Name: SCYTHIAN: Through The Kitchen Window Tour w/ Presley Barker
Start: 2024-10-18T20:00:00-04:00
Location: 511 E. 36th St. Charlotte NC 28205-1103

$SCYTHIAN: Through The Kitchen Window Tour w\/ Presley Barker$

SCYTHIAN
Folk / World / Celtic-Rock
Opener: Presley Barker

Doors 7pm / Show 8pm *See our bag policy [https://neighborhoodtheatre.com/venue/]*
Tickets: $25 - $35 (plus sales tax and service fee) *Reserved Seating & Advance tickets are available online only*

18+ Valid ID required for entry into venue / Under 18 permitted with parent (Accepted forms of ID: State Issued ID or Driver's License, Military ID, Passport.)

SCYTHIAN:

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), Danylo 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: The classically trained Fedoryka brothers grew up on Ukrainian folk music and bluegrass, while Ethan Dean was raised on the greats of 60’s & 70’s folk-rock. Lafayette LA raised Johnny Rees brings a Cajun backbeat to the Celtic-Americana fusion giving Scythian yet another dimension which keeps audiences entertained and moving. Scythian is coming off its most prolific year in 2020 with over 1,000 hours of live streams during the Covid Lockdowns, release of two new albums (Roots & Stones and Quaranstream: The Album) and four new music videos. 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."

PRESLEY BARKER:
Presley Barker is a country and bluegrass singer/songwriter and guitarist from Wilkes County, North Carolina - located close to one of Barker’s guitar heroes, Doc Watson. First learning to play the guitar at the age of 7, Barker won the Galax Old Fiddler’s Convention guitar contest in the adult division when he was 10 and again at age 13; over the next few years, he won the West Virginia State Flatpicking Guitar competition and the Wayne Henderson Guitar competition. Barker has performed at major festivals such as the National Folk Festival, the Richmond Folk Festival, the Montana Folk Festival, Lowell Folk Festival, Dollywood, Silver Dollar City, Ole Red, Song of the Mountains, Washington County Fair, and Merlefest. Additionally, Presley appeared on national television as a featured guest on Steve Harvey’s “Little Big Shots,” “The Today Show,”and “American Idol.” Presley has also appeared at the legendary Grand Ole Opry as a guest of Ricky Skaggs in 2019, and has performed many times for NASCAR events. He has opened for and shared the stage with artists such as Clint Black, Billy Strings, Ricky Skaggs, Marty Stuart, and Albert Lee.