{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"Floating drums and lederhosen: Ben Folds' musical journey","publication_date":"August 18, 2019","summary":"Twenty-four years into his musical career and still performing before thousands, singer-songwriter Ben Folds has released a best-selling new memoir called \"A Dream About Lightning Bugs: A Life of Music and Cheap Lessons.\" NewsHour Weekend's Tom Casciato recently spoke to the 52-year-old Folds about his book and about growing up as a wise-guy kid with an ear for melody.","author_name":"By Tom Casciato, Sam Weber, Connie Kargbo","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2019\/08\/8fd1cd46fa17978a4b3307ee75c4e6ce-1135873848288933.hZTQklCQsYCDFHLnCyEZ_height640.png"}