Folk Bloodbath - Music

Josh Ritter Born In Moscow Idaho On October 21 1976 Is An American Singer-Songwriter Guitarist And Author Who Performs And Records With The Royal City Band As Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band . Ritter Is Known For His Distinctive Americana Style And Narrative Lyrics. In 2006 He Was Named One Of The "100 Greatest Living Songwriters" By Paste Magazine. Born To Two Neuroscientists Ritter Bought His First Guitar From The Local K-MART After Hearing The Bob Dylan And Johnny Cash Classic Girl From The North Country. He Started At Oberlin College With The Intent To Follow In His Parents' Scientist Footsteps But Instead Discovered Songwriting And The Music Of Artists Like Gillian Welch Townes Van Zandt And Leonard Cohen. He Graduated And Then Moved East Favoring Its Close Proximity To Historic Folk Clubs Such As "Club Passim" In Boston. On A Shoestring Budget He Recorded His Critically Acclaimed Breakthrough Album Golden Age Of Radio In 2002 At Various Tiny One-Room Studios On The East Coast. He Has Continued To Grow From There Further Developing His Sound On Subsequent Albums. Josh Has Recorded Several Records And E.P.S. In Chronological Order They Are Josh Ritter Self Titled 2000 Golden Age Of Radio 2001 Come And Find Me EP 2003 Hello Starling 2003 4 Songs Live E.P. 2005 The Animal Years 2006 Girl In The War E.P. 2006 Good Man E.P. 2006 In The Dark Live At Vicar Street 2006 The Historical Conquests Of Josh Ritter 2007 Live At The Record Exchange EP 2008 So Runs The World Away 2010 To The Yet Unknowing World 2011 Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band Live At The Iveagh Gardens April 2011 The Beast In Its Tracks 2013 Acoustic Live Vol.1 2015 Sermon On The Rocks 2015 read less