Having received an email that the Henhouse Prowlers would be visiting Europe for shows across Belgium, Netherlands, Germany and one in Prague I thought that I should find out more about the band rather than just give you all a list of dates and what a surprise I had!
I found an article on the PRI website called 'How a Chicago bluegrass band rocked Nigeria's music scene' - read the full article here. To summarise, the Henhouse Prowlers went on a state-funded month-long tour in Africa as part of American Music Abroad (an organisation which fosters cross-cultural connections between American musicians and global audiences). They were subsequently invited back by the American Embassy in Nigeria where they covered a popular Nigerian contemporary song and ultimately performed the song with the original artist - Peter Okoye - at a reception in the US Embassy in Abuja. Bluegrass: the music with no borders.
Here are Henhouse Prowlers performing with local musicians in Uganda.
Anyway...what about the concert dates? Here they are:
6/19 - Jaarmarkt | Vorselaar, Belgium
6/20 - Kids 'n' Billies 2015 | Nijmegen, Netherlands
6/21 - Muddy Roots Europe | Waardamme, Belgium
6/22 - Harksheide | Norderstedt, Germany
6/24 - kunstkeller o27 | Furth, Germany
6/25 - Rock Café Prague (Official), Czech Republic
6/26 - Kulturrampe Krefeld, Germany
6/27 - Pijnackerplein Bluegrass Festival | Rotterdam, Netherlands
6/28 - NiX BBBlues Club | Enschede, Netherlands
6/29 - De Parel Van Zuilen | Utrecht, Netherlands
6/30-7/1 - Vintage Pub (Private) | Munich, Germany
7/2 - Extra-Blues-Bar | Bielefeld, Germany
7/3 - Flöz-K | Werne, Germany
7/4 - RosRock Festival | Rossum, Netherlands
7/5 - Hoogtevrees | Deventer, Netherlands
6/20 - Kids 'n' Billies 2015 | Nijmegen, Netherlands
6/21 - Muddy Roots Europe | Waardamme, Belgium
6/22 - Harksheide | Norderstedt, Germany
6/24 - kunstkeller o27 | Furth, Germany
6/25 - Rock Café Prague (Official), Czech Republic
6/26 - Kulturrampe Krefeld, Germany
6/27 - Pijnackerplein Bluegrass Festival | Rotterdam, Netherlands
6/28 - NiX BBBlues Club | Enschede, Netherlands
6/29 - De Parel Van Zuilen | Utrecht, Netherlands
6/30-7/1 - Vintage Pub (Private) | Munich, Germany
7/2 - Extra-Blues-Bar | Bielefeld, Germany
7/3 - Flöz-K | Werne, Germany
7/4 - RosRock Festival | Rossum, Netherlands
7/5 - Hoogtevrees | Deventer, Netherlands
* all links are to Facebook pages
Concert dates start tomorrow - 19th June - so go and welcome Henhouse Prowlers to Europe.