Guitarist and songwriter Noah Gose started playing piano with his siblings at a young age, and he was the only sibling who gravitated toward music. He taught himself how to play guitar after finding his father’s guitar under a bed. He has a wide-ranging musical taste, listening to artists from John Prine to Radiohead and Weezer.

Violin player Chloe Gose grew up with a musical mother and brother, the latter of whom inspired her to start playing her instrument of choice for the first time. Bass player Andrew Vaggalis didn’t learn how to play his first instrument until he was 14, as he was primarily into sports before picking up a guitar.

Noah and Chloe met each other in eighth grade. While Chloe had already been playing with her brother (also named Noah), she started playing with her now-husband in a youth program in Nebraska called the Academy of Rock, where they formed a band called Rabbits with Gas Masks.

After leaving the program, they started their own folk group called The Wildwoods, which they played in through high school and college. Even though they had met Andrew during high school, he didn’t join the band until after college. The lineup has changed many times over the years, with the band focusing on being a duo after COVID before eventually adding Andrew.

The band is primarily folk-centered, but they occasionally delve into jazz and bluegrass elements. They love artists such as Nickel Creek, Gillian Welch, The Beatles, and Joni Mitchell, who have influenced the band throughout its run. Noah is the primary songwriter of the group, bringing his songs as a blueprint and allowing the other two members to add their own elements to each song.

The band loves being able to hear how their stylings have changed over the years they’ve performed, as Chloe feels they were more bluegrass-centered early on and have now shifted into folk and Americana stylings. The band primarily focuses on their original music throughout the course of their shows, although they will occasionally throw in covers.

The band has recently been recognized as a finalist at the FreshGrass Music Festival Band competition, as well as the Gems on VHS “Gems in the Rough” competition (both in 2023), they were awarded “Best Band” by the Lincoln Journal Star’s Lincoln Choice Awards in 2022, and they even more recently received third place at the 2024 Rocky Mountain Songwriter’s Contest for their song “Sweet Niobrara.”

The band believes their reputation has ramped up over the last couple of years because of their newfound focus on social media, and they are incredibly excited now that they get to perform more sold-out shows.

You can see The Wildwoods performing live at the United Center, 1440 Colorado Boulevard in Idaho Springs, on Sunday, July 14, 2024, starting at 6 p.m. You can listen to their releases wherever you listen to music and check them out on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube, and be sure to keep an eye out for their newest single “Cherry Pickin,” which drops on Friday, July 12.

Music Events

Busey Brews

Friday, July 5 at 4 p.m. - The Nippers or The Low Down

Sunday, July 7 at 2 p.m. - Eric Richard Stone

Sunday, July 14 at 2 p.m. - S’moreGrass Duo

Sunday, July 21 at 2 p.m. - Gratefully Acoustic

Sunday, July 28 at 2 p.m. - Tip of the Spear

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BuseyBrews/

Website: https://buseybrews.com/

Location: 70 E. 1st Street, Nederland

Phone: 1-855-633-2739

Canyon Tavern

Saturday, June 29 at 5 p.m. - Scrapyard Izzy

Saturday, July 6 at 6 p.m. - Derek Hall

Saturday, July 13th at 6 p.m. - Howard Dlugasch

Sunday, July 21 at 3 p.m. - Will Whalen

Saturday, July 27th at 6 p.m. - Ibby Cline & Michael Walters

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Coalcreekcanyontavern

Website: https://canyontavern.com/

Location: 32138 Highway 72, Coal Creek Canyon

Phone: 303-642-3180

Gold Hill Inn

Thursday, July 4 at noon - Fourth of July Twang Fest and Barbecue 2024

Saturday, July 6 at 5:30 p.m. - New Family Dog

Sunday, July 7 at 6 p.m. - Paul MacDonald and the Mourning Doves

Friday, July 12 at 8 p.m. - Bear Hat

Sunday, July 14 at 5:30 p.m. - Damn Tall Buildings

Friday, July 19 at 8 p.m. - Brandywine and the Mighty Fines

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoldHillInn/

Website: goldhillinn.com

Location: 401 Main Street, Gold Hill

Phone: 303-443-6461

Gold Hill Store

Thursday, July 11 at 7 p.m. - Bobby Coe

Saturday, July 13 at 3 p.m. - Andres Santana

Saturday, July 13 at 7 p.m. - Something Slight

Friday, July 19 at 7 p.m. - Ashlei Priest

Friday, July 26 at 7 p.m. - Queso Ra

Saturday, July 27 at noon - Queso Ra

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gold-Hill-General-Store/

Website: https://www.goldhillstore.com/

Location: 531 Main Street, Gold Hill

Howlin Wind Brewing

Saturday, July 6 at 5 p.m. - High Lonesome

Saturday, July 13 at 5 p.m. - Riverspell

Saturday, July 20 at 5 p.m. - Goldie and the Grindstones

Saturday, July 27 at 5 p.m. - Strangebyrds

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/howlinwindbrewing

Website: https://www.howlinwindbrewing.com/

Location: 51 A Main Street, Rollinsville

Phone: 309-825-5245

Jamestown Fourth of July

Thursday, July 4 at 10:30 a.m. - PJ Moon

Thursday, July 4 at 12:30 p.m. - Katie Farmer (Star-Spangled Banner)

Thursday, July 4 at 12:45 p.m. - Stellar J

Thursday, July 4 at 2 p.m. - River Mann

Thursday, July 4 at 3:15 p.m. - Floondog

Thursday, July 4 at 5:30 p.m. - Foggy Mountain Spaceship

Thursday, July 4 at 7 p.m. - River Spell

Thursday, July 4 at 8:30 p.m. - Poorfree

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jamestown4th/

Website: https://jamestownco.org/news/4th-of-july-celebration/

Location: Elysian Park, Main Street, Jamestown

Jamestown Mercantile

Friday, July 5 at 7 p.m. - The Brothers Burn Mountain

Sunday, July 7 at 12:15 p.m. - Ashlei Kendall Priest

Wednesday, July 10 at 5 p.m. - Open Mic

Thursday, July 11 at 7 p.m. - Derek Dames Ohl

Friday, July 12 at 7 p.m. - Zimbira

Sunday, July 14 at 12:15 p.m. - Steven Hoffman

Wednesday, July 17 at 5 p.m. - Open Mic

Thursday, July 18 at 7 p.m. - Hunter James and the Titanic

Friday, July 19 at 7 p.m. - Chuck Sitero (of High Lonesome) and Friends

Sunday, July 21 at 12:15 p.m. - Annie and the Bang Bang

Wednesday, July 24 at 5 p.m. - Open Mic

Thursday, July 25 at 7 p.m. - Heavy Diamond Ring

Friday, July 26 at 7 p.m. - Janestown

Thursday, July 28 at 12:15 p.m. - Danny Shafer

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jamestown.mercantile/

Website: https://www.jamestownmercantile.com/

Location: 108 Main Street, Jamestown

Phone: 303-442-5847

Knotted Root Brewing

Wednesdays at 6 p.m. - Open Mic

Sundays at 5 p.m. - Jazz Sundays

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/knottedrootbrewing/

Website: https://www.knottedrootbrewing.com/home

Location: 250 N. Caribou Street, Nederland

Phone: 720-248-7129

Nederland Farmers Market

Sunday, July 7 at 10:30 a.m. - River Spell Duo

Sunday, July 21 at 10:30 a.m. - Built to Last/Al Capones

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NederlandFarmers-Market/

Website: https://www.nederlandfarmersmarket.org/

Email: nederlandfarmersmarket@gmail.com

Location: 85 E. 1st Street, Nederland

Nederland Summer Concert Series

Saturday, July 6 at 4 p.m. - Banshee Tree w/ Benjamin Sproul Band

Website: https://www.timeservedproductiongroup.com/

Location: Chipeta Park

Old Gallery at Allenspark

Wednesday, July 10 at 2 p.m. - Summer Porch Series

Friday, July 19 at 6 p.m. - Open Mic with Tim Merkle

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheAPOldGallery

Website: https://www.theoldgallery.org/

Location: 14863 Highway 7, Allenspark

Phone: 303-747-2906

United Center

Sunday, July 14 at 6 p.m. - The Wildwoods

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UnitedCenterInc/

Website: http://www.unitedcenterinc.com/

Location: 1440 Colorado Boulevard, Idaho Springs

Phone: 303-900-8689

Very Nice Brewing Co.

Friday, July 5 at 6 p.m. - Mad Dog Blues

Saturday, July 6 at 7 p.m. - Derek Dames Ohl

Sunday, July 7 at 5 p.m. - Ella Wren

Thursday, July 11 at 6 p.m. - John Meerts

Friday, July 12 at 6 p.m. - Magnum Mike

Saturday, July 13 at 5 p.m. - David Tilmon

Friday, July 19 at 6 p.m. - Johnny Blueheart

Saturday, July 20 at 5 p.m. - Stone-Hall

Friday, July 26 at 6 p.m. - Daniel C. Jones

Friday, July 16 at 6 p.m. - Windy Pines

Saturday, July 27 at 5 p.m. - Andreas Boehmer

Sunday, July 28 at 4 p.m. - The CBDs

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/verynicebeer

Website: https://www.verynicebrewing.com/

Location: 20 E. Lakeview Drive, #112, Nederland

Phone: 303-258-3770

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