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Christopher Gold
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Folk singer-songwriter Christopher Gold shares two songs at Mile of Music 2024.
Appleton resident Christopher Gold has performed at every Mile of Music festival since it began in 2013. These live acoustic performances from the 2024 festival were recorded at the Copper Rock Coffee Company in Appleton, Wis. Storytelling and acoustic guitar playing feature in two songs: "Welcome to the Jungle, pt. II" and "The Riverbed."
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Christopher Gold
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Appleton resident Christopher Gold has performed at every Mile of Music festival since it began in 2013. These live acoustic performances from the 2024 festival were recorded at the Copper Rock Coffee Company in Appleton, Wis. Storytelling and acoustic guitar playing feature in two songs: "Welcome to the Jungle, pt. II" and "The Riverbed."
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- Christopher Gold: Here's a brand-new song I've never played for anybody in a key that I myself have never played it in.
[audience laughing] It doesn't have a chorus.
And I'm not totally certain I remember the words.
It's about when you're young, you think you'll have fewer questions as you get older.
And you're right, but the few questions you have once you're older are humongous and terrifying.
But it's all gonna be okay.
["Welcome to the Jungle, pt.
II" by Christopher Gold] [gentle acoustic guitar music] ♪ I wanna know what I'm doing ♪ ♪ I wanna know what it means ♪ ♪ I wanna know why I'm still hurting ♪ ♪ I wanna know why I can't sleep ♪ ♪ Mmm mmm mmm ♪ [gentle acoustic guitar music] ♪ I wanna know how it all went ♪ ♪ Away and so wrong ♪ ♪ I wanna know why there were no questions ♪ ♪ Only unsung songs ♪ ♪ Maybe nothing is ever wrong ♪ ♪ Maybe everything is already resolved ♪ ♪ Mmm mmm mmm ♪ [gentle acoustic guitar music] ♪ I wanna know where I'm going ♪ ♪ I wanna know if I can stay ♪ ♪ I wanna know what I'm still holding ♪ ♪ That I could've dropped along the away ♪ ♪ Maybe nothing is ever gone ♪ ♪ Maybe everything is just rolling along ♪ ♪ Mmm mmm mmm ♪ [gentle acoustic guitar music] ♪ I wanna know why I'm still waiting ♪ ♪ I wanna know if that bell still rings ♪ ♪ I wanna forget every name of ♪ ♪ Every useless thing ♪ ♪ Maybe nothing is ever breaking ♪ ♪ Or maybe all these pieces just scatter into place ♪ ♪ Mmm mmm mmm ♪ ♪ Mmm mmm mmm ♪ ♪ Mmm mmm mmm ♪ ♪ Mmm mmm mmm ♪ [gentle acoustic guitar music] [audience applauding and cheering] Thank you.
["The Riverbed" by Christopher Gold] [gentle acoustic guitar music] ♪ Longer blinks but I'm still not sleeping ♪ ♪ I found a lot of holes but I dug no graves ♪ ♪ It rusts in the water where it rests so sweetly ♪ ♪ Laid down in the sand of the riverbed ♪ ♪ I made a run with just a dollar to my name ♪ ♪ Hoping someday I could turn it into 10 ♪ ♪ I found each place that I came across was just the same ♪ ♪ Familiar faces chased me ♪ ♪ They just had different names ♪ [gentle acoustic guitar music] ♪ I came back as if from the great beyond ♪ ♪ On a roll of thunder and a mighty dawn ♪ ♪ Half alive and still half moved on ♪ ♪ What remains is bound for where what left has gone ♪ ♪ I made a run with just a dollar to my name ♪ ♪ Hoping someday I could turn it into 10 ♪ ♪ I found each place that I came across was just the same ♪ ♪ Familiar faces chased me ♪ ♪ They just had different names ♪ [gentle acoustic guitar music] ♪ Then fear became the name I gave my faith ♪ ♪ And that faith gave me away ♪ ♪ Their fear became the name I gave my faith ♪ ♪ And that faith gave me away ♪ ♪ I made a run with just a dollar to my name ♪ ♪ Hoping someday I could turn it into 10 ♪ ♪ I found each place that I came across was just the same ♪ ♪ Familiar faces chased me ♪ ♪ They just had different names ♪ [gentle acoustic guitar music] Thank you.
[audience applauding and cheering]
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