Folk duo to play county venue
Award-winning Camarillo native returns on Agoura stage

BACK IN SO CAL- Ashley Broder, left, a graduate of Las Colinas Middle School and the High School at Moorpark College, will perform a combination of bluegrass and Celtic selections with her duo partner, Jamie Laval, right, in the Topanga Banjo and Fiddle Contest at the Paramount Ranch in Agoura Hills on Sun., May 18. For more details, call (818) 382-4819.

Las Colinas Middle School and the High School at Moorpark College graduate Ashley Broder will perform with her partner Jamie Laval at the Topanga Banjo and Fiddle Contest on the main stage at 12:30 p.m. and on the railroad stage at 3 p.m. Fri., May 18 at Paramount Ranch in Agoura Hills.

Broder has competed in the contest since age 8 and has won medals in several categories. She has toured internationally as a mandolinist and violinist, and has been on the cover of Mandolin magazine. Broder lives in Asheville, N.C.

For more information, visit www.jamielaval.com.

The Topanga Banjo and Fiddle Contest is an annual event showcasing bluegrass and folk music.

For more information, call (818) 382-4819 or visit www.topangabanjofiddle.org.