Ben Folds's US tour came to close one day earlier than expected when his concert in Tulsa tonight had to be postponed due to a major snowstorm blanketing the region. Throughout the tour, Folds has enlisted the help of audience members to perform an a cappella version of the song "Working Day" off Lonely Avenue, his collaboration with Nick Hornby. You can see this new a cappella work in progress come together in video clips on Folds's YouTube channel; watch the first one here.
Ben Folds's US tour came to close one day earlier than expected when his concert at Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa, Oklahoma, tonight had to be postponed due to a major snowstorm blanketing the region. The date will be rescheduled for a later date, at which tickets for tonight's show will be honored. Folds's 2011 world tour, featuring music from Lonely Avenue, his album with Nick Hornby released last fall on Nonesuch, continues later this month in Europe. For more information, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.
Throughout this month's US tour, Folds has enlisted the help of audience members to perform an a cappella version of the Lonely Avenue song "Working Day." He's been teaching portions of the song to crowds each night and videotaping it all. You can see this new a cappella work in progress come together in video clips Folds has posted to his YouTube channel, benfoldstv. To get a taste, check out the first video in the series here:
No stranger to a cappella, Ben Folds has been supported recently on US tour dates by Street Corner Symphony, fellow Nashvilleans and finalists on NBC's yearly a cappella singing contest The Sing-Off, for which Folds serves as a judge. In early 2009, he released a collection of his greatest hits performed entirely by university a cappella groups.
To pick up a copy of Lonely Avenue on vinyl, CD, and in a special deluxe edition, head to the Nonesuch Store now.
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