Hatchery Stage
Saturday, October 6th Sunday, October 7th
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HATCHERY STAGE HEADLINER: The Henhouse Prowlers
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE HENHOUSE PROWLERS!
2010 Rockygrass Bluegrass Festival Band Competition WINNERS!
Finalists at 2010 Telluride Bluegrass Band competition
2009 & 2010 Chicago Music Award Winners
Winner in Best Bluegrass Category, Int'l Acoustic Music Awards, 2009
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE HENHOUSE PROWLERS!
2010 Rockygrass Bluegrass Festival Band Competition WINNERS!
Finalists at 2010 Telluride Bluegrass Band competition
2009 & 2010 Chicago Music Award Winners
Winner in Best Bluegrass Category, Int'l Acoustic Music Awards, 2009
Their new album is out: "Verses, Chapters, and Rhymes" and is produced by Grammy award winner Sally Van Meter.
Chicago. A city known for its blues ... and its bluegrass. In the bluegrass history books, a pivotal stop among others, along the road to success for the Monroe Brothers and, in more current times, noteworthy as home base for the long popular Special Consensus. And now the Windy City serves as a critical intersection in the lives of four musicians, two who hail from Illinois and the others from as far and near as Wisconsin and upstate New York.
With a PBS series soundtrack already to its credit and a critically acclaimed recording produced by Grammy winner, Sally Van Meter, The Henhouse Prowlers have been barnstorming on to the red hot bluegrass scene since 2004. Not just another bluegrass band, the Henhouse Prowlers are adeptly positioning themselves for nothing less than success. Each member does double duty within the group, holding a business as well as musical post, making it a total collaborative effort.
Dedicated equally to tradition and innovation, The Henhouse Prowlers center their sound on that of the early, formative years of bluegrass, while they keep their pulse on today by covering contemporary topics in a largely original repertoire.
The Henhouse Prowlers wear the Bill Monroe mantle with spit and polish. They perform with a dynamic dimension to their shows. Combining passion, confidence, and flair with instrumental and vocal prowess, The Prowlers deliver bluegrass with an edge.
ADDITIONAL ACTS:
* The Voetberg Family Band: From Centralia, WA. Six members aged 11-24. All of them champion fiddlers (but they all play
different instruments in this band). Unlike a lot of “family bands”, The Voetbergs are actually quite progressive and feature excellent songwriting and folk sensibilities.
* The Harmed Brothers: From Cottage Grove, OR. Excellent folk-rock songwriters. They have lots of Facebook followers but
seem largely unknown – I suspect that will be changing very soon.
* Northern Departure: From Seattle and Renton. A bunch of young guys, some of whom grew up playing in family bands. They are building a following and playing festivals all over the region.
Chicago. A city known for its blues ... and its bluegrass. In the bluegrass history books, a pivotal stop among others, along the road to success for the Monroe Brothers and, in more current times, noteworthy as home base for the long popular Special Consensus. And now the Windy City serves as a critical intersection in the lives of four musicians, two who hail from Illinois and the others from as far and near as Wisconsin and upstate New York.
With a PBS series soundtrack already to its credit and a critically acclaimed recording produced by Grammy winner, Sally Van Meter, The Henhouse Prowlers have been barnstorming on to the red hot bluegrass scene since 2004. Not just another bluegrass band, the Henhouse Prowlers are adeptly positioning themselves for nothing less than success. Each member does double duty within the group, holding a business as well as musical post, making it a total collaborative effort.
Dedicated equally to tradition and innovation, The Henhouse Prowlers center their sound on that of the early, formative years of bluegrass, while they keep their pulse on today by covering contemporary topics in a largely original repertoire.
The Henhouse Prowlers wear the Bill Monroe mantle with spit and polish. They perform with a dynamic dimension to their shows. Combining passion, confidence, and flair with instrumental and vocal prowess, The Prowlers deliver bluegrass with an edge.
ADDITIONAL ACTS:
* The Voetberg Family Band: From Centralia, WA. Six members aged 11-24. All of them champion fiddlers (but they all play
different instruments in this band). Unlike a lot of “family bands”, The Voetbergs are actually quite progressive and feature excellent songwriting and folk sensibilities.
* The Harmed Brothers: From Cottage Grove, OR. Excellent folk-rock songwriters. They have lots of Facebook followers but
seem largely unknown – I suspect that will be changing very soon.
* Northern Departure: From Seattle and Renton. A bunch of young guys, some of whom grew up playing in family bands. They are building a following and playing festivals all over the region.
