Josh Ritter

Josh Ritter is an American singer-songwriter born in Moscow, Idaho. Ritter began writing songs while attending Oberlin College, eventually abandoning his projected neuroscience major and graduating in 1999 with a self-created songwriting major.

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American - Singer-songwriter - Moscow - Idaho - Oberlin College - Neuroscience

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His style is in the tradition of folk music and ballads - clearly influenced by Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen, among others - with an emphasis on simple yet poetic lyrics.

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Folk music - Ballad - Bob Dylan - Leonard Cohen

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Ritter appeared at the 2002 Newport Folk 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.

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2002 - Joan Baez - Ireland - V2 Records

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