Performer
Ben Folds
Country
United States
- Listenings: 11
- Listeners: 1
Performer description
Benjamin Scott Folds is an American singer-songwriter. After playing in several small independent bands from the late 1980s through the early '90s, Folds came to prominence as the frontman and pianist of the alternative rock trio Ben Folds Five from 1993 to 2000, and again during their reunion from 2011 to 2013. Folds has recorded a number of solo albums, most recently Sleigher (2024). He has also collaborated with musicians such as Regina Spektor, "Weird Al" Yankovic and yMusic, and undertaken experimental songwriting projects with actor William Shatner and authors such as Nick Hornby and Neil Gaiman. Folds was the artistic advisor to the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. from 2017 until 2025.
Participated in
Discography
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Ben Folds Five
Year: 1995
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Whatever and Ever Amen
Year: 1997
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Fear of Pop: Volume 1
Year: 1998
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It's Like This
Year: 2000
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Rockin' the Suburbs
Year: 2001
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Songs for Silverman
Year: 2005
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Who Killed Amanda Palmer
Year: 2008
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Way to Normal
Year: 2008
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Ben Folds Presents: University A Cappella!
Year: 2009
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Lonely Avenue
Year: 2010
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The Olympus Sound
Year: 2011
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The Sound of the Life of the Mind
Year: 2012
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Rainbow
Year: 2017
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There Will Be No Intermission
Year: 2019
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What Matters Most
Year: 2023
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Sleigher
Year: 2024