The Ohio State University at Marion will close its 2023-24 Five Nights on Campus performing arts series season on Thursday, May 9, at 7:30 p.m. with the furious finger picking and harmonies of the Henhouse Prowlers.
Founded nearly two decades ago with the simple desire to play original and powerful bluegrass, this quartet now finds themselves at the intersection of performance, diplomacy and education.
Onstage, the group’s enthralling performances give audiences a sense of how much they love what they do. On record – including their latest offering, 2023’s Lead and Iron, released via Dark Shadow Recording – the band explores their collective life experiences through songwriting and intricate instrumentation. While bluegrass is the foundation of the Prowlers’ music, the band bends and squeezes the traditional form into a keenly developed sound all their own.
The Prowlers have now been to more than 25 countries across the globe, working with the U.S. State Department and under their own nonprofit, Bluegrass Ambassadors, and incorporating music from Africa, Asia, the Middle East and more into their already robust repertoire of unique traditional American music.
On stage, in workshops and wherever they are, the Henhouse Prowlers find and spread the commonality we share as human beings through the universal language of music.
All Five Nights on Campus performances begin at 7:30 p.m. in Morrill Hall Auditorium. Doors open at 7 p.m. All tickets are general seating. For tickets, sponsorship opportunities, or more information on Five Nights contact Tracy Schilling at: (740) 725-6170 or e-mail: schilling.201@osu./edu. You may also register for tickets online at: https://go.osu.edu/fivenights.
Individual and season tickets are now available. Individual performances are priced at $10 general admission, $9 for seniors (60 and up), $4 for students, (grades k-12, and college), and $8 for campus faculty and staff.
The series is made possible through the support of community-minded regional business and organizations. 2023-24 sponsors include: Baldauf Construction, Marion Technical College, Poet, Stifel, UniPrint, and Whirlpool Corporation.