On his first released album "Famous Among the Barns" and his "EP #1", Taylor collaborated with friends Adam MacDougall and Larry Ciancia to form "The Ben Taylor Band." Ultimately deciding that this path (which yielded music that Taylor describes as "neo-psychedelic folk funk") did not represent his true musical nature, Taylor released a follow-up solo album that is much more acoustic in nature. That solo effort, "Another Run Around the Sun", featured backing vocals by his sister and mother, with Taylor as vocalist and guitarist, Peter Calo on guitars, Larry Ciancia on drums, and bass guitar by Kevin Bacon who also produced the album.