THE HENHOUSE PROWLERS bluegrass ambassadors from Chicago – a Music interest event taking place on 2018-09-28 20:00:00 in United States
Award winning, hard-driving, Chicago bluegrass. Internationally touring 365 days a year. IN THE 13 YEARS SINCE THE HENHOUSE PROWLERS' INCEPTION, THE BAND HAS FORGED ITS OWN PATH THROUGH MUSIC AND ACROSS THE GLOBE. On stage, the group's enthralling performances give audiences a sense of how much they love what they do; while on record, the band manages to explore their collective life experiences through songwriting and intricate instrumentation. While bluegrass is the undeniable foundation of the Prowlers music, the band manages to bend and squeeze the traditional form into a sound all their own. With over 175 shows a year, the quartet has managed to tour more than 25 countries, often going to places traditional American music has never been. Tours in Siberia or the Middle East are not uncommon since the Prowlers started working as cultural ambassadors with the US State Department in 2013. These global experiences have pushed the band in new directions musically, with songs from Africa and Asia on several albums, but they have also moved the group to start an educational outreach program for both school children and festival-goers alike. JON GOLDFINE Jon's ever calm and driven demeanor shows both his love and his commitment to the band since its inception in 2004. Before he was bit by the bluegrass bug, Jon played rock and world music. BEN WRIGHT Ben is a founding member of the Prowlers, having started his bluegrass journey in Chicago after seeing a banjo in the window of the Old Town School of Folk Music in mid-October of 1999. That 0 impulse buy turned itself slowly into a career spanning thousands of notes, friends and miles. When not playing the banjo, Ben not-so-quietly obsesses over shipwrecks and Nintendo. KYLE O'BRIEN Kyle splits his time in the band between mandolin and fiddle and he absolutely slays on both equally. He's a man more comfortable in motion, always looking towards the next show and adventures. His deep baritone compliments the high lonesome qualities of both of his chosen instruments. Outside of shows, Kyle likes to play volleyball and eat "Chips + Cheese". CHRIS DOLLAR Chris Dollar comes out of the heart of Bill Monroe country (Central Indiana) and it shows immediately on stage through his hearty guitar picking and rediculous vocal chops. He cut his teeth with the excellent New Old Cavalry and Flatland Harmony Experiment and has turned immediately into an asset for the Prowlers. In his spare time, Chris works on both cars and guitars alike. The Prowlers nonprofit, Bluegrass Ambassadors, uses traditional American music as an educational foundation to talk about folk music and cultures all over the world. The Henhouse Prowlers released two albums in 2017, including "Live from Kyrgyzstan" in March and the brand new studio album "Separation Man" in November. 2018 holds two European tours for the band and even more untold adventures as the Prowlers continue to bring their own blend of bluegrass and world music to hearts unknown.
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