CLEVELAND, Ohio - Singer-songwriter-composer Ben Folds will be coming to the Agora with his “Ben Folds & A Piano” tour on Wednesday, June 17. Tickets for the show go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, ...

Writing an autobiographical song can turn into a problematic experience. Worrying about recounting everything that happened might rob a song of anything that makes it relatable to the audience. The ...

In a kinder, gentler world, Ben Folds’ name would be mentioned in the same breath as piano greats Billy Joel and Elton John. Like the other two, Folds is a brilliant lyricist, a fantastic pianist, and ...

Christmas albums still have a bit of a stigma among fans of higher-cred artists. It can be difficult, first, to overcome the expectation that they’re either cash grabs or sops to sentimentality, and ...

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Previously on Listen Up, I reported how Helen Day of DeWitt, a senior at Wellesley College, would be recording with alt-pop star Ben Folds on his forthcoming a cappella CD. Word came in from Folds ...

In this episode of Backstage Bay Area, host Steve Roby interviews Ben Folds, the pianist, songwriter, and arts advocate who has spent three decades balancing sharp, story-driven pop songs with ...

The holiday season often feels like a cultural rhyme—an annual cycle where the visuals, smells, and sounds are intentionally, comfortingly, and sometimes maddeningly similar to those of previous years ...

Ben Folds discusses his North Carolina roots, creativity and how to find your artistic voice. Singer-songwriter and composer Ben Folds shares how growing up in North Carolina shaped his music and why ...

Any preconceived notions about whether this would be a traditional evening with the Columbus Symphony were gone before Saturday night’s third song. In front of a sold-out crowd at Columbus Commons, ...

Hey Day Happy Hour: 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 7-8, at Hey Nonny, 10 S. Vail Ave., Arlington Heights. Music by Kathryn Sherman on Friday and Sean Heffernan on ...

So God bless the occasional singer-songwriter like Ben Folds who sees Christmas as a way into writing the kinds of songs he would usually write, not just for the purposes of a new album but a proper ...