Ben Folds

Name: Ben Folds
Start: 2024-11-15T19:30:00-05:00
Location: 50 N George St, York, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 17401

Schedule

Fri Nov 15 2024 at 07:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

50 N George St, York, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 17401 | York, PA

Widely regarded as one of the major music influencers of our generation, Ben Folds returns to the Strand Theatre on November 15, following a sold-out performance in 2022! $1 from each ticket sold supports “Keys For Kids”
BIO
The Emmy-nominated singer-songwriter-composer has created an enormous body of genre-bending music that includes pop albums with Ben Folds Five, multiple solo albums, and numerous collaborative records.
For the past three decades, he’s toured as a pop artist, while also performing with some of the world’s greatest symphony orchestras.
A New York Times Best Selling author and podcast host, Folds also composes for film, TV and theatre, guest stars in films and on TV, and serves as the Artistic Advisor to the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC.
A longtime advocate for arts and music education funding, Folds launched a music education charitable initiative in his native state of North Carolina entitled “Keys For Kids,” which provides funds and keyboards to existing nonprofits that provide free or affordable music lessons to interested school-age children. On the national level, he’s active as a member of Americans For The Arts and the Arts Action Fund.
With special guest Lindsey Kraft
Lindsey Kraft is a multi-faceted artist - actress, singer, and composer. You may recognize her from various TV roles including Netflix's Grace and Frankie, HBO's Getting On and most recently Netflix's Obliterated.

She characterizes her songs as deeply personal, funny, and sad, her sound inspired by Carly Simon, Carole King, Billy Joel, Bette Midler, Randy Newman, and Broadway (but like, only the good shows).