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Published on Jan-08-2019 8:30am
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Ashley Broder is at the forefront of a new breed of mandolinist, millennials, many classically-trained, pushing beyond bluegrass in favor of taking the instrument to new places.
Based in Santa Barbara, Calif., Broder is not at a loss for gigs. Described as a "mandolin phenomenon" by the San Diego Tribune, she currently performs with five acts, allowing her to explore different avenues of sound; and she carries a full teaching schedule, as well.
Broder began violin at age eight and studied strings up through community college, where she added cello to her résumé. Mandolin came very early, too, and Broder found ways to apply the rigor of classical technique to fingerboards and fretboards, subtly adapting bow strokes to the pick as well.
"I just put all of my violin repertoire, whatever I happened to be working on, on mandolin," she says.
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