On Tuesday, May 9, singer-songwriter and piano player extraordinaire Ben Folds gave an unforgettable and revelatory Microshow performance at the Turf Club in St. Paul, a venue where Folds last played a Microshow in 2015. During an energetic nine-song set that included several selections from his latest album, What Matters Most, Folds interspersed his set with rich, personal stories behind the new songs.

Also in the set list were several songs from Folds’ back catalogue, including a group sing-along among the audience during “You Don’t Know Me,” conducted by Folds as he played and sang his own part. The audience consisted of lucky winners who had entered for a chance to attend this unique performance.

Watch Ben Folds’ full performance from the Turf Club in the video player above.
Advisory: Video contains explicit language.

The Current's Microshow series is supported by New Belgium Brewing's Fat Tire Classic Ale and by Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union.

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Set List

00:00:11 Exhausting Lover
00:03:27 Annie Waits
00:10:40 Fragile
00:16:45 Kristine from the 7th Grade
00:21:20 Capable
00:25:01 Still Fighting It
00:29:27 You Don’t Know Me
00:34:34 What Matters Most
00:38:40 Landed

Musician

Ben Folds – vocals and piano

Credits

Guest – Ben Folds
Video Director – Eric Xu Romani
Video Editor – Evan Clark
Camera Operator – Guillermo Bonilla
Recording Engineer – Evan Clark
Mix Engineer – Eric Xu Romani
Graphics – Natalia Toledo
Digital Producer – Luke Taylor

External Link

Ben Folds - official site