The Wilder Flower at Eddie's Attic

From the venue:

The Wilder Flower live at Eddie's Attic!

Madeline Dierauf and Molly Johnson have been building a sound together since meeting in 2021 at the Hagood Mill Fiddlers Convention, where they have each taken home multiple blue ribbons. Joined in 2025 by guitarist Audrey Neel, their musical chemistry was immediate and they've been refining their sound and show ever since.

The Wilder Flower blends Folk, Americana, Bluegrass, and Old-time influence into something new and fluid. They thrive vocally on three-part harmonies, whether a two-chord old-time ballad or a modern, minor-filled melody, and instrumentally feature bluegrass banjo tunes, fiddle and clawhammer string-band songs, and everything in between. Their unique sound is centered around original songs and tunes that are thoughtfully arranged and adapted to showcase their tasteful instrumental sensibilities. They flex between genres and writers in each song, but there is something to their collective taste that speaks the same language, though switching dialects.

The Wilder Flower has opened for bands such as the SteelDrivers, Steep Canyon Rangers, and MIPSO. They play festivals such as Merlefest, The Earl Scruggs Music Festival, GreyFox Bluegrass Festival, Big Ponderoo Music and Art Festival, FreshGrass Festival, High Mountain Hay Fever, and Albino Skunk Music Festival. The Wilder Flower also teaches and does educational outreach, working with organizations like Junior Appalachian Musicians, Merlefest, Mountain School of Strings, Outlaw Strings Oregon, Red Wing Academy, and in one-off workshops for festivals.