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We're
finally back from our southern jaunt to North Carolina - 15
shows in 14 days! Pretty eventful 14 days at that - Dan got
hit by a car in Boone, we got a flat in Asheville, we got
stuck in the mud twice and jack-knifed our trailer at the
Shakori Hills rain fest, we forgot our bass in Charlotte,
a wheel sheared off our trailer while going 70mph, bolts and
all, just outside Merlefest, and Joey and Lex forgot to go
to sleep twice. Despite the string of bad luck, it was really
an amazing tour and we really feel that, much like Dan'l Boone
said before us, North Carolina is the new frontier for Scythian.
As
great as things were, nothing beats being home for a spell
so we're happy to be in the general DC area for a spell, with
shows in DC, Baltimore and Philly area. oh yeah and New York.
Here's how the rundown looks:
 Thursday,
May 8th: Return to Fado Thursday!
- 2 months since last we met at Fado! Has it been so long?
Forget about that camping trip you had foolishly planned and
head into the city for the always unexpected chaos that only
a reckless Thursday night can bring. To celebrate our return,
as well as Cinco de Mayo, the 23rd person through the door
gets a cash prize of 2,300 pesos. Show start 930pm.
(Located directly across from the Chinatown Metro stop). Visit
website.
 Friday,
May 9th: Mick O'Shea's (Baltimore
MD) - What in the hell happened last time Baltimore?
We leave for a few weeks and you have to go and turn the place
upside down. Over 300 crazed barn dancers at the hootenanny
and we had, simply put, our best show at Mick's ever. Hoping
on a repeat of the mayhem so call all your friends and tell
'em there's trouble in the city tonight. If you don't have
any friends, invite the ones from MySpace - I think they count.
Show starts at 10pm. Visit
website for more details.
 Saturday,
May 10th - Special Show at Colonial
Theater in Phoenixville (Philly area) - East of
the Hebrides will be putting on a FREE Celtic street fair
in Phoenixville, PA during the day and we'll be playing afterwards
with the band Brother for a special show in the historic
theater. Put on by the same folks of the Midwinter Scottish
Festival and the Fernwood Scottish Festival, this should prove
to be a great time. Hope you can join us! The show will be
a ticketed event and starts at 730pm, doors open at 630. You
can find ticket info and beyond at the website
here...
 Saturday,
May 17th: Stout NYC - recently dubbed "New
York's Temple to the Irish Pint", Stout NYC has been
welcoming an ever growing flock of faithful to its taps. Last
show out in April, we had over 600 crazed revelers on hand.
Each show seems to trump the last and we're definitely looking
forward to seeing what lies in store for us this time around.
Show starts at 10pm - 133 West 33rd St, New York, NY.
Just one block from Madison Square Garden. (website).
In
other news:
The
President and the Pope in the same year! Scythian has
been officially invited to play at this July at World Youth
Day '08 in Sydney, Australia! Over 500,000 youth from all
over the world will be traveling to Australia to see the Pope
and the powers that be caught wind of Scythian's energy and
thought it would be a good idea to throw us in front of a
crowd of over 100,000 people - TWICE! We're pumped to be doing
our first overseas show on such a large stage, and also playing
for the Pope is quite the humdinger. Anyway, due to the non-profit
nature of the event, we can't be paid and have to raise all
the travel expenses ourselves. And at over $2,000 per ticket
alone, it'll be quite the bagful. So we're asking anyone of
you all who might be able to help us in any way for a drop
in the collection plate. All our success has been thru grass
roots help and rather than go for corporate sponsorship, we'd
rather have the help of those who have gotten us here in the
first place. If you would like to help us in any way (shake
up your couch), we have set up a way where your donation would
be tax deductible through our friends, FCCO, a non-profit
Christian association. Make check payable to:
FCCO
ATTN: Scythian Music Foundation (in the memo)
P.O. Box 5765
Jacksonville, FL 32247-5765
Thanks
for your help ya'll!
Scythian
gets prime time at Summerfest! - On Saturday, July 5th
Scythian will be ringin in Independence weekend in Milwaukee
opening for phenoms Rodrigo y Gabriella (watch
video). The duo has taken the US by storm and are known
for their high-energy shows and dynamic musicianship. Last
year Scythian lit the crowd up at Summerfest while opening
for Guster and so the powers that be deemed them a perfect
opener for Rodrigo y Gabriella. The show will take
place on the Briggs & Stratton Stage and starts
@ 8pm. If you want a decent spot you should show up
several hours early because the 10,000 person plus area fills
up quickly. Click
here for official website.
And
we just got a great blog review for our show in Charlotte
at the Evening Muse - check
it out HERE...
Thanks
for your support everyone and see you on the road!
The
Scythian Music Jousters
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