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Benjamin Falcon formed a love of the Simon & Garfunkel songbook while growing up outside of DC, in Alexandria, VA, through his parents fondness and nostalgia for Simon’s early work, as well as Falcon’s frequent exposure to the music in radio and media. In college, Falcon began to explore the larger catalogue of both Simon’s early and solo material.Falcon studied music from an early age and also performed in music theater. He ultimately decided to focus on drumming, eventually moving to Asheville, NC and earning a degree in music from UNC- Asheville in 2009, with a concentration in jazz performance. Over the years, Ben incorporated Simon’s songs while performing regionally as a drummer, and increasingly, as a vocalist.
In a serendipitous happenstance, Falcon suggested a Paul Simon theme when invited to perform as a guest vocalist in 2022 at The JLloyd Mashup, a weekly residency some local musician friends host Mondays in West Asheville. From there the vision grew.
After building and refining the band, sourcing from Asheville’s disproportionate population of talented musicians, Falcon set out to grow and share the magic of Simon’s music.
“You can call me Paul” has since sold out venues and attracted the collaboration of nationally touring musicians of note, including Jason Hann (The String Cheese Incident), Justin Ray (Michael Bublé), Justin Stanton (Snarky Puppy)
This twelve-member band was assembled to authentically recreate the experience of seeing Simon’s solo work through the eras, in a live setting, with all the power and emotion that drew you to start.
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