Mountain Roads Recordings of Bristol, TN announced today that the Snyder Family Band’s second release on their label, titled Stages, is set for October 18, 2011. We expect the Snyders to have pre-release copies available for sale at shows and on their website as early as September 10th.

Stages, the title track for this project was written by 12-year-old Samantha. The song reflects not only on her experiences during her musical career but also the comfort and joy that music has provided to the Snyder Family. It is a reflection on the Stages they have performed on, the friends they have met along the way and the Stages that they hope to cross during their musical journey. Samantha sings lead on this song and is accompanied by her brother, Zeb (16), on guitar and father Bud, on upright bass.

This project, the Snyder Family’s third release, showcases the tremendous musical, vocal and songwriting abilities of this amazing family. It features five original songs by Samantha and Zeb and a variety of songs from numerous sources and genres:

Original Untitled by Wyatt Rice;

An old-time fiddle favorite, Angelina Baker;

Wren’s Waltz by Glen Alexander, Samantha’s fiddle teacher;

Daddy’s Gone, a crowd favorite at shows written by Bill Hallock

And a bonus track, The Glendy Burke, a Stephen Foster favorite, featuring 5 year-old Owen Snyder. Owen is currently following Samantha’s and Zeb’s path by studying classical guitar in the Suzuki method. He now sometimes joins the band on stage and is anxious to become a regular as they cross the Stages of their future.

Samantha recently won the prestigious bluegrass fiddle competition in the adult division at the 76^th Galax Old Fiddler’s Convention and Zeb, who is the current 2011 SC Guitar Champion, took first place in the adult Guitar category. Both gave amazing performances and were the hands-down crowd favorites.

Zeb Snyder said, “I am excited about the amount of original material we were able to include on this project and I like the direction that our music is taking as we continue to develop our unique sound as a band.”

Zeb’s and Samantha’s mother, Laine, adds exceptional family harmonies and on a bonus track they are joined by five year-old Owen. Their extraordinary musicianship and their depth of feeling for the music they play have taken them to stages everywhere from the Wayne C. Henderson Festival in VA to the Cook Shack in Union Grove, NC, the Ernest Tubb Midnight Jamboree in Nashville and MerleFest. They were selected as an official showcase band for the 2010 World of Bluegrass in Nashville.

The Snyder Family Band has performed at:

IBMA Official Showcase Band - World of Bluegrass 2010
Ernest Tubb Midnight Jamboree with Dailey & Vincent
Song of the Mountains on PBS
Wayne C. Henderson Festival
Bluegrass First Class
MerleFest
The Rex Theater
Old Rock Schoolhouse
Top of Georgia Bluegrass Jamboree
Bluegrass On The Waccamaw
Lil’ Johns Mountain Music Festival
Charlotte Folk Society
Red, White & Bluegrass Festival
Central Virginia Bluegrass Festival
The Cook Shack
Sugar Grove Music Fest

Stages will be available from the Snyder Family Band’s website, http://www.snyderfamilyband.com, and from;

Mountain Roads Recordings at http://www.mountainroadsrecordings.com, on September 10, 2011.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

The Snyder Family Band
Bud Snyder
4935 US Hwy 64
Lexington, NC  27295
(336) 787-4808
bud@snyderfamilyband.com
http://www.snyderfamilyband.com

Mountain Roads Recordings
Karl Cooler
3192 Hwy 421
Bristol, TN  37620
(423) 878-4269
(423) 217-3668 cell
admin@mountainroadsrecordings.com
www.mountainroadsrecordings.com