World of Bluegrass 2019

Pickin' Thistles is an all sibling band including Hayden (13) on banjo, mandolin, and guitar, Josephine (11) on fiddle and vocals, and Rosemary (9) on violin, guitar, and vocals. They enjoy playing their favorite traditional old time, Scottish, and Irish tunes with a few modern American favorites, as well. They also add Irish and Scottish highland dancing to their performances. Pickin’ Thistles is from the beautiful mountains of Todd, NC and have participated in the Boone JAM for a few years. They have played at Merlefest Acoustic Kids, Appaloosa Festival, Festival in the Park, various farmers markets and are frequent back porch pickers at the Original Mast General Store in Valle Crucis.