Scythian: The Ugly Christmas Sweater Show
with special guest Smoke & The Poet
Sunday, December 15 · view days & times
Price: $25-$40
Venue: Musikfest Café
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Doors and Dinner: 6:00 p.m. | Show: 7:30 p.m.
$10 minimum Food and Beverage for all reserved seating.
- Genre: Bluegrass/Americana, Celtic
- Artist Website: scythianmusic.com
- Facebook: Click Here | Instagram: scythianmusic
Washington DC-based Scythian (sith-ee-yin) began over 12 years ago as a bunch of college buddies playing Celtic music in the streets and has grown to be a headliner on the US Celtic Festival Circuit as well as a name in the Bluegrass/Americana Festival Circuit. They found that their brand of high-energy folk music found a resonance that led The Washington Post to state: “Scythian’s enthusiasm is contagious, and shows seem to end with everyone dancing, jumping around or hoisting glasses.” For over 12 years they have found success as an independent band and have played over 1,300 shows all over the united states, Europe, Canada and as far aways as Australia.
Founded by brothers Alexander and Danylo Fedoryka who are first-generation sons of Ukrainian immigrants, Scythian from the start has been a search and love for the "old time, good time music" of many cultures. They were inspired by a tale told by their 92-year-old grandmother of a roving fiddler who came into her farming village every six months or so. Once he was spotted, messengers were sent to all the outlying fields and mills and worked ceased; everyone gathered in the barn where they danced all night and danced their cares away. This spirit is what has motivated Scythian from its inception and their success as an independent band is due largely to their finding a resonance of soul amongst kindred spirits that span all ages and races. This spirit took them from the streets to playing for the US president on St. Patrick's Day and its the enthusiastic response they receive that has made each of their 1,300+ shows unique.
THE calling card of Scythian is their ability to engage their audience no matter the venue or circumstance and truly every Scythian shows ends with people dancing, smiling and covered with sweat. This is best summed up by The Camel-City Dispatch (Winston-Salem, North Carolina): “[Scythian gives] no quarter in their quest to entertain and bring a joy to their music that gives it an irony-free, wide open feel of manic possibility. The playing is technically brilliant, but it is the energy that carries the day."
- Genre: Country
- Artist Website: smokeandthepoet.com
- Facebook: Click Here | Instagram: smokeandthepoet
Smoke & The Poet is a new and upcoming Country band taking Virginia by storm. The band is led by North Idaho native singer/songwriter, Joey Kuplack, whose catchy melodies and poetic lyrics challenge both the country and folk genres. Joey brings real experiences and his love of adventure to his songs which are given life through the band's unique and energetic sound and instrumental blend, featuring fiddle, banjo, and electric guitar.
Their performance at the Appaloosa Music Festival led the D.C. Music Review to say: “Smoke & The Poet was phenomenal. What an amazing performance. . if the festival organizers pick stocks as well as they pick emerging talent, they would be bazillionaires.”
Smoke & The Poet is forging it's own path in the country genre with a sound and storytelling that is born in the Rockies and living in the Blue Ridge. The band operates out of Virginia's beautiful Shenandoah Valley, taking inspiration from both the land and the people. Over the past 2 years, Smoke & The Poet has been keeping fans hopping at music festivals and venues.
Schedule
- Sunday, December 15, 2024 @ 7:30 PM 12/15/2024 07:30 PM 12/15/2024 10:30 PM 15 Scythian: The Ugly Christmas Sweater Show https://www.steelstacks.org/event/15980/scythian-the-ugly-christmas-sweater-show/ Musikfest Café false MM/DD/YYYY
Venue Information
Musikfest CaféArtsQuest Center
101 Founders Way
Bethlehem, PA 18015
610-332-1300
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