SOLD OUT – Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion Kick-Off Show feat. Scythian

Join us at LUMAC Rooftop Bar above The Bristol Hotel as we kick off the 25th annual Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion music festival with Scythian! Date: Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026 Time: 6:30 p.m. (Doors 5:30 p.m.) Location: LUMAC Rooftop Bar, The Bristol Hotel Cost: $70 (includes applicable taxes/fees) SOLD OUT About 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. 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 Alex Kuldell (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. World Champion Scottish Dummer, Alex Kuldell, spent 20 years in the US Army Fife and Drum Corps and brings a precision and taste which can only be honed in the highest levels of competition and performance. You have to catch the live show to understand why The Camel City Dispatch said of a MerleFest performance: “ 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.” Press Quotes: “Scythian’s enthusiasm is contagious, and shows seem to end with everyone dancing, jumping around or hoisting glasses.” —Washington Post “ 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.” —Camel City Dispatch (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) “When Rock Star Charisma Meets Celtic Dervish Fiddling” —Nashville’s Music City Roots ‘Scythian has reinvented folk rock in America’ —iHeart Radio’s Arroe Collin “For the past 20 years we’ve relied on hip hop to get people on the dance floor, when in reality they just haven’t discovered yet.”—Arroe Collins, iHeartRadio Scythian has made MerleFest a second home. “These festival favorites are deeply rooted in Gaelic and empowered with their own musical touches. If you stay seated throughout a Scythian set, you may want to check your pulse.” —McDowell News