Paper Dolls Band - Pray for Rain

This is the very talented Victoria Kelley, who, if you haven't heard, has unbelievable monster chops on mandolin besides being a great singer. This is a video from her new band Paper Dolls.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAwVkJnUUq0&t=67s

Here's a video of Victoria displaying some of those monster chops. This is from an earlier time, when the current trio was part of a larger family band, Band Of Kelleys. If the recent video is indicative of the new lineup's identity, they seem more intent on featuring Victoria's singing and songwriting, a bit more than her playing. That's not to say there isn't evidence of her skill - indeed, the mastery of her instrument she shows in her perfect execution many times of those slides is proof of that - but it seems that, much as Sarah Jorosz currently and Alison Krauss beginning long ago - she's concentrating on other aspects of her musicianship.

Or that's just what they deemed appropriate for this song. :whistling:

Then there's this.

Well, now! Right there are some gargantuan chops. :disbelief: (In other words, giant monster chops. ;) )