Blumenthal Performing Arts is proud to present Columbia Records’ country quintet Home Free with HOME FREE FOR THE HOLIDAYS at Knight Theater at Levine Center for the Arts Monday, Dec. 7, at 7:30 p.m. The country vocal sensation brings their new show, a combination of fan favorites and holiday jingles from FULL OF CHEER, to Charlotte after a packed-house performance in McGlohon Theater last fall. Tickets go on sale to the public Friday, Sept. 11, at 10 a.m. and can be purchased at BlumenthalArts.org, by phone at 704-372-1000 or at HomeFreeMusic.com/Tour.
The band recently made a splash with the exclusive world premiere of their newest track and music video, “Fishin’ in the Dark / Down in the Boondocks.” The mashup combines Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s classic #1 hit “Fishin’ in the Dark” with platinum-selling country group Little Big Town’s contemporary “Boondocks.” The song is featured on Home Free’s third studio album, COUNTRY EVOLUTION, due out on September 18.
“When we started brainstorming about what songs evoke the spirit we want to convey on our new album, we thought, what are some of country’s biggest hits? Why not ‘Fishin’ In The Dark’ with something more recent? Little Big Town’s ‘Boondocks!’ You wouldn’t think the styles would really mesh, but they do,” said the band’s high tenor, Austin Brown. “We messed around with them for a few weeks and they’re great together. The video is a blast too! We can’t wait for everyone to check it out!”
Directed by FifGen Film’s Reilly Zamber, McKenzie Zamber and Jimmy Bates, the music video splices both thematic and vintage-looking graphics creating a visually exciting pairing of the two hits. For Home Free it is important to reach out and interact with their fans through music videos.
“It’s the biggest factor in reaching the fans,” said Brown in a recent interview with Roughstock. “It’s such a massive platform to be able to showcase what Home Free is all about.”
COUNTRY EVOLUTION is now available for pre-order on iTunes, Amazon and all other major digital retailers. Fans can receive an autographed copy by pre-ordering through their website here.
In the coming months, the band will embark on the 2015 DON’T IT FEEL GOOD Tour and the just-announced HOME FREE FOR THE HOLIDAYS Tour. Kicking off December 2 in Duluth, MN, Home Free will bring fan favorites and holiday jingles from FULL OF CHEER to 15-plus cities nationwide. Tickets will be available for pre-sale for members of Home Free’s Patreon community on September 8, and available to the general public on September 11. Tickets will be available at HomeFreeMusic.com/Tour.
Additionally, they join country icon Kenny Rogers on his first Christmas album in 17 years, ONCE AGAIN IT’S CHRISTMAS, performing “Children, Go Where I Send Thee” (Warner Bros./Warner Music Nashville, 9/25).
