Pickin' Thistles
The mission of Mountain Home Music is to celebrate diverse styles of Appalachian performing arts. Mountain Home Music strives to educate and build community through the arts, providing accessible cross-generational experiences.
Local Night @ AppTheatre & Joe Shannon’s Mountain Home Music presents Pickin’ Thistles w/ Fern Hill
Appalachian Theatre of the High Country (559 W. King Street, Boone)
Friday, March 28, 2025 at 7 p.m. / Doors at 6:30 p.m.
Pickin’ Thistles is comprised of three siblings playing their favorite Celtic, folk, and bluegrass music. Hayden Walker, age 18, plays the mandolin, guitar, and sings baritone in rich sibling harmonies. Josephine, age 16, and Rosemary, age 14, add twin fiddling and sweet vocal harmonies to the group. Both Josephine and Rosemary are also champion Irish and Scottish Highland dancers who excite the crowd with their rhythmic footwork. Pickin’ Thistles has played at venues in southern Appalachia and the Carolinas, including MerleFest, Appaloosa, and IBMA’s World of Bluegrass. They are active participants in the Junior Appalachian Musicians (JAM) program. They have won numerous awards at fiddle competitions and conventions, including the Galax Old Fiddlers Convention, the Fiddlers Convention, the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games, and many more.
