{"id":197460,"date":"2025-09-22T09:03:49","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T14:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=197460"},"modified":"2025-09-22T09:03:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T14:03:51","slug":"home-free-setting-sail-for-the-npac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2025\/09\/22\/home-free-setting-sail-for-the-npac\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Free setting sail for the NPAC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Quincy Thompson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just released Friday:\u00a0Challenge the Sea<\/em>\u00a0concept album from all-vocal country group Home Free. Featuring their legendary harmony blend \u2013 plus a swashbuckling sway and the hypnotic rhythms of sea-shanty folk \u2013 Country\u2019s only all-vocal group Home Free have officially released their new album,\u00a0Challenge the Sea<\/em>. They set sail to the Niswonger for their Sunday, October 5 show, presented by Danfoss, and supported by Gary Taylor.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the wake of their viral hit \u201cSea Shanty Medley\u201d (reaching 4.4 billion views across all social channels), the 16-song project puts new wind in the sails of a timeless genre, mixing rich vocals and the rousing emotional energy of traditional, singalong storytelling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Revitalized for a new generation of fans, the band have already shared a treasure trove of sea worthy standouts, including \u201cHost the Colours,\u201d \u201cLeave Her Johnny,\u201d \u201cBonnie Ship the Diamond,\u201d \u201cThe Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,\u201d and more. Now, the rest are ready for re-discovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to Challenge the Sea<\/em>, Home Free has also chosen to launch another new creative vessel \u2013 the cinematic music video for \u201cNorthwest Passage\u201d (feat. Se\u00e1n Dagher).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Written by Canadian folk legend Stan Rogers and first released in 1981, the mesmerizing tune is full of history, detailing the search for a route from the old world to the far east, through the unexplored wilderness of North America. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Home Free will take the stage at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center on October 5. Photo submitted<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Along with folk traditionalist Se\u00e1n Dagher, Home Free bring a new spark to the track\u2019s wandering melancholy, while the video brings it to life. Following one lonely explorer\u2019s epic journey through the Yukon territory in the mid 1800s, the singers narrate in stunning harmony, matching the stunning theme. Yet the clip ends on a clever changeup, which ties past and present together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen we set out to make this record, there\u2019s no way we could leave off Stan Rogers,\u201d Home Free\u2019s Adam Chance explained. \u201cHis music holds such a special place in this community, and with the help of our friend Se\u00e1n Dagher, we couldn\u2019t be happier with how it turned out. This music video also portrays the natural beauty of the world and love for exploring that Stan romanticized so well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, Home Free left port on their sea-shanty themed Into The Deep Tour with co-headliners The Longest Johns on Thursday (9\/18), with a series of singalong shows set to run through October 5. Van Wert will welcome the band as the last stop on the tour on that October 5 date at the Niswonger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Home Free<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Comprised of Rob Lundquist, Adam Rupp, Tim Foust, Adam Chance, and Adam Bastien, Home Free continue to bring a rich, dynamic mix of voices to the Country music format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With over 825-million views and 1.8-million subscribers on YouTube, 900,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, 987,000 followers on TikTok, and a legion of tens of thousands of fans who come to see them perform live every single year, Home Free has built a career entertaining music fans all over the globe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boasting over 600,000 album equivalents sold around the world, the band has been praised by tastemakers like Rolling Stone Country, People<\/em>, Billboard<\/em>, FOX & Friends and American Songwriter<\/em>, among many others. And with 10+ years in the spotlight since their win on NBC\u2019s The Sing-Off<\/em>, they\u2019ve strung together a series of fan-favorite albums, collaborations, and stand-alone hits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Starting with their Crazy Life <\/em>debut, Home Free has posted six Top 3 albums in the U.S., including their 2022 #1 on Billboard<\/em>\u2019s Current Country Albums chart, So Long Dixie<\/em>. Following up with 2023\u2019s As Seen On TV<\/em> and 2024\u2019s Crazy(er) Life<\/em>, the band continues to earn the title of \u201cCountry music fans\u2019 favorite a cappella group\u201d (Taste of Country<\/em>), touring nationwide on a near constant basis. Starting out 2025 with feel-good anthems like \u201cGet Down Like That\u201d and \u201cGet Low, Get High,\u201d the band has also wowed fans with harmony-laden versions of hits by The Beatles, John Mayer, Blake Shelton, Keith Urban, the Oak Ridge Boys, and many more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information and to purchase tickets to any upcoming Niswonger events, visit the Box Office from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Friday at the Niswonger, call 419.238.6722, or get your tickets 24\/7 at\u00a0vanwertlive.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Quincy Thompson Just released Friday:\u00a0Challenge the Sea\u00a0concept album from all-vocal country group Home Free. Featuring their legendary harmony blend \u2013 plus a swashbuckling sway and the hypnotic rhythms of sea-shanty folk \u2013 Country\u2019s only all-vocal group Home Free have officially released their new album,\u00a0Challenge the Sea. They set sail to the Niswonger for their […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-197460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-arts"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-30 19:02:15","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=197460"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197460\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":197464,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197460\/revisions\/197464"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=197460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=197460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=197460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}