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Henhouse Prowlers Release ‘Line the Avenues’ in Time for Veterans Day

Nancy Posey
In advance of Veteran’s Day, the Chicago-based bluegrass band Henhouse Prowlers released their single “Line the Avenues,” an intensely personal song for banjo player Ben Wright. The idea for the song, as reflected in the final verse, originated years ago when Wright was visiting his paternal grandparents in West Bend,......
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HENHOUSE PROWLERS RELEASE “LEAD AND IRON”

Nancy Posey
Sometimes a songwriter would rather a song not be timely. Such is the case with the Henhouse Prowlers’ single “Lead and Iron” released this week. Jake Howard, the band’s mandolin player, wrote the song at the end of last summer—after Uvalde but before the recent Covenant School shootings. The song......
MERLEFEST 2023

DAY 2 OF MERLEFEST 2023: “LET IT RAIN, LET IT POUR”

Nancy Posey
Day two of MerleFest offered the same dilemma festival-goers face every year: so many stages, so many choices. With storm clouds threatening, early arrivals had an opportunity to catch several MerleFest favorites, as well as some first-time performers with multiple appearances. Banjo icon Alison Brown, whose album “On Banjo” was......
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HENHOUSE PROWLERS: ANALOG@THE HUTTON HOTEL

Nancy Posey
After they wrapped up recording of their upcoming album in Nashville this week and before heading home to Chicago, the Henhouse Prowlers took the Analog Stage at the Hutton Hotel on Tuesday night. Throughout the performance, the four members of the band circle the mic and one another, alternating lead......