All Kinds of Fun

Thistles. Both Smith and The Blue Ridge Bean Stringers are artists who work closely with Mountain Home Music, while the Pickin’ Thistles are a trio of High Country siblings — Hayden, Josephine and Rosemary — who perform string folk music all throughout southern Appalachia. Smith will perform a second set that will conclude at 3:30 p.m., whereafter all children will be invited to pick up an homemade instrument and play it as they parade around the festival grounds. For a bit of classic festival fun, kids can also have a go at getting their face painted at the Fake-a-Face booth, operated by Patricia “Trish” Daniels. Based out of Banner Elk, Daniels has been a fixture at conventions and events throughout Western North Carolina, and has been facepainting for over two-and-a-half