Pickin’ Thistles Bio

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 17, and Rosemary, age 15, 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 a fiddle competitions and conventions including the Galax Old Fiddlers Convention, Fiddlers Convention, The Grandfather Mountain Highland Games, and many more