SHOW INFORMATION
| 101 Founders Way, Bethlehem, PA 18015
- Doors and Dinner: 6:00 pm
- Show: 7:30 pm*
- Menu | $10 minimum Food and Beverage for all reserved seating.
- Venue/Event Rules
*times subject to change
SCYTHIAN's Ugly Christmas Sweater Show
It’s the most wonderful time of the year again: SCYTHIAN’S ANNUAL UGLY CHRISTMAS SWEATER PARTY! That’s right, the time has come to break out the GOOD eggnog, put your creative skills to the test, and celebrate the holiday season with your favorite band, SCYTHIAN!
“Washington D.C.’s most energetic and eclectic band.”
— The Washington Post
“Scythian has reinvented folk rock in America.”
— iHeart Radio
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.”
The 19th Street Band
Loved for their strong vocal harmonies and driving rhythms, The 19th Street Band delivers high-energy, foot-stompin’, rockin’ good time music with a rootsy European/Americana connection that drives audiences mad. The band comprises Caolaidhe – pronounced “Cally” – Davis (guitar/harmonica/vocals) who hails from Holywood, Northern Ireland alongside partner-in-crime, Meghan Davis (fiddle/mandolin/vocals), and their fabulous rhythm section Christopher Brown (bass) & Patty Dougherty (drums). Elevating the four-piece on stage will be their very own 3-part horn section, The Back Alley Horns.
The 19th Street Band has entertained crowds at US festivals such as DelFest, Charm City Bluegrass Festival, The Washington Folk Festival, Iowa Irish Festival, and Maryland Irish Festival. Overseas, they have been featured as a regular artist at the Open House Festival in Bangor, Northern Ireland and recently showcased at Your Roots Are Showing Folk Conference in Killarney & Belfast. The band tours Ireland/UK every year and brings 40+ American fans along for the ride. They rocked the iconic Cavern stage in Liverpool UK during their most recent tour, made famous by the fab four!
