I've been listening to alot of 'alternative-country' female singers/bands lately, and I've noticed that many of the mandolin players have a 'lead guitar' style, if that makes any sense. They're definitely not much for the old '2-4' chop way of playing, that's for sure.

There seems to be alot of slurs/slides and blues type of treatments for the music. Is it just me, or is this a growing style of mando playing?

All the best, Áine