Josh Ritter
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Josh Ritter is an American singer-songwriter born in Moscow, Idaho in the late 70's. Ritter began writing songs while attending Oberlin College, eventually abandoning his projected neuroscience major and graduating in 1999 with a self-created songwriting major.
His style is in the tradition of folk music and ballads - clearly influenced by Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and Leonard Cohen, among others - with an emphasis on simple lyrics.
Ritter appeared at the 2002 Newport Folk Festival, the 2005 Oxegen Festival and has headlined with artists such as Joan Baez. Baez later released her own version of Ritter's song "Wings." Ritter's 2003 full-length album Hello Starling debuted at #2 on the charts in Ireland, where the young man has already developed a loyal following. Ritter was signed by a major United States record label, V2 Records, in 2005 and Hello Starling was re-released. On April 19th, his latest album, The Animal Years was released to stellar reviews.
Discography
- The Animal Years (2006 on V2 Records worldwide and on Independent Records in Ireland)
- 4 Songs Live EP (2005 on V2 Records worldwide and on Independent Records in Ireland)
- Hello Starling (Original release 2003 on Signature Sounds in the US and Independent/RMG in Ireland; second release in 2005 by V2 Records in the US)
- Come and Find Me Remix EP (Irish version) (2002 on Independent Records)
- Come and Find Me Remix EP (American version) (2002 on Signature Sounds)
- Golden Age of Radio (2001 on Signature Sounds in the US and RMG in Ireland)
- Josh Ritter (1999, self-released)