The folk band ZAR has released two CDs so far. Both CDs have been awarded a Danish Music Award. The first album "Strengeleg" was awarded for best debut-recording of the year 2002, and in 2004 Sine Lauritsen was awarded Best Vocalist for the album Tusind Tanker.

ZAR plays traditional songs and tunes that have survived through several generations, and in the hands of ZAR the music starts living again. ZAR does not only find it's inspiration from the international folk-scene, ZAR is also exploring other music-styles such as jazz and pop-music.
"We want to give people a chance to hear that Danish folk-music can cause some fantastic experiences, as long as you keep an open mind." These are the words of vocalist Sine Lauritsen, who is the front figure on the stage with her charismatic voice.

Besides Sine the band consists of four young musicians all educated from the Danish music academies. The line-up is fiddles, guitar and double-bass, which sometimes makes it hard to sit still during a concert. ZAR has toured festivals and venues all over Denmark and has furthermore played at festivals in Scotland, Canada, USA, Germany, Italy and Scandinavia.

"Zar is a sharp quintet that, much like Union Station or Solas,
is extending the boundaries of its tradition."
BSM / Dirty Linen

"One of the undoubted highlights of this year's festival"
Mark Latham / The Shetland Times

"Honestly, they're world class"
Chris Nickson / Folk Music From DK 2004

ZAR is:
Sine Lauritsen: Vocal
Christopher Davis Maack: Fiddle
Andreas Tophøj Rasmussen: Fiddle
Rasmus Zeeberg: Guitar, mandolin
Steffan S. Sørensen: Double-bass, fiddle.

ZAR has played at:
Tønder Festival (DK), Shetland Folk Festival 2004, Andar Per Musicha 2005 (Italy), Mission Folk Festival (BC, Canada) , FolkBaltica (Germany), EBU Festival (Mölln, Germany), Folk Alliance (Jacksonville, Florida), Kennedy Center (Washington DC), Norrsken (Norway), Kulturnat Malmö (Sweden), Norlek (Norway), Telemarkfestival (Norway), Tarm Vise Festival, Århus Folk Festival, Odense Folk Festival, Bogense Folk Festival, Tunø Festival, Spot 08, Halkær Kro, Det Bruunske Pakhus.