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| Bluegrass Caravan is now complete. Thank you to all the sponsors, ticket buyers and volunteers. Excellent turnout and a great vibe. This show is a hit! Sponsored by The Southern Wisconsin Bluegrass Music Association, Inc. Apple Holler Restaurant and Show Place Henhouse Prowlers, Liberty Bluegrass Band and the High 48s traveling bluegrass show. Featuring the best from IL, WI and MN. We'll be bringing traditional bluegrass to a town near you. During the Bluegrass Caravan expect a fast paced show. We will be rotating the bands on and off stage in fast paced sets. One band finishes and another one starts keeping you totally entertained. October 9, 2009 8 PM Shank Hall 1434 Farwell Ave. Milwaukee, WI October 10, 2009 8 PM AL. Ringling Theatre 136 4th Ave Baraboo, WI From Chicago are the Henhouse Prowlers. 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 five musicians, two who hail from Illinois and the others from as far and near as North Carolina, upstate New York and Missouri. With a PBS series soundtrack already to its credit and a sophomore recording in the works, The Henhouse Prowlers have been barnstorming on to the red hot bluegrass scene since 2004. A couple of personnel shifts later, in 2007 the roughly thirty-something quintet made the commitment to go the distance, to be a full-time touring bluegrass band. But 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 -- and conduct media interviews -- in suit-and-tie and work in a tightly choreographed, one-mic stage setting, which adds a dynamic dimension to their shows. Combining passion, confidence and flair with instrumental and vocal prowess, The Prowlers deliver bluegrass with an edge. From Milwaukee is the Liberty Bluegrass Band. Formed in early 2006 to provide an outlet to four bluegrass fanatics to express our love for this music. After a breakout year in 2008 with the release of the debut album the band is ready to take on new levels. The band recently won the 2009 WAMI (WI Area Music Industry) Bluegrass Band of the Year Award and in late 2008 the band won the prestigious WAMI CD Roulette taking home the grand prize winning a prime time headlining slot at the 2009 WI State Fair. 2008 brought the band to Milwaukee's 105th Harley Davidson Anniversary Main Street Stage which was the only bluegrass band during the 5-day event. 2009 highlights include bringing our music to NYC, Baraboo's 700-seat AL Ringling Theatre and Chicago's 4000-seat Congress Theatre. In 2009 we'll also be releasing our second studio album featuring some great vocal numbers and originals with our unique Liberty sound. From the Minneapolis area is the High 48s. Since forming in 2006, The High 48s have grabbed the attention of festival audiences in the Upper Midwest and beyond, toured steadily, released two critically acclaimed CDs and won first place in the 2008 RockyGrass Band Competition in Lyons, Colorado. The High 48s play bluegrass in the traditional style, with close three-part harmonies sung around a single microphone. But unlike many traditional bluegrass bands working the festival circuit today, the High 48s don’t draw their material exclusively from the hallowed back catalogs of bluegrass’s “first generation,” artists such as Bill Monroe, Flatt and Scruggs, and Jimmy Martin. The High 48s focus instead on writing original material that combines the soul and drive of first-generation bluegrass with the harder-edged sound of alternative country and roots rock. It’s a style of music the band calls Hard Grass. Follow the Caravan on Facebook. Milwaukee Bluegrass Caravan Baraboo Bluegrass Caravan Our Caravan sponsors, |
