A.J. Swearingen and Jonathan Beedle are up front with their audience and fans right from the start: In their tribute show to Simon & Garfunkel, the music is always the main attraction, as it will be once again when they perform at Birchmere on Friday evening. “[Ours] is a retrospective,” said Swearingen. “We say that because we’re paying homage to the music in our own voices and harmonies.”

The harmony between the two was immediately apparent back in 1991. A chance meeting in a Bethlehem, Pa., club brought Swearingen and Beedle face to face. Both were working on solo careers when they were introduced, and they began talking. The talking eventually led to singing.

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