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 ...

BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE: Ben Folds has moved beyond the confines of alt-rock, combining his compositional skills with orchestral arrangements. He performs with the Asheville Symphony Orchestra on Oct.

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 ...

If there is a confessional element to the music of Ben Folds, you might surmise that the bony, bespectacled geek is about as stable as uranium. That's a conclusion you could reach digesting the ...

Even before Folds recorded “Sleigher,” there was a body of solid evidence that he was the right man for the task. That was the fact that he’d already written and recorded a number of songs that ...