Henhouse Prowlers

We are delighted to welcome a new photographer to Bluegrass Today, Bryan Bolea, with 529 Photography in Michigan. He shoots a good deal of bluegrass music in his part of the upper midwest, and will be behind the lens for

Zachary R. Hoeft was a popular figure in the amateur bluegrass scene in Bloomington, IL. Known to his friends as Zac Straw, he was a staple at jams and festivals, especially among those that tended toward the more progressive, Grateful

Since they began making regular visits to cities and towns outside the US in conjunction with the US Department of State, Chicago's Henhouse Prowlers have launched a couple of educational initiatives through their non-profit, Bluegrass Ambassadors. This past few years, the

The Henhouse Prowlers teach schoolchildren in Olten, Switzerland (March 2018) From their home in Chicago, The Henhouse Prowlers have become world travelers. In recent years, they have made several trips to foreign lands for the US State Department, using bluegrass music

We just got a note from The Henhouse Prowlers, who are doing a US State Department tour in Pakistan. They have become unofficial musical ambassadors for the USA, touring repeatedly in parts of the world where few Americans visit, sharing

What are you doing after Thanksgiving? Well The Henhouse Prowlers will be hopping a jet for an impromptu trip to central Asia. The guys have been invited by the US Embassy in Kyrgyzstan to play at the Dostuk Music Festival in the capital of

Chicago's Henhouse Prowlers have announced an upcoming personnel change. Fiddler Dan Andree will be leaving the band at the end of the year. His final shows will be during the band's year-end stint at Martyrs in Chicago, December 30-January 1. The band will

Here's some bluegrass fun from The Wortman Brothers of Germany. They have devised a computer game featuring themselves using MIT's Scratch programming language. The object of Bluegrass Battle is to maneuver the two bluegrass musicians, representing the Wortmanns, to safety. Game play involves

Chicago's Henhouse Prowlers have announced the impending departure of guitarist Starr Moss after four years with the band. The Milwaukee native is heading back to Wisconsin to attend grad school. He appears on their last three recordings, and has toured all over the world

Henhouse Prowlers have returned to Africa on another cultural exchange mission for the US government. This report of their time in Zambia comes from guitarist Star Moss. Day 1 For those just tuning in: the Henhouse Prowlers are on our second American Music Abroad (AMA)