Byron Singleton Joins NYCity Slickers for Broadway Bluegrass at Feinstein's/54 Below

As previously announced, Feinstein's/54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, will present an evening of Broadway Bluegrass with The NYCity Slickers. They will be joined by special guest Byron Singleton. Singleton has sung leading and supporting roles in opera and concert in major venues around the United States including the Metropolitan Opera, Carnegie Hall, Symphony Space , The Rose Theater at Lincoln Center, and David Geffen Hall. Most recently he sang Cavaradossi in a new production of Tosca conducted by Maestro Anton Coppola, the title role in "The Tales of Hoffmann" with Vocal productions NYC, Der Steuermann in "Der Fliegende Hollander" with the United Nations Orchestra, and was heard as the tenor Balladeer in a reading of James Joyce's "The Dead" on Theater Row. He recently made his solo Carnegie Hall debut in a concert featuring the music of Bernstein and Sondheim with the Mimesis Ensemble. Other career highlights include Rodolfo in La Boheme, The Tenor Soloist in Verdi's Requiem, Foresto in Attila with Empire Opera, and Riccardo in "Un Ballo in Maschera" at Symphony Space.

The NYCity Slickers will present Broadway Bluegrass, Broadway tunes with kick-ass bluegrass style arrangements. One of NYC's premier Americana bluegrass bands, the NYCity Slickers are an eight-piece, high energy, band which combines the wailing tight harmonies of three gal singers with the hard driving sound of five Broadway musicians on banjo, guitar, mandolin, fiddle, bass & accordion. With female-fronted, three-part harmony driven arrangements, The NYCity Slickers depart from traditional male-driven bluegrass resulting in a synthesis of the Dixie Chicks, Pistol Annies and Rhonda Vincent. Their unique "City Style Bluegrass" is an eclectic mix of traditional bluegrass, Americana pop, delta blues, zydeco, gospel, originals and covers.

The NYCity Slickers will be joined by several Broadway actors (to be announced), performing everything Broadway with a bluegrass twang. Get ready to side step your way to Feinstein's/54 Below on April 7, 2017! Tickets are available at 54below.com/events/broadway-bluegrass-nycity-slickers.

The NYCity Slickers recently returned from Oxford, Mississippi, where they debuted two original and commissioned songs for Thacker Mountain Radio's live NPR broadcast based on the heroic memoir, "Trials of the Earth," of Mississippi Delta pioneer, Mary Hamilton. Planning to head back in the studio in 2017, these two 'Trials of the Earth" originals, "Delta Rising" and "Mystery Man" will be featured on their new album. In addition to monthly NYC gigs, recent NYCity Slickers highlights include: a two week sold out tour of Norway; the sold-out "Bluegrass Mass" for Millsaps College Arts & Lecture Concert with the Millsaps Singers' 50 voice choir; NYC's Central Park concert, opening for 4 time Grammy winnerMarty Stuart and his Superlative Band; Sounds of Summer Concert Series at Jersey City, City Hall Plaza; Riverside Park Summer Concert Series; headliner band at the Busy Bird Bluegrass Festival in Berkshire, NY; the legendary Bitter End in NYC and performance on the historic Lilac vessel anchored in the NYC Hudson River.

The NYCity Slickers launched their debut albuum, LAYIN IT DOWN, on September 8, 2011. The album captured the culmination of the first 3 years of the Slickers collaboration in which they defined their unique, original sound. Departing from traditional male-driven bluegrass, they have often been described as the "Andrew Sisters meet Bill Monroe." Composed of 13 songs, eight of which are original. The CD reflects the eclectic mix of musical styles that has become characteristic of the NYCity Slickers' Signature Sound. These 13 songs range in style from traditional bluegrass covers, Delta blues, zydeco and country pop. To capture the energy of one of their live shows, the NYCity Slickers recorded the album live in one studio at Dubway Studios in NYC. LAYIN' IT DOWN and their second album, COTTON COMET SKY are available through iTunes, CD Baby, Amazon & NYCitySlickers.com. In 2014 the NYCity Slickers embarked on a 2 week sold-out Norway Tour, sponsored in part by the US Embassy in Oslo, the Nordkapp Film Festival, and the Finnmark Fylkeskommune. The tour kicked-off the North Cape Film Festival and included sold-out concerts at Perleporten, Klimpt Live, Kampen Bistro, Bryggerhuset Syd Halden and a gospel concert in Honningsva?g. In addition to their tour concerts, the Slickers gave a workshop on bluegrass/Americana roots music culminating in a concert with the Honningsva?g Blandakor Choir and Finnmark Opera Company.

The NYCity Slickers Band Features vocalists Annie Chadwick, Abigail Hardin and Kim Harris with instrumentalists Andrew Baird (Guitar); Faser Hardin (Banjo, Accordion & Hammered Dulcimer); Jens Kramer (Fiddle); Brendan O'Grady (Bass) and Greg Utzig (Mandolin). The evening is produced by Steven Carl McCasland (whose previous concerts at the famed supper club include: Onward Victoria, Charlie and Algernon, Eating Raoul).

Michael Feinstein, one of the world's great musical artists, and 54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, have united to give New York an unparalleled destination for entertainment and dining. Feinstein's/54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, is the performance venue in the grand tradition of New York City nightlife. A few blocks from the heart of Times Square and just below the legendary Studio 54, Feinstein's/54 Below is a classically designed state-of-the art nightclub in the theatre district that hosts audiences with warmth and style. Feinstein's/54 Below presents iconic and rising stars from the worlds of Broadway and popular music. The venue provides a food and beverage menu from early evening through the wee hours of the morning that is worthy of the world-class entertainment on the stage. Located at 254 West 54th Street, Feinstein's/54 Below features up to three shows nightly with cover charges ranging from $15-$105.

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