If you absolutely love splendid vocal harmony, Some Assembly Required is what you are looking and listening for.
Lynn Stephens is the 2006, 2008 & 2010 Virginia State Champion female vocalist and Leo Szydlowski is an award winning song writer and the 2010 Virginia State male vocalist. Ronnie Harlow has played bass and guitar with a number of bands over the years. Scott Street brings a love for the music and an expertise on the instrument.
Influences include the Rice Brothers, Claire Lynch, Emmylou Harris, the Louvin Brothers and many other traditional and contemporary Bluegrass artists.
When you see SAR perform you will immediately recognize the unique song and harmony arrangements. They deliver their material with feeling for the songs that has been noticed by the studio and mastering engineers that worked on their latest project. Countless people have said how they relate to the music and how moved they are by a performance.
Instrumentation Lynn Stephens - guitar and vocals
Leo Szydlowski - Mandolin and Vocals, Guitar
Ronnie Harlow - Bass
Scott Street - Banjo
Discography "Tools of the Trade" is the first CD release for the band. Members have recorded with many other bands during their careers and have regularly performed on live radio at WSVS AM 800 recently sharing a two hour broadcast with the Steep Canyon Rangers and Curly Seckler. WSVS streams music on the net and previous shows can be heard from their archives. SAR's music can also be heard on the web site at: www.assemblyrequiredbluegrass.com