Benjamin Scott Folds or simply Ben Folds, or the frontman and pianist of the alternative rock trio Ben Folds Five.
Hailing from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Folds, after playing in several small independent bands throughout the late 80s and into the early 90s, Ben came to prominence as the eponymous frontman and pianist of the alternative rock trio Ben Folds Five from 1993 to 2000.
The group had a few year reunion from 2011 to 2013.
Folds went onto record a number of solo albums. 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.
Since May 2017, he has been the first artistic advisor to the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
Folds has frequently performed arrangements of his music with uncommon instrumentation for rock and pop music, including symphony orchestras and a cappella groups. In addition to contributing music to the soundtracks of the animated films Hoodwinked!, and Over the Hedge, Folds has produced several albums, including Amanda Palmer's first solo album Who Killed Amanda Palmer in 2008.
Folds was a judge on the NBC a cappella singing contest The Sing-Off from 2009 to 2013.
In July 2019, Folds published his first book, a memoir, titled A Dream About Lightning Bugs: A Life of Music and Cheap Lessons.
Recently Folds went all festive releasing, Sleigher, his sixth studio album. It was announced in September, along with the release of two songs from the album, The Christmas Song, and We Could Have This featuring Lindsey Kraft.
Being festive, this will also be the final Friday Flash(back) for 2024. I have a feeling it will return once things return to normal programming in 2025. Speaking of the holidays are incoming. Next week I may have a holiday treat for you. The Album of the Year announcement maybe sooner than usual....
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