Ashley D'Andrea (they/she)
 
Ashley is the drummer in Three Hour Detour.  They have also been the drummer in Broadside Electric since 1997.  Broadside Electric is Philadelphia's most famous folk band.  Ironically, when she joined them the band went from being an 'acoustic' act to being an 'electric' act, even though he plays an acoustic instrument exclusively (drums).  Since the band was always called Broadside Electric, I suppose they were always anticipating her arrival.

Ashley has been a drummer since their early childhood, and also plays violin and keyboards.  She and Ray began working together in the late 80's, and formed the Asbury Park-based band Torq in 1993.  It has been a wild ride since then!

Ashley is an accomplished vocalist, and she can be heard singing lead in songs like Harley Rider and Omnichrome.  They also contribute backing vocals to almost every song, and swaps off lead vocals on some other songs.  As a singing actor, they are known for their singing in local stage productions of musicals like Chess and Snoopy.

Ashley plays Tama drums, and recently got hold of a vintage Ludwig kit.  She is a fervant endordser of Evans drum heads.

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