Scenes from the stage: Goldpine at The Ark

Goldpine brought a fresh Americana energy from Nashville to the humid Ann Arbor summer in their first time performing at The Ark. Touring their third album, the duo celebrated their 16th wedding anniversary that week, singing on themes of faith, community and mostly, love.

Left: Ben Wilson of Goldpine plays the electric guitar on the stage of The Ark Wednesday evening. Meleck Eldahshoury/DAILY. Buy this photo. Right: Kassie Wilson of Goldpine performs on the stage of The Ark Wednesday evening. Meleck Eldahshoury/DAILY. Buy this photo.

Kassie and Ben Wilson of Goldpine took the stage, telling stories from their tours that led the audience into their songs. Kassie’s voice joined Ben’s acoustic guitar for songs like “Confessions,” “Understand” and “Love Is,” filling the room with abundance. As Ben switched between an acoustic and electric guitar while hitting a suitcase, Kassie brought in the sounds of a tambourine, harmonica, soundboard and a shaker.

Around the middle of their performance, they invited their friend Daniel Neihoff from the crowd to the stage. Neihoff performed the song “Appalachian Cry” with a voice like thunder.

As Ben introduced their final song, bringing the crowd back to the theme of giving love as it extends into faith, the power went out at The Ark. Ever conscious of energy as it flowed in the room, the duo decided to play the closing song, “Stumbling Stone,” acoustically. All the while, they joked about playing in the dark until the lights came back on to reveal them.

Senior Statement Editor Meleck Eldahshoury can be reached at melda@umich.edu.

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