Scythian
Fri, Aug 12
|Downers Grove
Scythian rocks the Ballydoyle Pub! Opening act at 9pm. Come early and enjoy the pub atmosphere, food, and drink!
Time & Location
Aug 12, 2022, 9:00 PM
Downers Grove, 5157 Main St, Downers Grove, IL 60515, USA
About the Event
TICKETS -> www.eventbrite.com/e/scythian-tickets-378048422007
Tickets $15 advance/$20 day of show
Scythian rocks the Ballydoyle Pub! Opening act at 9pm. Come early and enjoy the pub atmosphere, food, and drink!
Named after Ukrainian nomads, Scythian (sith-ee-yin) plays roots music from Celtic, Eastern European and Appalachian traditions with thunderous energy, technical prowess, and storytelling songwriting, beckoning crowds into a barn-dance, rock concert experience. Nashville’s Music City Roots says Scythian is ‘what happens when rock star charisma meets Celtic dervish fiddling’, and the Washington Post claims “Scythian’s enthusiasm is contagious, and shows seem to end with everyone dancing, jumping around or hoisting glasses.”
The foursome made up of Alexander Fedoryka (Vocals, Fiddle, Mandolin, Harmonica), Dan Fedoryka (Vocals, Guitar, Accordion), Ethan Dean (Vocals, Upright and Electric Bass, Percussion, Guitar) and Johnny Rees (Vocals, Drums, Percussion) brings various influences together to create a conglomerate which is technically precise and steeped in various folk traditions. You have to catch the live show to understand why The Cammel City Dispatch said of their Merlefest performance: “[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."