Grand Ole Opry in Nashville

Grand Ole Opry is an American country-music stage show and radio broadcast founded in Nashville in 1925. It began as the WSM Barn Dance under announcer George D. Hay and became known for presenting successive generations of country performers, including Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks. In 1943, the show moved to the Ryman Auditorium, where it remained until the opening of the Grand Ole Opry House in 1974. After flooding forced that venue to close temporarily in 2010, the production used several local stages before returning later that year. Each performance features a rotating cast of members and guest artists playing short sets within a live radio program. Membership is by invitation, and public inductions have welcomed performers including Reba McEntire and Alan Jackson.

Home Free is an American country a cappella group formed in Mankato, Minnesota, in 2000. The group won the fourth season of NBC’s The Sing-Off in 2013 and is known for albums including Crazy Life and Country Evolution, as well as vocal arrangements of “Ring of Fire” and “Man of Constant Sorrow.” The Crazy Life Tour followed the group’s television win and brought its country repertoire to theatres across North America. Home Free made its Grand Ole Opry debut in 2015, while later concert schedules included the Dive Bar Saints World Tour and Road Sweet Road Tour. A Home Free concert centers on five-part harmony, deep bass vocals and vocal percussion; sets combine original songs with arrangements such as “Sea Shanty Medley.”