown, who was lead in this video, the high tenor Austin Bown, who is just amazing & does solo stuff (covers & originals) on his own channel, just called Austin Bown, - he just dropped a new collab the other day with Tim Foust called My Maria a cover of the Brooks & Dunn 1994 cover of BW Stevenson hit from 1973, and lastly, Adam Rupp the beatboxer who is considered one of the best in the world.
Thanks for the info and watching! I saved your comment so I can look all this stuff up later and learn more about them. I think it's part of reacting to them is learning the group, their origin and what they're about so I appreciate it more than you know. It's sometimes hard to get condense info like that about artists. Thanks again!
@@howardtucker2423 I would prefer to say one of the best rabbit holes. Starting with Pentatonix, then Home Free, and then Voice Play. They are the best A Capella groups.
These guys are just THE BEST. They are kind of country but they sing R&B, they sing art-like (Helplessly Hoping a Crosby, Stills & Nash cover that is BEYOND amazing)
It's been awesome listening to them! They have so much stuff it's hard for me to keep track LOL. everyone who comments has a different favorite song. To me it must speak the scope of stuff they've put out. Thanks for hanging out!
With Home Free, anything and everything sounds good (read perfect), and Tim Foust (Bass) could proberblly sing from the phonebook, and sound amazing. Adam Rupp (beatboxer/ percussionist) are the last remaining founder the heartbeat of the group. He has an amazing sound portfolio, 20+ years of practis under his belt and to world championship voted by his beatboxing peers, and is one of a kind.And he has a georgeous tenor, and a badass throat bass. If you want to hear his voice, then "How great thou art" is the video to watch, georgeous and angellic. The lead singer in this song (the make "tryouts for every song, and takes turn singing lead), Austin Brown, are one heck of a high tenor, and can switch between Georgia accent and classical singing on a whim. Rob Lundquist (tenor), big beard and glasses, are the R&B/ soul voice of the group, you can hear it in "End of the Road" and "Country roads", fantastic voice. Tim Foust (bass) are one of the best bass singer right now (imo, THE BEST), and has a clear country sound. Their are some live videos, that are worth watching, "Tim's vibration", where you can see the effect his voice has on the body ;) And other live videos, where he let his inner self loose in "Uncle Tim runs his mouth" and a bunch of different "Story time with Tim", they are hillarious :) Otherwise, watch "Champagne tast (on a beer budget", to hear his wonderfull bass, and get a laugh, Tim wrote this song. In older videos, Chris Rupp (baritone), Adam's brother and cofounder of the group, sings, and allways has an cowboyhat, cap or sixpence on. The best video for hearing his voice, are "Movin' on", the last song HF did, before Chris left for his solo carreere. But befor that, he had handpicked his follower baritone singer. Adam Chance (baritone, and only called Chance, so not confuse the two Adam's), was the handpicked golden member, and he fits perfect in to the blemd, with his smooth baritone. Listen to "Cover me up", georgeous song, and perfect for Chance's voice, but watch it to the last second, or you miss the best part. Just keep up watching Home Free, and your will get a lot of followers, but allways be honest with your reactions, but also, don't be to harsh, and wait with the big judgement, until you have been listning to 10+ songs. Oh, and DO NOT listen to "Mayday" or "Snowglobe", befor you know all their names and range, otherweise you will miss the fully amazement of those songs. But "In the blood" are a good second video to watch, the beatboxing is simple, but on point, and those vocals and hamonies, sigh :) Good luck down the Home Free rabbit hole, lots of other rabbits to join there ;)
Thank you so much for the info! I’ll wait to watch those videos then. Can’t wait to get out of this 12 hour shift so I can keep going down the rabbit hole with all of you guys. You all are so nice!
Welcome to the Home Free rabbit hole, new sub for more Home Free reactions. They have about 160 videos on their channel, They won the final season of the Sing-Off TV show and with that a contract with Sony, and have been singing & touring nationally sing then, They just went back out on tour this week. They call themselves Home Free Vocal Band. They do covers but also originals too. Two of the band members have written songs they do for themselves for others. Suggestions to look for just seach for Home Free and then...How Great Thou Art to see what they can do with 5 part harmony, make sure to pause a lot on that one because their old label Sony (using ther side company, SME = Sony Music Entertainment) will like to block some of their stuff), is extraordinarily beautiful and will get you in the feels ! Also look up their original *DIVE BAR SAINTS* it was written for them. Also check out one of their latest, a cover of "Bless the broken road" and also a cover of Old Dominion's "One-man-band"...both have classic Home Free harmonies. A good collab that you might want to checkout is the one they did this year with Don McLean and his iconic song on its 50th anniversary, American Pie....Don sings with then at 75 years old.
Just to add as Kevin said if it says SME the is Sony so pause a lot, but if it is Orchard For Home Free that is Home Frees own label and you don't have to pause often because the rarely copy write things, Austin's Girlfriend actually watches reactors reacting to Hone Free.
"Man of Constant Sorrow" is an old (1920's) C/W - Bluegrass song. It came to everyone's attention when it popped up in the movie "O Brother, Where Art Thou". Home Free is unique, in that they specialize in C/W songs, although they can cover a multitude of genres. The group came to national attention when they won their season of "The Sing Off" a network competition program. Each member has at least one college degree in music, and have created their own arrangements of songs. Tim Foust, the bass (Five octave range!), has written some numbers that the group has recorded. It will be worth your while to catch their various videos. I'd reccomend "Blue Ain't Your Color", "End of the Road", "Helplessly Hoping", and Foust's originals, "Champagne Taste on a Beer Budget", and "Full of Cheer". Enjoy the ride!
The Soggy Bottom Boys version is a Bluegrass version, but the original song itself is an American Folk song first published by Dick Burnett in 1913, but thought to possibly be much older than that (or versions of it). I would consider HF's version Folk especially because Folk music was often sung a cappella. Bluegrass almost always has instruments and usually a faster tempo. Although, Folk & Bluegrass are closely related. Not that it matters though, lol! 😉
Oh my gosh, your laughter and joy at hearing Home free made me click subscribe! When you backed it up several times right at the start I was saying 'gotta see how he reacts till to the middle'
Uh oh, now you've done it. No escaping this rabbit hole. But that's a good thing and there's so much great stuff to discover. Get comfy tho, this is gonna take a while. Oh and btw, great reaction!
I found these guys last year. This was the first song I ever heard from them & I was instantly hooked & became a homefry. The talent of these 5 men is insane. Together they are a perfect fit & complement each other so well. There bass singer Tim Foust is the best in the business & Adam Rupp their beatboxer extraordinaire can make any sounds & is in a class by himself.
The beatboxer, Adam Rupp...aka Freak of Nature, did not start beatboxing until college, when he and his Brother Chris Rupp started the group in 2000. The needed a beatboxer and Adam volunteered, he actually majored in trumpet in college which helped him with his breathing. There are many live videos out there of him doing a drum solo during the concerts, find a newer one I think there is one from Tifton GA in 2018
Home Free fans call themselves Home fries. You'd love their cover of Johnny Cash's Folsom Prison Blues. Also check out Pentatonix. Phenomenal group. Their fans call themselves Pentaholics. Their covers of Bohemian Rhapsody and Sound of Silence are impressive introductions to them.
The mouth harp at the beginning is done by Chance. He’s the short hair, bearded base. Tim, the deep base, also can be box. Adam is THE be boxer and he can sing too.
THE BOXER BABY! Thanks for the info LadyJade! I'm going to have to make a spreadsheet or diagram with everyone's info lmao. That way I can learn about the band faster! Someone else said they consider themselves to be a band and not a group! Lol. Thanks for hanging out!
Choose whatever catches your eye. It is your reaction channel. But, really, we will not steer you wrong. I have not seen a bad video from Home Free yet.
New Home Free sub here. I was laughing so hard at your reaction in the first few seconds when you realized what you got yourself into. I wasn't a fan of acapella until I heard Home Free, now I'm one of their biggest fans. Everything they do is incredible. Changed my opinion of modern day music at 50 years old. Seriously close your eyes and puck a song any of their music is incredible.
Thanks for the sub, April! I've never been a fan, but I had a lot of fun listening to the song, so it wouldn't be right not to explore them. Thanks for hanging out!
Welcome to the best rabbit hole to be in. Laughed so hard watching you realize it is ALL a cappella!!! Great bunch of guys hanging out making wonderful music. That is why we love them so much. Can't wait to watch you discover more greatness.
And now you know why this is the first song I play when people ask me about Home Free! And the "guy in the orange hat" is Adam Chance who is making the sound of the mouth harp/gewgaw/Okark harp for a large part of the song, and otherwise singing.
Chance, in the dark vest, did the Jew's harp sound using Tibetan throat singing. Adam Rupp isn't the only one that does harmonica. He also did the record crackle sound at the very beginning. Moonshine is fun. They accompanied Don McLean in his remake of his own American Pie (50th anniversary). Do You Hear What I Hear is a great Christmas song. They did John Denver's "Take Me Home Country Roads". They do Ed Sheeran's "Castle On The Hill". And strangely, Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up". Church hymns like "How Great Thou Art" (no percussion). Modern style country with their original "Dive Bar Saints". A collaboration with Pentatonix's bass, Avi Kaplan, singing Johnny Cash's "Ring Of Fire". The patriotic "God Bless The USA" has a version featuring Lee Greenwood and the Air Force band. A couple military themed songs : Go Rest High On That Mountain and Travelin' Soldier. They've been doing this for a while, so there's a lot more.
WAIT they do Never gonna give you up? I swear I scrolled through their backlog just to get a general idea. There's so much I missed a whole LOT. Thanks for the info! And thanks for hanging out!
@@MrIncrediible1 They did it for April 1st. Did you see "Granma Got Run Over By A Reindeer"? They're like that. They also do a very funny Butts Remix and Workin' For A Livin' has a nice dry humor.
This video is awesome😄 I like how you kept rewinding back🤣 I'm sure you've already looked into them more, but the orange hat guy (Adam Chance) was the one doing the jaw harp thing in the background. Also, the more songs of theirs I listened too, the more I found that he lead. Each band member leads a lot of songs, and they're very good at choosing the right guy for each one. Anyway, if you search my name (Naomi Ruthven), the playlist called "Voiceplay/Home Free" has all my favorite songs of theirs. If you do, I'd love to hear back from you about it! Thanks for the awesome reaction vid
Home Free is my favorite group! Fabulous singers and beatboxers, superb harmonies, and great people! I loved seeing your reaction, I could tell you loved them! If you keep reacting to them, I will definitely subscribe to your channel!
50% royalty? I don't know their financial arrangement, but Adam Rupp is the founder of the group and had every opportunity to get it right. His brother, Chris, co-founder, left the group and has his own channel. When Chris reviews Home Free songs he reveals great behind the scenes details
Lol 🤣 I've seen a LOT of reactions to Home Free, and this is up there with the top. At first I thought there was something wrong with your player so the video kept jumping back! 🤣 I laughed hard when I realised it was you being in shock! 😂 Yes, this is a whole different kind of acapella, unique, intriguing, beautiful, emotional, uplifting and so much fun. While there are several amazing acapella groups out there today these guys are in a league of their own when it comes to imitating instruments using only their voices while also singing words. The two other big acapella groups are VoicePlay who are also incredible just in a different way, they are more theatrical, and Pentatonix who do more pop and yet again incredible acapella in a different way. Some like all there, done two and some just one of them. Just like with all genres. Nobody likes all music in a genre. The similarities is the basic structure of the band/group with beat, bass, baritone, tenor and high tenor, although they du blue the lines as you'll see going down the rabbit hole. Home Free considers themselves a band while the other two are groups. Thanks for reaction and the laughter. New subscriber here, ready to go down the rabbit hole with you! Keep them coming! 🥰🙏
Hey, Carina! Someone at work told me making TH-cam videos was dumb like 2 days ago. I showed them your comment and was like I got 5 emojis in one comment and a very lovely message! I asked what kind of messages on social media do they get? LOL I really appreciate you being so kind and thank you for the info! TO THE RABBIT HOLE WE GO. But honestly I had no idea what I was getting myself into when I watched this video. Thank you coming by and hanging out, Carina!
I knew you’d be surprised!!! Told you that you would be! I’ve noticed that your subscribers have increased too. Great to hear! Absolutely fantastic to watch a first reaction to HF, great job! Keep up the good work!!
Please please wait until you know the group and what their individual roles are before you react to their cover of “ May Day”, you’ll understand once you finally get to it.
The Butts Medley is hysterical. You'd get a good laugh out of it. They have a HUGE song list. Have you listened to Pentatonix yet? They're also acapella. I recommend you start there with their cover of hallelujah.
BUTTS?! lmao. I have not heard Pentatonix yet. I'll try to start with Hallelujah! Someone else asked the same thing! I'll write it down! Thanks for hanging out, Mary!
This is a very old country song. My dad was from Tennessee and I grew up on old country, gospel, and rock n’ roll. I was born at the perfect time for music, I was a teenager during the 60’s and early 70’s. ☮️😎
The guy in the orange hat, Adam Chance, is making the mouth harp noises you hear at the beginning and end of the video very prominently. If you watch just at the end of the video you can see its him doing it. Plus, he's a great singer as well and the back up bass vocals when Tim the main bass is singing.
@@Cat-fi4ie You're welcome. I actually really like Chance's voice and enjoy it when he gets to sing the lead part as well. They all have a unique talent and voice in this group.
GREAT REACTION! I LOVED IT! Glad you did a blind reaction! Seeing a first time real reaction is the best way because you don't have any preconceived ideas. The reaction is authentic and trust me, we Home Fry's can tell! Home Free is my absolute favorite band/group of all time! That is saying a lot because I'm almost 63 yrs young and been involved in music since middle school, and listened to and love many kinds of music! I won't request any songs at this time because my fellow Home Fry's have done an awesome job already and I agree with each one of them! Yep, you are definitely in the HF rabbit hole and brother it is fine! It's a very deep hole but it is so beautiful and sweet! You won't ever want to get out! We are a massive family so once the Home Fry's find out you are reacting to our favorite guys they will come running! It's like giving out ice cold sweet tea in a crowd of dehydrated thirsty folks in the middle of a dry dusty desert on a 120° day!💥🌡️🔥Your subs are going to go ⬆️⬆️⬆️ Better get ready! ❤️😃🍟 Love you from South Georgia 🍑
@@MrIncrediible1 you are more than welcome! Expect lots of love and appreciation from all the Fry's! I wish you the very best for you and your channel! 😃❤️
@@MrIncrediible1 Dan Timinski and Union Station sang the song in the movie. He's excellent. Alison Krauss of Union Station sang Down to the River To Pray. She's won about 27 Grammys.
Love watching your reactions to Home Free...Adam Rupp the beatboxer extraordinaire is beyond amazing.. and I often forget hes not a instrument. Listen to any and or all.. they are so diverse even in their song choice. Helplessly Hoping, Do You Hear What I Hear, O Holy Night.. My Maria, and Signed. Sealed Delivered.. not acapella,... Country Fried Medley with Chris Rupp (Adams bro.. one of the founders of the group ..before Chance) Mooonshine or any of their quarantine stuff.. Down to the HonkyTonk... Hillbilly Bone... oh i could go on and on ... and When A Man Loves A Woman.. oh they are all awesome... Thanks!
Just subbed. I read some of the comments and most of the songs they've suggested are awesome. Having said that, you can't go wrong with any of their songs. Check out their Butts Medley, hilarious. It's an older one, they still have all original members [Chris Rupp co-founder and brother of Adam the vocal percussionist left in 2016]. Thanks for reacting. Ciao!
Discovering Home Free is like finding a treasure chest! The deeper you dive into it, the more wonderous treasures you find. They are 5 of the most insanely talented and skilled musicians in the musical arena. All of them are multi talented, hard working, fun loving, down to earth guys. No egos in the group. I am especially a fan of Adam, the beat boxer/vocal percussionist because his work is creative, electrifying and exciting. Each of the vocalists have unique voices that individually are beautiful, but when combined are magical. Each of them get a chance to shine from song to song. There is no one "lead", Depending on whose voice suits the song best is how they determine who sings what. Enjoy your trip down the rabbit hole! Great reaction.
This is absolutely the appropriate amount of rewinding while viewing Home Free for the first time! 😁 These guys are great. So are Pentatonix if you are looking for something similar-ish. Both great groups to react to. I bet you'll start seeing some Home Fries join the channel now. They're the Home Free fan group and they are awesome as well. - Chelsea
@@MrIncrediible1 the soundtrack from that film has many classic songs from those centers. MY absolutely favorite artist who is writing original songs that are killer in this style is Gillian Welch with her partner Dave Rawlings. Check them out doing her beautiful song “ Orphan Girl”. And go down the rabbit hole- she’s a songwriting genius. Also “ Scarlet Town”.
This is just one of the top A Capella groups today.the other 2 most popular are Pentatonix (or PTX) and Voiceplay. Some other solo artists are Avi Kaplan, Geoff Castellicci, Tim Foust,Austin Brown,Kevin "K.O." Osalousa, Peter Hollins,Superfruit,The Bass Gang, and the Hound & the Fox to name the few off the top of my head. This is a deep rabbit hole!!!welcome to our world!!!😃👍🎶
Thanks so much for reacting to this song. It has been tons of fun watching and listening to you. Home Free men are amazing and it is easy to become addicted to their songs...covers...written by...Tim, Austin or Chance. So many songs have been requested I will wait a little while to add to them. Take a deep breath and dive right on in. Thanks again. liked and subscribed.
Thanks Regina! I don't even know where to start. I had a list but it's so long now, that deciding on which is very hard! I'm trying to breathe! lol thanks for being kind. And thanks for hanging out!
@@MrIncrediible1 I know it has to be tough on trying to find the right one. Maybe close your eyes and point with a finger and find the first one. Hoping for a smile on that one. ;) Honestly they are all good.
love how you discovered nothing but by mouth, awesome reaction, your laugh is very contagious. I have seen many reactions to this song, gotta say your in top 3. Love how you stay real to you, and honest reaction. great to see keep it up great job
This song is an old Bluegrass classic. It's been around for decades, but it experienced a renaissance when it was featured in the George Clooney film "O Brother Where Art Thou?"
aha you have found Home Free. They are so talented. I love how they dressed the part for the song and video. They all sing, so even though Chance wasn't singing a solo part, he does in other songs.
they do a bit of everything . im no expert tho. from what ive seen they all do background sounds, noises on different songs, but the main guy for beat boxing etc does that every song.
I see that you have now reacted to a number of Home Free songs, including the one that brought me here, the Brothers in Arms cover, and I gotta say that I loved your reaction. To be honest, in the beginning, when you started skipping back and repeating like crazy, I subscribed to your channel. I knew you had fallen into the rabbit hole at that moment, and I'm here for more Home Free reactions. I'm not gonna answer all your questions now, as I imagine you already got them down at this point. Now, onto the next Home Free reaction on your channel (I always listen to them all, in chronological order, as I enjoy seeing how people learn about them, and how your love for them grows. Well done, sir, I'm loving what I am seeing so far!
Hello new friend, Pastor Fred here. I LOVE watching people's first reaction to the phenomenon that is Home Free!! Welcome to the basket with the rest of us Home Fries!!! Lots to react to with this group, but I have 1 suggestion, please watch many BEFORE you watch their cover of Mayday by Cam!! You will appreciate that once you get to it... They are a fun loving group, so enjoy all they have to offer. May I suggest Country Fried Pop Medley and the Butts Remix as a starting place (if you have not yet, this is my first time finding you). Looking forward to seeing more of what you cover... Subscriber #458..
LOVED YOUR REACTION!!! You're standing on the edge of the Home Free Rabbit Hole, feel free to jump right in, all of us Home Fries will welcome you with open arms! These guys do rock, religious, country, blue grass, classical, RnB, comedy, their own originals and sooooo much more. Ask any Home Fry and they'll tell you Home Free is the best in the business. They've given A Capella a whole new twist! Glad I found your channel, look forward to seeing more of your reactions.
This was great, watching you rewind so often was a hoot. Home Free is so talented. You will also enjoy Pentatonix and VoicePlay. They are the top three Acapella groups around in my opinion. Enjoy
Adam Rupp ( wearing suspenders) tenor and beatboxer . Adam "Chance" dark vest in back, baritone/bass starts off/ends with the sound of mouth organ/jews harp (likened to Tibetian throat sing) does the didgeridoo sound.
Subscribed after the first 18 seconds, 18 seconds, 18 seconds, 18 seconds! LOL That was fun. Home Free has over 150 videos on TH-cam excluding the stuff they do separately so it's a deep rabbit hole! Grin. They all beatbox sometimes (Check out their live video of the Dolly Parton song "9 to 5". They include a beatboxing breakdown by all of them.). For pure silliness, check out the "Storytime with Tim" video of Tim Foust called "Whip/Nae Nae" or anything that any of them have done as a group or separately. All their songs are my favorite by them until the next one comes out and joins the group!
OMG I really enjoyed your reaction....I just subbed for more Home Free! There are lots of great suggestions in the other comments....let the journey begin!
Thanks for the kind words, Patricia. The Journey officially begins! I really didn't know what I was getting into until some Home Fries showed up! LMAO. Thanks for hanging out!
You are in for a ride! This rabbithole is endless! Home Free are the best! Adam Rupp - the beatboxer is called the freak of nature. For a reasson. He is a complete rythmsection. Tim Faust - a basso profundo. Deep, deep bass but can sing up to high tenor! 5+ octave range. Impressive. Adam Chanse - barritone/bass did the ovetone singing in the beginning and you saw him doing it at the very end of the video. Rob Lundqvist - tenor. The guy with the glasses and beard. He has a Good-given R&B/gospel voice. Austin Brown - the cowboy hat. High tenor with the voice of an angel. Welcome to the group of folowers called Home Fries. And the rabbithole is so, so deep.... 😊
New sub here, came for Home Free! Welcome to your Home Free journey! Us Home Fries( Home Free fans) are very proud of these 5 very talented guys! They are described as a country acapella group, but they do all genres of music. They also give lead vocals to different members on different songs because the all have great voices. Let me introduce them to you. The first guy who sings long hair and hat is their tenor Austin Brown. To hear another amazing lead vocal performance by him check out Home Free's cover of 'When a man loves a woman' or ' Love Train' Next guy who sings with beard and glasses is the other tenor of the group, Rob Lundquist, to hear him sing lead check out their cover of 'End of the Road' or their original 'Dreamer' The bass singer with the very low bass vocal is Tim Foust. He has a five octave vocal range. To hear him sing lead check out 'Land of the Free' or 'Undivided'. The guy who is standing in the back next to the guy making the beat, with the hat and beard is the group's baritone/bass Adam Chance. To hear him sing lead check out their cover of 'Cover me up' or 'Workin for a living'. And last but not least their vocal percussionist/ beatboxer who is in my opinion the best at what he does, the drum kit in his mouth and co founder of Home Free, Adam Rupp. He a a few drum solo videos on you tube you can check out. But you can hear his talent on every song. Individually these guys are great talents, but put them together and they are phenomenal! Talented, fan friendly, down to earth and great sense of humor. Us Home Fries love them. I hope you dive into these guys and react to more of their stuff. You will not be disappointed. Thank you for your reaction! Stay safe and healthy and have a blessed day!
The first sound that the beatboxer (Adam) was making was the sound of a cicada. ALL of that bass that you're missing or not noticing in the background is the guy (Tim). Now listen again for a low bass guitar. The mouth harp sound was being made by the guy (Chance) leaning against the post.
This was an awesome reaction! I loved your surprise and rewinding time after time! Great job! The guy in the orange hat... Chance, had his part in this song, but he is lead in several, my favorite of his "I Can't Outrun You". I'd like to suggest that you react to "Blue Ain't Your Color", the choreography is fun in this one, it's one of my favorite HF songs. A new sub for more Home Free. I really like your style. Thank you!!
Thank you for the kind words, Carolin! I scrolled through their stuff and didn't even see Blue Aint your color. Man there is just too much to go through LOL. No wonder you all call it a rabbit hole! Thanks for coming by and hanging out!
@@MrIncrediible1 I use the YT search bar, type in Home Free-Blue Ain't Your Color and it comes right up. It's an older song from 2017 so its a bit harder to find I suspect. Thanks again!!
Hey now you've done it! You discovered the Home Free rabbit hole...the best one ever! I only discovered them this year when I watched Austin Brown's version of Unchained Melody which then lead me to Home Free and I can't stop. You're absolutely right... they are different from PTX and voicePlay... they're a cut above regular acapella groups. This group started with Chris and Adam Rupp who founded the group in 2000 and it has evolved into this amazing harmonic group that can do anything that's thrown their way. Adam Chance (Chance since there are two Adams) joined them in 2016-17 and they have been on an upward swing since they won the Sing Off. They all contribute to instrument sounds for their songs...the Jaws Harp thru this one is Chance and the harmonica is actually sung by Adam and the higher toned one I believe was done by Austin. Austin has a three octave range and Tim Foust (bass) has 5+ octaves. For serious harmonies check out How Great Thou Art and End of the Road, or Go Rest High On That Mountain which will make you cry. Their concerts are phenomenal--have only seen videos from someone's phones, but they sound fantastic and their interaction with their audiences is superb. I spend most night going to sleep with my headphones so I am right there with you as to being covered with their warmth. I have a lot of favorites, but I think I'll put them in a separate note in the order of suggestions. Mayday is fantastic, but I recommend that you watch several of their other pieces in order to get the full impact of what they do with Mayday. For pure fun check out some of the Story Time with Tim, particularly Watch me Whip Nae Nae and the one titled Home Free Vocal Band Story Time with Tim about Potato's Natemare--fantabulous!!
It is a cover. The original was by Dick Burnett 1927. They are Home Free genre. Sometimes they are country, rock, ballad, southern bluegrass, but always A Capella. Check out their collaboration with Don McLean on "American Pie", the Oakridge Boys for "Elvira", Kenny Rogers "Children go where I send you". The guy in the back in the hat is Adam Chance. He is the baritone and he is also the mouth harp sound. They do an excellent job on everything they produce. Check out "In the Blood", When a man loves a woman", "How great thou art". They have 20 years of tunes to work through.
This an old old American Folk Song predating Dick Burnett's publishing of it in 1913. He did not write/compose this. He only put it to paper as it had been learned by ear for ages prior to that. Because of that I'm sure there were variations we'll never know. I heard this as a child in the early 50s living along the Ohio River. You'd hear it sometimes at festivals and gatherings.
Home Free is one of the great accapella groups. Everything they do is orchistrated like any other music, they just use their voices. They really are the best of the best.
I am certain everything you articulated in this reaction is exactly what I felt the first time I heard HF, including that remark about Tim's (the bass) voice.
Loved your reaction. I think you are one of my favorite reactors. You are so authentic and it’s refreshing!! :) If you happen to go down the Home Free rabbit hole, you will not be disappointed. All of their songs are amazing. They are very talented. Their End of the Road cover is great. Their American Pie cover is pretty special. You definitely should check out what they have done. With the way you react, I think you will truly appreciate their talent.
Thanks for the kind words, Amber! I will definitely be checking out more! They covered American Pie? I scrolled through their backlog and still didn't see all the ones people are commenting. So, much to go through! Lol Thanks for hanging out!
Yep. They sure did. Don McLean approached them to cover. :) There is a video out there also that shows the “making of”. These guys are not only amazing musicians, but they are also great guys. “Undivided” is very touching. Thank you, again, for reacting. (Don’t forget to consider The Sound of Silence by Disturbed :-) )
The guy in the orange hat with 'no part' is Chance, and he does the mouth harp/digirido sounds, as well as great harmonizing. On his own, he has a fantastic voice ... as they all do.
Daniel, I know how you felt about all those rewinds! I almost stopped watching as well, never having seen this reactor before. But then I realized he was just so overwhelmed by the novelty (for him) of Home Free, so I stuck it out. And just so you know, he didn't continue with the constant interruptions. All's well that ends well, as they say. Cheers!
I just subscribed, your shock and awe was fun to watch. I jumped in the Home Free rabbit hole about 3 years ago and have never looked back. My favs are Folsom Prison Blues, Flowers on the Wall, and Working for a Living. Also check out Austin Brown on his channel.
I love how gobsmacked you seem.. Home free is amazing and their fans are referred to as *Home Fries and we are very devoted fans. If you do some more reactions to Home Free I can assure you you'll get more followers. 😉 and yes Adam Rupp the vocal percussionist is amazing. They ALL are.
I just subscribed to your channel so I can continue to watch you experience the variety of stuff you’re going to find listening to Home Free. It is a musical journey you will never regret.
As you started to rewind the first few seconds - I was laughing so hard - knowing you are already way down the rabbit hole and yes it's pure acapella. These guys are masters in making the instrumentation without the instruments, they all have stunning voices, their covers are as unique as their original songs ... And they have a great sense of humor - some of their videos are simply hilarious.
I'm almost embarrassed about it now! Even my wife was like why did you rewind it so much! LOL Thanks for hanging out!
@@MrIncrediible1 Actually it was funny. It became instantly clear you were not aware beforehand it was acapella but got suspicious very quickly and tried to figure it out. These guys make you forget there are no instruments constantly, they are that good.
We "Home Fries" like to call Mr. Adam Rupp a "freak of nature". He is the founder and backbone of the group. Catch his drum solo on YT.
It had me laughing so hard, watching him do that!! It reminded me of when I first discovered our guys -- even though it wasn't with this song. I just HAD to see more of what they can do, and I'm so deep down the Rabbit Hole that I never want to come out. In fact, I've introduced a LOT of people to them since, lol.
that was great! XD
This is bluegrass, but the guys will sing anything, and do a fantastic job of it ! Welcome down the Home Free rabbit hole !
Can't wait to go down the rabbit hole! Ahhh is it Bluegrass? I appreciate that. brb let me go down 300 rabbit holes and get 1 hour of sleep. LMAO
Not to read-drop on your convo but to butt in, Chris Stapleton wrote dongs for and was part of the bluegrass band The Steeldrivers. Please jump fown that rabbit hole and take us with you. Can You Run is a beautiful song to start with, or Blue Side of the Mountain.
Another Homefree favorite of mine is them doing When A Man Loves A Woman but I haventheard one I dont like!!
@@candicesmith6026 You're good Candice! I'll check them out and add them. Just so you know It's harder for me to see the replies than than a top comment! Maybe I don't understand how it works, but I see top comments way easier than someone replying to me. Don't know why. I just saw this!
This song was written in 1913 and is an American Folk song. It was made famous in recent years by the movie, "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"
@@edselharrison Yes it is. The Soggy Bottom Boys version is a Bluegrass version, but the original is an American Folk song. I would consider HF's version folk especially because Folk music was often sung a cappella. Although, Folk & Bluegrass are closely related.
I love seeing someone's reaction to hearing Home Free for the first time. They're awesome vocalists and people.
Hey Turtle Girl! And I love hanging out listening to other people's favorite music. Thanks for hanging out!
That's how all reactions should be! No nothing before hand! Complete blind react. 👍🏻 That's bluegrass rooted blues.
Dude, there is so much more to Home Free, fun, serious, gospel, country. I've never heard them do a bad one. This is a good place to start. You need to do End of the Road, Moonshine, Take me home country roads, Sea shanty medely and Folsom prison blues. And thats only a starter. keep it up mate
That’s only to start! I got a long road to go! Can’t wait to get done with this 12 hour shift so I can keep going down the rabbit hole with you guys. Or well meet you at the bottom! LOL
@@MrIncrediible1 Lol, there is no bottom! They release two videos per month most months and then there's the side projects and solo projects some of them do. It's just free falling wrapped in warm blankets of harmonies and beats while ether laughing or crying, or both, but usually with a huge smile. 🤣
I'd recommend checking out Home Free's cover of "Workin for a Livin", it's a funny video that also tells you everyone's name and is just a solid cover! And it highlights the guy in the orange hat you mentioned not getting as many parts. Thanks for the reaction and I hope you check out some more home free!
I'll check it out! Thanks for letting me know and I'll add it to the list!
Thank you for inviting us over to your house, to participate in your honest reaction to something new.
Yeah, you stopped it a lot, but the honest gut-reaction from you was worth it.
They are an amazing band, yes acapella and they are sort of country leaning, but they sing all genre's. Take for instance their cover of "End of the Road" by Boyz2Men" or their collab with Peter Hollens on U2's I still haven't found what I'm looking for. A course on their names...deep bass man Tim Foust, has a 5 octave range, baritone/bass is Adam Chance (he joined in May 2016) after the founder of the group left to pursue a solo career. Then you have big Rob Lundquist, the tenor, who was here in the beard, glasses & overalls, there is Austin Brown, who was lead in this video, the high tenor Austin Bown, who is just amazing & does solo stuff (covers & originals) on his own channel, just called Austin Bown, - he just dropped a new collab the other day with Tim Foust called My Maria a cover of the Brooks & Dunn 1994 cover of BW Stevenson hit from 1973, and lastly, Adam Rupp the beatboxer who is considered one of the best in the world.
Thanks for the info and watching! I saved your comment so I can look all this stuff up later and learn more about them. I think it's part of reacting to them is learning the group, their origin and what they're about so I appreciate it more than you know. It's sometimes hard to get condense info like that about artists. Thanks again!
WELCOME TO THE BEST RABBIT HOLE I EVER SEEN!
@@howardtucker2423 I would prefer to say one of the best rabbit holes. Starting with Pentatonix, then Home Free, and then Voice Play. They are the best A Capella groups.
These guys are just THE BEST. They are kind of country but they sing R&B, they sing art-like (Helplessly Hoping a Crosby, Stills & Nash cover that is BEYOND amazing)
I totally agree with you. Five great talents in one group, that's so fantastic. Wonderful voices and Adam's beatboxing is awesome.
It's been awesome listening to them! They have so much stuff it's hard for me to keep track LOL. everyone who comments has a different favorite song. To me it must speak the scope of stuff they've put out. Thanks for hanging out!
"All Harry-Pottered-up under the stairs" -- loved that! Weird, but perfect. Thanks!
Glad you liked it! Yeah weird. Don't know where in my giant head I pulled that from. LOL Thanks for hanging out!
Fantastic reaction man! I first heard this song and the band yesterday, I've not stopped listening to it. Mindblowing!
With Home Free, anything and everything sounds good (read perfect), and Tim Foust (Bass) could proberblly sing from the phonebook, and sound amazing.
Adam Rupp (beatboxer/ percussionist) are the last remaining founder the heartbeat of the group. He has an amazing sound portfolio, 20+ years of practis under his belt and to world championship voted by his beatboxing peers, and is one of a kind.And he has a georgeous tenor, and a badass throat bass. If you want to hear his voice, then "How great thou art" is the video to watch, georgeous and angellic.
The lead singer in this song (the make "tryouts for every song, and takes turn singing lead), Austin Brown, are one heck of a high tenor, and can switch between Georgia accent and classical singing on a whim.
Rob Lundquist (tenor), big beard and glasses, are the R&B/ soul voice of the group, you can hear it in "End of the Road" and "Country roads", fantastic voice.
Tim Foust (bass) are one of the best bass singer right now (imo, THE BEST), and has a clear country sound.
Their are some live videos, that are worth watching, "Tim's vibration", where you can see the effect his voice has on the body ;) And other live videos, where he let his inner self loose in "Uncle Tim runs his mouth" and a bunch of different "Story time with Tim", they are hillarious :) Otherwise, watch "Champagne tast (on a beer budget", to hear his wonderfull bass, and get a laugh, Tim wrote this song.
In older videos, Chris Rupp (baritone), Adam's brother and cofounder of the group, sings, and allways has an cowboyhat, cap or sixpence on. The best video for hearing his voice, are "Movin' on", the last song HF did, before Chris left for his solo carreere.
But befor that, he had handpicked his follower baritone singer.
Adam Chance (baritone, and only called Chance, so not confuse the two Adam's), was the handpicked golden member, and he fits perfect in to the blemd, with his smooth baritone. Listen to "Cover me up", georgeous song, and perfect for Chance's voice, but watch it to the last second, or you miss the best part.
Just keep up watching Home Free, and your will get a lot of followers, but allways be honest with your reactions, but also, don't be to harsh, and wait with the big judgement, until you have been listning to 10+ songs.
Oh, and DO NOT listen to "Mayday" or "Snowglobe", befor you know all their names and range, otherweise you will miss the fully amazement of those songs.
But "In the blood" are a good second video to watch, the beatboxing is simple, but on point, and those vocals and hamonies, sigh :)
Good luck down the Home Free rabbit hole, lots of other rabbits to join there ;)
Thank you so much for the info! I’ll wait to watch those videos then. Can’t wait to get out of this 12 hour shift so I can keep going down the rabbit hole with all of you guys. You all are so nice!
Welcome to the Home Free rabbit hole, new sub for more Home Free reactions. They have about 160 videos on their channel, They won the final season of the Sing-Off TV show and with that a contract with Sony, and have been singing & touring nationally sing then, They just went back out on tour this week. They call themselves Home Free Vocal Band. They do covers but also originals too. Two of the band members have written songs they do for themselves for others. Suggestions to look for just seach for Home Free and then...How Great Thou Art to see what they can do with 5 part harmony, make sure to pause a lot on that one because their old label Sony (using ther side company, SME = Sony Music Entertainment) will like to block some of their stuff), is extraordinarily beautiful and will get you in the feels ! Also look up their original *DIVE BAR SAINTS* it was written for them. Also check out one of their latest, a cover of "Bless the broken road" and also a cover of Old Dominion's "One-man-band"...both have classic Home Free harmonies. A good collab that you might want to checkout is the one they did this year with Don McLean and his iconic song on its 50th anniversary, American Pie....Don sings with then at 75 years old.
Just to add as Kevin said if it says SME the is Sony so pause a lot, but if it is Orchard For Home Free that is Home Frees own label and you don't have to pause often because the rarely copy write things, Austin's Girlfriend actually watches reactors reacting to Hone Free.
"Man of Constant Sorrow" is an old (1920's) C/W - Bluegrass song. It came to everyone's attention when it popped up in the movie "O Brother, Where Art Thou". Home Free is unique, in that they specialize in C/W songs, although they can cover a multitude of genres. The group came to national attention when they won their season of "The Sing Off" a network competition program. Each member has at least one college degree in music, and have created their own arrangements of songs. Tim Foust, the bass (Five octave range!), has written some numbers that the group has recorded. It will be worth your while to catch their various videos. I'd reccomend "Blue Ain't Your Color", "End of the Road", "Helplessly Hoping", and Foust's originals, "Champagne Taste on a Beer Budget", and "Full of Cheer". Enjoy the ride!
That's definitely where I heard it! Thanks for the info and I'll for sure enjoy the ride! Thanks for hanging out!
The Soggy Bottom Boys version is a Bluegrass version, but the original song itself is an American Folk song first published by Dick Burnett in 1913, but thought to possibly be much older than that (or versions of it). I would consider HF's version Folk especially because Folk music was often sung a cappella. Bluegrass almost always has instruments and usually a faster tempo. Although, Folk & Bluegrass are closely related. Not that it matters though, lol! 😉
Oh my gosh, your laughter and joy at hearing Home free made me click subscribe! When you backed it up several times right at the start I was saying 'gotta see how he reacts till to the middle'
The anticipation is killing me! All us Home Fries know "when" you'll react-love it💖
Uh oh, now you've done it. No escaping this rabbit hole. But that's a good thing and there's so much great stuff to discover. Get comfy tho, this is gonna take a while. Oh and btw, great reaction!
I did it. I done it! No going back! Honestly didn't expect the response I get lmao. Thanks for the kind words FOG DOG! And thanks for hanging out!
I found these guys last year. This was the first song I ever heard from them & I was instantly hooked & became a homefry. The talent of these 5 men is insane. Together they are a perfect fit & complement each other so well. There bass singer Tim Foust is the best in the business & Adam Rupp their beatboxer extraordinaire can make any sounds & is in a class by himself.
Hey, Dagmar! Home Fries have been so kind to me. Thank you so much for coming and hanging out with me!
Hey they are all extremely talented singers and Adam is a fantastic beat boxer and he can sing.
Yep... Acapella!! This group is amazing. #HomeFree ❤️
LISA! Nice to see you again! You're so ahead of me. You all ready know all these artists! Tell me your secrets. LOL Thanks again!
The beatboxer, Adam Rupp...aka Freak of Nature, did not start beatboxing until college, when he and his Brother Chris Rupp started the group in 2000. The needed a beatboxer and Adam volunteered, he actually majored in trumpet in college which helped him with his breathing. There are many live videos out there of him doing a drum solo during the concerts, find a newer one I think there is one from Tifton GA in 2018
Not until college? No way! Looks like he's been doing it since birth! LOL Thanks for the info! And thanks for hanging out!
Your laughter is contagious. Love it.
these guys can sing the phone book and it would be incredible ! New sub for more Home Free
Thanks for watching! I'll keep them in the rotation!
I totally agree with that and yes, new sub for more Home Free. I'd love to see you react to In the Blood, Blue aint your color, woman amen/female
Home Free fans call themselves Home fries. You'd love their cover of Johnny Cash's Folsom Prison Blues. Also check out Pentatonix. Phenomenal group. Their fans call themselves Pentaholics. Their covers of Bohemian Rhapsody and Sound of Silence are impressive introductions to them.
in their live concerts, the beatbox guy (adam rupp) does a whole "drum" solo every show so the others can take a break LOL
LOL no way!!! How does he take a break! Has to be really fun to see them live! Wonder where they usually travel to! Thanks for hanging out!
Anyone who appreciates Adam to this level is okay by me! Great reaction. Your laugh makes me laugh!!
LOL Thanks for being so kind! Thanks for hanging out, ezras_cat!
Same. Here for Adam!
The mouth harp at the beginning is done by Chance. He’s the short hair, bearded base. Tim, the deep base, also can be box. Adam is THE be boxer and he can sing too.
THE BOXER BABY! Thanks for the info LadyJade! I'm going to have to make a spreadsheet or diagram with everyone's info lmao. That way I can learn about the band faster! Someone else said they consider themselves to be a band and not a group! Lol. Thanks for hanging out!
I'd start with "Moonshine" for you. I'd also watch Adam Chance, "Song for Home". You'll love Adam Rupp, beat boxer, "drum solo."
Thanks Rachel! So many to check out. Not sure what I should check out next! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Choose whatever catches your eye. It is your reaction channel. But, really, we will not steer you wrong.
I have not seen a bad video from Home Free yet.
New Home Free sub here. I was laughing so hard at your reaction in the first few seconds when you realized what you got yourself into. I wasn't a fan of acapella until I heard Home Free, now I'm one of their biggest fans. Everything they do is incredible. Changed my opinion of modern day music at 50 years old. Seriously close your eyes and puck a song any of their music is incredible.
Thanks for the sub, April! I've never been a fan, but I had a lot of fun listening to the song, so it wouldn't be right not to explore them. Thanks for hanging out!
another Home Free Home Fry come by ! I really hope you'll react to more Home Free videos.
Yes I will! Thanks for watching Sylvia!
Welcome to the best rabbit hole to be in. Laughed so hard watching you realize it is ALL a cappella!!! Great bunch of guys hanging out making wonderful music. That is why we love them so much. Can't wait to watch you discover more greatness.
And now you know why this is the first song I play when people ask me about Home Free! And the "guy in the orange hat" is Adam Chance who is making the sound of the mouth harp/gewgaw/Okark harp for a large part of the song, and otherwise singing.
Hey, Debbie! I was showing people while I was uploading it! LMAO. Thank you for hanging out!
Chance, in the dark vest, did the Jew's harp sound using Tibetan throat singing.
Adam Rupp isn't the only one that does harmonica. He also did the record crackle sound at the very beginning.
Moonshine is fun.
They accompanied Don McLean in his remake of his own American Pie (50th anniversary).
Do You Hear What I Hear is a great Christmas song.
They did John Denver's "Take Me Home Country Roads".
They do Ed Sheeran's "Castle On The Hill".
And strangely, Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up".
Church hymns like "How Great Thou Art" (no percussion).
Modern style country with their original "Dive Bar Saints".
A collaboration with Pentatonix's bass, Avi Kaplan, singing Johnny Cash's "Ring Of Fire".
The patriotic "God Bless The USA" has a version featuring Lee Greenwood and the Air Force band.
A couple military themed songs : Go Rest High On That Mountain and Travelin' Soldier.
They've been doing this for a while, so there's a lot more.
WAIT they do Never gonna give you up? I swear I scrolled through their backlog just to get a general idea. There's so much I missed a whole LOT. Thanks for the info! And thanks for hanging out!
@@MrIncrediible1 They did it for April 1st. Did you see "Granma Got Run Over By A Reindeer"? They're like that.
They also do a very funny Butts Remix and Workin' For A Livin' has a nice dry humor.
This video is awesome😄
I like how you kept rewinding back🤣
I'm sure you've already looked into them more, but the orange hat guy (Adam Chance) was the one doing the jaw harp thing in the background. Also, the more songs of theirs I listened too, the more I found that he lead. Each band member leads a lot of songs, and they're very good at choosing the right guy for each one.
Anyway, if you search my name (Naomi Ruthven), the playlist called "Voiceplay/Home Free" has all my favorite songs of theirs.
If you do, I'd love to hear back from you about it!
Thanks for the awesome reaction vid
Home Free is my favorite group! Fabulous singers and beatboxers, superb harmonies, and great people! I loved seeing your reaction, I could tell you loved them! If you keep reacting to them, I will definitely subscribe to your channel!
50% royalty? I don't know their financial arrangement, but Adam Rupp is the founder of the group and had every opportunity to get it right. His brother, Chris, co-founder, left the group and has his own channel. When Chris reviews Home Free songs he reveals great behind the scenes details
Ah thanks for the info! I know I say some dumb things. lol Thanks for hanging out!
Lol 🤣 I've seen a LOT of reactions to Home Free, and this is up there with the top. At first I thought there was something wrong with your player so the video kept jumping back! 🤣 I laughed hard when I realised it was you being in shock! 😂
Yes, this is a whole different kind of acapella, unique, intriguing, beautiful, emotional, uplifting and so much fun. While there are several amazing acapella groups out there today these guys are in a league of their own when it comes to imitating instruments using only their voices while also singing words. The two other big acapella groups are VoicePlay who are also incredible just in a different way, they are more theatrical, and Pentatonix who do more pop and yet again incredible acapella in a different way. Some like all there, done two and some just one of them.
Just like with all genres. Nobody likes all music in a genre.
The similarities is the basic structure of the band/group with beat, bass, baritone, tenor and high tenor, although they du blue the lines as you'll see going down the rabbit hole. Home Free considers themselves a band while the other two are groups.
Thanks for reaction and the laughter. New subscriber here, ready to go down the rabbit hole with you! Keep them coming! 🥰🙏
Hey, Carina! Someone at work told me making TH-cam videos was dumb like 2 days ago. I showed them your comment and was like I got 5 emojis in one comment and a very lovely message! I asked what kind of messages on social media do they get? LOL I really appreciate you being so kind and thank you for the info! TO THE RABBIT HOLE WE GO. But honestly I had no idea what I was getting myself into when I watched this video. Thank you coming by and hanging out, Carina!
@@MrIncrediible1 I love it! You're welcome and thank you for providing smiles and laughter to the world! 🥰🙏
Your reaction is PRICELESS!! Go down this rabbit hole and become a genuine Home Fry!! 😆
I knew you’d be surprised!!! Told you that you would be! I’ve noticed that your subscribers have increased too. Great to hear! Absolutely fantastic to watch a first reaction to HF, great job! Keep up the good work!!
Please please wait until you know the group and what their individual roles are before you react to their cover of “ May Day”, you’ll understand once you finally get to it.
How Great Thou Art would be a good choice next. No beat boxing in it, no instruments either. Well worth the effort though!
Hey John! Thank you! You were definitely right! appreciate it!
I'll try to make sure I do before reacting to that cover. Thanks again John!
Added to the list John! Haven't steered me wrong yet!
The Butts Medley is hysterical. You'd get a good laugh out of it. They have a HUGE song list. Have you listened to Pentatonix yet? They're also acapella. I recommend you start there with their cover of hallelujah.
BUTTS?! lmao. I have not heard Pentatonix yet. I'll try to start with Hallelujah! Someone else asked the same thing! I'll write it down! Thanks for hanging out, Mary!
@@MrIncrediible1 Pentatonix is ok. but as far as i'm concerned their only good song is hallalujah and to be honest i've heard i sung much better.
This is a very old country song. My dad was from Tennessee and I grew up on old country, gospel, and rock n’ roll. I was born at the perfect time for music, I was a teenager during the 60’s and early 70’s. ☮️😎
new sub, I'm a Home Fry (Home Free fan) here for more Home Free reactions
Awesome thank you! I'll be keeping them in the rotation!
The guy in the orange hat, Adam Chance, is making the mouth harp noises you hear at the beginning and end of the video very prominently. If you watch just at the end of the video you can see its him doing it. Plus, he's a great singer as well and the back up bass vocals when Tim the main bass is singing.
Chance does some leads and is awesome as the rest of Home Free. Dale thanks for mentioning the mouth harp. Most ppl miss that👍
@@Cat-fi4ie You're welcome. I actually really like Chance's voice and enjoy it when he gets to sing the lead part as well. They all have a unique talent and voice in this group.
Ah! I know I was missing a lot! So much going on in the video. I have a lot to learn from you guys! Thanks for hanging out!
@@MrIncrediible1 Thanks for doing the review and keep up the good work!
GREAT REACTION! I LOVED IT! Glad you did a blind reaction! Seeing a first time real reaction is the best way because you don't have any preconceived ideas. The reaction is authentic and trust me, we Home Fry's can tell! Home Free is my absolute favorite band/group of all time! That is saying a lot because I'm almost 63 yrs young and been involved in music since middle school, and listened to and love many kinds of music! I won't request any songs at this time because my fellow Home Fry's have done an awesome job already and I agree with each one of them! Yep, you are definitely in the HF rabbit hole and brother it is fine! It's a very deep hole but it is so beautiful and sweet! You won't ever want to get out! We are a massive family so once the Home Fry's find out you are reacting to our favorite guys they will come running! It's like giving out ice cold sweet tea in a crowd of dehydrated thirsty folks in the middle of a dry dusty desert on a 120° day!💥🌡️🔥Your subs are going to go ⬆️⬆️⬆️ Better get ready! ❤️😃🍟 Love you from South Georgia 🍑
OH NO I'm stuck in the rabbit hole, Louise! Thank you for being so kind, hanging out, and sharing this group with me!
@@MrIncrediible1 you are more than welcome! Expect lots of love and appreciation from all the Fry's! I wish you the very best for you and your channel! 😃❤️
This song was published in 1912 and made popular in 2000 movie Oh Brother Where Art Thou.
Yup that's where I heard it, Bee. Thanks for the info! And thanks for hanging out!
@@MrIncrediible1
Dan Timinski and Union Station sang the song in the movie. He's excellent. Alison Krauss of Union Station sang Down to the River To Pray. She's won about 27 Grammys.
Love watching your reactions to Home Free...Adam Rupp the beatboxer extraordinaire is beyond amazing.. and I often forget hes not a instrument. Listen to any and or all.. they are so diverse even in their song choice. Helplessly Hoping, Do You Hear What I Hear, O Holy Night.. My Maria, and Signed. Sealed Delivered.. not acapella,... Country Fried Medley with Chris Rupp (Adams bro.. one of the founders of the group ..before Chance) Mooonshine or any of their quarantine stuff.. Down to the HonkyTonk... Hillbilly Bone... oh i could go on and on ... and When A Man Loves A Woman.. oh they are all awesome... Thanks!
Awesome reaction
The jaw-harp was coming from the guy in the hat, Adam Chance.
Thanks for the info Debbi! I missed a lot of stuff. Almost embarrassed about it. LOL Thanks for hanging out!
Just subbed. I read some of the comments and most of the songs they've suggested are awesome. Having said that, you can't go wrong with any of their songs. Check out their Butts Medley, hilarious. It's an older one, they still have all original members [Chris Rupp co-founder and brother of Adam the vocal percussionist left in 2016]. Thanks for reacting. Ciao!
Hey, Angelo! BUTTS! lol. I have to check that one out now. LMAO. Thanks for hanging out!
Another point you might notice is that all of Home Free's stuff is family-friendly and respectfully done.
That is a big part of why they are so great.
Discovering Home Free is like finding a treasure chest! The deeper you dive into it, the more wonderous treasures you find. They are 5 of the most insanely talented and skilled musicians in the musical arena. All of them are multi talented, hard working, fun loving, down to earth guys. No egos in the group. I am especially a fan of Adam, the beat boxer/vocal percussionist because his work is creative, electrifying and exciting. Each of the vocalists have unique voices that individually are beautiful, but when combined are magical. Each of them get a chance to shine from song to song. There is no one "lead", Depending on whose voice suits the song best is how they determine who sings what. Enjoy your trip down the rabbit hole! Great reaction.
Just subbed.... love Home Free! Great reaction! 😁
Thank you! And thanks to Home Free fans asking me to watch them! They’re the real mvps other than the artists themselves! Lol
This is absolutely the appropriate amount of rewinding while viewing Home Free for the first time! 😁
These guys are great. So are Pentatonix if you are looking for something similar-ish. Both great groups to react to. I bet you'll start seeing some Home Fries join the channel now. They're the Home Free fan group and they are awesome as well. - Chelsea
Hey, again Chelsea! Going to have to check out Pentatonix too at some point! oh I saw A LOT OF HOME FRIES. LMAOOO Thanks for hanging out!
I'm 6:05 in, been watching this for 15:05. The look on your face, the need to rewatch, I'll subscribe for that reaction alone.
This type of song comes from the Americana/Bluegrass tradition. It’s very old!
This song was popularized in the film “ O Brother Where Art Thou”.
I need to learn a lot more about that genre. Well, I want to! Thanks for the info, Karen. And thanks for hanging out!
@@MrIncrediible1 the soundtrack from that film has many classic songs from those centers. MY absolutely favorite artist who is writing original songs that are killer in this style is Gillian Welch with her partner Dave Rawlings. Check them out doing her beautiful song “ Orphan Girl”. And go down the rabbit hole- she’s a songwriting genius. Also “ Scarlet Town”.
I come to see you play Home Free. I hope you like them
HEY! So far I'm really enjoying the journey. Thanks for hanging out!
This is just one of the top A Capella groups today.the other 2 most popular are Pentatonix (or PTX) and Voiceplay. Some other solo artists are Avi Kaplan, Geoff Castellicci, Tim Foust,Austin Brown,Kevin "K.O." Osalousa, Peter Hollins,Superfruit,The Bass Gang, and the Hound & the Fox to name the few off the top of my head. This is a deep rabbit hole!!!welcome to our world!!!😃👍🎶
Thanks so much for reacting to this song. It has been tons of fun watching and listening to you. Home Free men are amazing and it is easy to become addicted to their songs...covers...written by...Tim, Austin or Chance. So many songs have been requested I will wait a little while to add to them. Take a deep breath and dive right on in. Thanks again. liked and subscribed.
Thanks Regina! I don't even know where to start. I had a list but it's so long now, that deciding on which is very hard! I'm trying to breathe! lol thanks for being kind. And thanks for hanging out!
@@MrIncrediible1 I know it has to be tough on trying to find the right one. Maybe close your eyes and point with a finger and find the first one. Hoping for a smile on that one. ;) Honestly they are all good.
New sub! I will be seeing these guys in concert TONIGHT! They really are great!
Hope you had fun at the concert!!!
@@MrIncrediible1 it was fantastic. If you ever get the chance to see them, don’t miss the opportunity!
love how you discovered nothing but by mouth, awesome reaction, your laugh is very contagious. I have seen many reactions to this song, gotta say your in top 3. Love how you stay real to you, and honest reaction. great to see keep it up great job
I'll take top 3 in anything! Even a thumb wrestling competition. LMAO Thank you for the kind words, Kathy. Thanks for hanging out!
This song is an old Bluegrass classic. It's been around for decades, but it experienced a renaissance when it was featured in the George Clooney film "O Brother Where Art Thou?"
aha you have found Home Free. They are so talented. I love how they dressed the part for the song and video. They all sing, so even though Chance wasn't singing a solo part, he does in other songs.
I wouldn't even have known about them if it wasn't for a commenter having a discussion with me on why I should check them out! Thanks for hanging out!
I think this is the most accurate level of respect I've seen given to Adam Rupp yet 😁
MVP LOL. Thanks for hanging out, Rose!
It's a slippery ride down this slide, get ready to be smacked down, enjoy it! Great reaction!
they do a bit of everything . im no expert tho. from what ive seen they all do background sounds, noises on different songs, but the main guy for beat boxing etc does that every song.
Thanks Chris! They all seem to be awesome! Thanks for watching!
Home Free is AMAZING !!!
It was crazy! I watched it a couple more times after that. lol
I see that you have now reacted to a number of Home Free songs, including the one that brought me here, the Brothers in Arms cover, and I gotta say that I loved your reaction.
To be honest, in the beginning, when you started skipping back and repeating like crazy, I subscribed to your channel. I knew you had fallen into the rabbit hole at that moment, and I'm here for more Home Free reactions. I'm not gonna answer all your questions now, as I imagine you already got them down at this point. Now, onto the next Home Free reaction on your channel (I always listen to them all, in chronological order, as I enjoy seeing how people learn about them, and how your love for them grows. Well done, sir, I'm loving what I am seeing so far!
Welcome to the Home Free rabbit hole. React Mayday, End of the Road, and Ring of Fire.,
I started scrolling through their backlog. Looks like I got a deep rabbit hole to go down! Thanks for hanging out!
Hello new friend, Pastor Fred here. I LOVE watching people's first reaction to the phenomenon that is Home Free!! Welcome to the basket with the rest of us Home Fries!!! Lots to react to with this group, but I have 1 suggestion, please watch many BEFORE you watch their cover of Mayday by Cam!! You will appreciate that once you get to it... They are a fun loving group, so enjoy all they have to offer. May I suggest Country Fried Pop Medley and the Butts Remix as a starting place (if you have not yet, this is my first time finding you). Looking forward to seeing more of what you cover... Subscriber #458..
The moment you started to rewind the video to hear it again, plus your admiration for Adam makes you a number one reactor. Thank you.
LOVED YOUR REACTION!!! You're standing on the edge of the Home Free Rabbit Hole, feel free to jump right in, all of us Home Fries will welcome you with open arms! These guys do rock, religious, country, blue grass, classical, RnB, comedy, their own originals and sooooo much more. Ask any Home Fry and they'll tell you Home Free is the best in the business. They've given A Capella a whole new twist! Glad I found your channel, look forward to seeing more of your reactions.
Home Fries have been so kind that I have no choice but dive in! Thanks for being so kind, Marcia! And thanks for hanging out!
This was great, watching you rewind so often was a hoot. Home Free is so talented. You will also enjoy Pentatonix and VoicePlay. They are the top three Acapella groups around in my opinion. Enjoy
Your speechlessness cracks me up
Adam Rupp ( wearing suspenders) tenor and beatboxer .
Adam "Chance" dark vest in back, baritone/bass starts off/ends with the sound of mouth organ/jews harp (likened to Tibetian throat sing) does the didgeridoo sound.
Adam Rupp (beat boxer) and his brother started this group 21 yrs ago. Check out Adam Rupp drum Solo. Tim can sing bass and tenor.
Absolutely loved your reaction to this! Love seeing the surprise and awe of someone new to Home Free! Subbing for more!
Thanks for subbing, Kristi! More is on the way for the Home Fires. Yall are too nice! Thanks for hanging out!
very good song and loved the reaction!!
Subscribed after the first 18 seconds, 18 seconds, 18 seconds, 18 seconds! LOL That was fun. Home Free has over 150 videos on TH-cam excluding the stuff they do separately so it's a deep rabbit hole! Grin. They all beatbox sometimes (Check out their live video of the Dolly Parton song "9 to 5". They include a beatboxing breakdown by all of them.). For pure silliness, check out the "Storytime with Tim" video of Tim Foust called "Whip/Nae Nae" or anything that any of them have done as a group or separately. All their songs are my favorite by them until the next one comes out and joins the group!
OMG I really enjoyed your reaction....I just subbed for more Home Free! There are lots of great suggestions in the other comments....let the journey begin!
Thanks for the kind words, Patricia. The Journey officially begins! I really didn't know what I was getting into until some Home Fries showed up! LMAO. Thanks for hanging out!
You are in for a ride! This rabbithole is endless! Home Free are the best!
Adam Rupp - the beatboxer is called the freak of nature. For a reasson. He is a complete rythmsection.
Tim Faust - a basso profundo. Deep, deep bass but can sing up to high tenor! 5+ octave range. Impressive.
Adam Chanse - barritone/bass did the ovetone singing in the beginning and you saw him doing it at the very end of the video.
Rob Lundqvist - tenor. The guy with the glasses and beard. He has a Good-given R&B/gospel voice.
Austin Brown - the cowboy hat. High tenor with the voice of an angel.
Welcome to the group of folowers called Home Fries. And the rabbithole is so, so deep.... 😊
Fun reaction! Appreciate attention to detail! Subbed as a ticket down this deep rabbit hole!
Hey, Justin. Thanks for being so kind and thanks for hanging out!
New sub here, came for Home Free! Welcome to your Home Free journey! Us Home Fries( Home Free fans) are very proud of these 5 very talented guys! They are described as a country acapella group, but they do all genres of music. They also give lead vocals to different members on different songs because the all have great voices. Let me introduce them to you. The first guy who sings long hair and hat is their tenor Austin Brown. To hear another amazing lead vocal performance by him check out Home Free's cover of 'When a man loves a woman' or ' Love Train' Next guy who sings with beard and glasses is the other tenor of the group, Rob Lundquist, to hear him sing lead check out their cover of 'End of the Road' or their original 'Dreamer' The bass singer with the very low bass vocal is Tim Foust. He has a five octave vocal range. To hear him sing lead check out 'Land of the Free' or 'Undivided'. The guy who is standing in the back next to the guy making the beat, with the hat and beard is the group's baritone/bass Adam Chance. To hear him sing lead check out their cover of 'Cover me up' or 'Workin for a living'. And last but not least their vocal percussionist/ beatboxer who is in my opinion the best at what he does, the drum kit in his mouth and co founder of Home Free, Adam Rupp. He a a few drum solo videos on you tube you can check out. But you can hear his talent on every song. Individually these guys are great talents, but put them together and they are phenomenal! Talented, fan friendly, down to earth and great sense of humor. Us Home Fries love them. I hope you dive into these guys and react to more of their stuff. You will not be disappointed. Thank you for your reaction! Stay safe and healthy and have a blessed day!
Going to be doing a deep dive! Thank you for all the information! You have a blessed day as well!
The first sound that the beatboxer (Adam) was making was the sound of a cicada. ALL of that bass that you're missing or not noticing in the background is the guy (Tim). Now listen again for a low bass guitar. The mouth harp sound was being made by the guy (Chance) leaning against the post.
Ah yes a cicada! Sorry for missing it! Thanks for the info! And thanks for hanging out!
This was an awesome reaction! I loved your surprise and rewinding time after time! Great job! The guy in the orange hat... Chance, had his part in this song, but he is lead in several, my favorite of his "I Can't Outrun You". I'd like to suggest that you react to "Blue Ain't Your Color", the choreography is fun in this one, it's one of my favorite HF songs. A new sub for more Home Free. I really like your style. Thank you!!
Thank you for the kind words, Carolin! I scrolled through their stuff and didn't even see Blue Aint your color. Man there is just too much to go through LOL. No wonder you all call it a rabbit hole! Thanks for coming by and hanging out!
@@MrIncrediible1 I use the YT search bar, type in Home Free-Blue Ain't Your Color and it comes right up. It's an older song from 2017 so its a bit harder to find I suspect. Thanks again!!
This is a rabbit hole that you will enjoy. Long time Home Fry. Adam Rupp is a beat box beast.
BEAT BOX BEAST! That's for sure. I have no choice but dive head first! yall have been so kind. Thanks for hanging out, Traci!
Hey now you've done it! You discovered the Home Free rabbit hole...the best one ever! I only discovered them this year when I watched Austin Brown's version of Unchained Melody which then lead me to Home Free and I can't stop. You're absolutely right... they are different from PTX and voicePlay... they're a cut above regular acapella groups. This group started with Chris and Adam Rupp who founded the group in 2000 and it has evolved into this amazing harmonic group that can do anything that's thrown their way. Adam Chance (Chance since there are two Adams) joined them in 2016-17 and they have been on an upward swing since they won the Sing Off. They all contribute to instrument sounds for their songs...the Jaws Harp thru this one is Chance and the harmonica is actually sung by Adam and the higher toned one I believe was done by Austin. Austin has a three octave range and Tim Foust (bass) has 5+ octaves. For serious harmonies check out How Great Thou Art and End of the Road, or Go Rest High On That Mountain which will make you cry. Their concerts are phenomenal--have only seen videos from someone's phones, but they sound fantastic and their interaction with their audiences is superb. I spend most night going to sleep with my headphones so I am right there with you as to being covered with their warmth. I have a lot of favorites, but I think I'll put them in a separate note in the order of suggestions. Mayday is fantastic, but I recommend that you watch several of their other pieces in order to get the full impact of what they do with Mayday. For pure fun check out some of the Story Time with Tim, particularly Watch me Whip Nae Nae and the one titled Home Free Vocal Band Story Time with Tim about Potato's Natemare--fantabulous!!
It is a cover. The original was by Dick Burnett 1927. They are Home Free genre. Sometimes they are country, rock, ballad, southern bluegrass, but always A Capella. Check out their collaboration with Don McLean on "American Pie", the Oakridge Boys for "Elvira", Kenny Rogers "Children go where I send you". The guy in the back in the hat is Adam Chance. He is the baritone and he is also the mouth harp sound. They do an excellent job on everything they produce. Check out "In the Blood", When a man loves a woman", "How great thou art". They have 20 years of tunes to work through.
This an old old American Folk Song predating Dick Burnett's publishing of it in 1913. He did not write/compose this. He only put it to paper as it had been learned by ear for ages prior to that. Because of that I'm sure there were variations we'll never know. I heard this as a child in the early 50s living along the Ohio River. You'd hear it sometimes at festivals and gatherings.
Home Free can do just about everything welcome to the Home Free rabbit hole it's a great ride and the home fries will follow
Home Fries really came out! Thanks for hanging out with me, Mike!
@@MrIncrediible1 keep doing Home Free and I we keep seeing you and check out others you do
Home Free is one of the great accapella groups. Everything they do is orchistrated like any other music, they just use their voices. They really are the best of the best.
I've really enjoyed listening to them. Thanks for hanging out, Dan!
I am certain everything you articulated in this reaction is exactly what I felt the first time I heard HF, including that remark about Tim's (the bass) voice.
Hey, Lori. You know what they say about great minds! Thanks for hanging out!
Loved your reaction. I think you are one of my favorite reactors. You are so authentic and it’s refreshing!! :) If you happen to go down the Home Free rabbit hole, you will not be disappointed. All of their songs are amazing. They are very talented. Their End of the Road cover is great. Their American Pie cover is pretty special. You definitely should check out what they have done. With the way you react, I think you will truly appreciate their talent.
Thanks for the kind words, Amber! I will definitely be checking out more! They covered American Pie? I scrolled through their backlog and still didn't see all the ones people are commenting. So, much to go through! Lol Thanks for hanging out!
Yep. They sure did. Don McLean approached them to cover. :) There is a video out there also that shows the “making of”. These guys are not only amazing musicians, but they are also great guys. “Undivided” is very touching. Thank you, again, for reacting. (Don’t forget to consider The Sound of Silence by Disturbed :-) )
The guy in the orange hat with 'no part' is Chance, and he does the mouth harp/digirido sounds, as well as great harmonizing. On his own, he has a fantastic voice ... as they all do.
It's a free country, I was respectfully voicing my opinion, which I stand by. Thank you.
Daniel, I know how you felt about all those rewinds! I almost stopped watching as well, never having seen this reactor before. But then I realized he was just so overwhelmed by the novelty (for him) of Home Free, so I stuck it out. And just so you know, he didn't continue with the constant interruptions. All's well that ends well, as they say. Cheers!
Free country! Thanks again for the feedback, Daniel. Even my wife asked the heck did I rewind so much. So, I understand! Sorry!
I agree Tim can be very calming I subbed for Home Free please do more
This song was originally written in 1913
I just subscribed, your shock and awe was fun to watch. I jumped in the Home Free rabbit hole about 3 years ago and have never looked back. My favs are Folsom Prison Blues, Flowers on the Wall, and Working for a Living. Also check out Austin Brown on his channel.
Thanks for the sub, Deidrea! I've got a long way to catch up to you! Thanks for hanging out!
If you ever have a chance to see them live, DO IT! They are sooooo good!
Hey, Debbie! I will definitely check them out if they come around Alabama!
I love how gobsmacked you seem.. Home free is amazing and their fans are referred to as *Home Fries and we are very devoted fans. If you do some more reactions to Home Free I can assure you you'll get more followers. 😉 and yes Adam Rupp the vocal percussionist is amazing. They ALL are.
Hey, Sarah! Home Fries, I swear, came out of nowhere! LOL Thanks for hanging out!
Check them out singing Boyz II Men’s “End of the Road.” Example of their fabulous range.
Thanks Jane! I will! Thanks for hanging out!
I just subscribed to your channel so I can continue to watch you experience the variety of stuff you’re going to find listening to Home Free. It is a musical journey you will never regret.
Thanks for the Sub, Chris! I will definitely be checking out way, way more of them. You guys have been very kind to me. Thanks for hanging out!