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Josh Ritter (born October 21, 1976) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and author who performs and records with 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.
Ritter was born and raised in Moscow, Idaho, a college town in the northwestern part of the state. As a teenager, after hearing Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan’s “Girl from the North Country” on his parents' copy of Nashville Skyline, he attempted to write songs on a lute that his father had built, before abandoning the lute and buying his first guitar at K-Mart.
Ritter graduated from Moscow High School in 1995 and attended Oberlin College in Ohio to study neuroscience, but later changed his major to the self-created "American History Through Narrative Folk Music". At the age of 21 Josh recorded his first album Josh Ritter at a recording studio on campus. After graduating, Josh moved to Scotland to attend the School of Scottish Folk Studies for six months. Josh then moved back to Idaho for a few months, before moving to Providence, Rhode Island, then Somerville, Massachusetts, where he worked temporary jobs and played at open mic nights. During this time, Ritter sold copies of his album and was spotted by Glen Hansard and his band The Frames, who invited him to return with them to Ireland. As an early sign of his success to come, Ritter found on the trip to Ireland that his album sold particularly well at open mics there. With the money from merchandise sales, Ritter was eventually able to quit his day job and devote himself to music full-time.
Josh is a diminutive of the given name Joshua. "Josh" may also refer to:
"And I" is a song written by American R&B singer Ciara, and produced by Adonis Shropshire for Ciara's first album, Goodies (2004). It was released as the album's fourth and final single on August 30, 2005 (see 2005 in music) in North America.
The song was originally the third choice for the fourth single. Ciara has mentioned in an interview that "Thug Style", "Hotline" or "Pick up the Phone" would be the fourth single, but when Ciara suggested "And I" to executives at her previous record label LaFace, they were unhappy because they wanted "Next to You" to be the fourth single.
At the time of the U.S. release of "And I", Ciara's collaboration with Bow Wow, "Like You", and her collaboration with Missy Elliott, "Lose Control", were at the height of their popularity. "And I" peaked at 96 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and 27 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, which were poor positions compared to those attained by the first three singles from the album Goodies. It was not released outside North America because of this, and it is Ciara's least successful single.
The Balham Alligators were a band from London that mixed rock 'n' roll, cajun, country and R&B. The band centred on singer and instrumentalist Geraint Watkins.
The band came together by chance at a London pub in 1983. The original line-up consisted of Geraint Watkins, Robin McKidd, Kieran O'Connor, Arthur Kitchener, and Gary Rickard. The Alligators played a hybrid blend of musical styles, including Rock 'n' Roll', Blues, R&B, Celtic Folk, Swamp-Pop, Country, Swing, Cajun & Zydeco.
The Balham Alligators performed in venues around Europe. Early albums included The Balham Alligators and Life In A Bus Lane. The pressure of constant touring began to take its toll with the continued ill-health and eventual death of Kieran O'Connor (d. 1991), the departure of Kitchener and Ron Kavana, and despite the recruitment of Pete Dennis to replace Kitchener convinced the remaining members it was time to call it a day.
The following years were spent pursuing individual projects with Watkins and Rickard working with Charlie Hart as, Rickard, Watkins & Hart, with Watkins eventually leading his own outfit, The Wobblers, in 1992. Robin McKidd formed The Companions of The Rosy Hours a western-swing band. Despite the four years since the original band's demise, McKidd was still receiving offers of work for the Alligators, persuading Watkins and Rickard to try out a few gigs with The Wobblers as a backing band, it became apparent that the Alligators were still a viable concern. Bolstered with morale and momentum they recruited session musician, Bobby Irwin on drums and ex-Chilli Willi and the Red Hot Peppers' bass guitarist Paul Riley and by the latter half of 1995 they recorded Gateway To The South (1996) and followed by Cajun Dance Party (1997).
Josh Ritter | NPR MUSIC FRONT ROW
Josh Ritter: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
Josh Ritter - Getting Ready to Get Down [Official Lyric Video]
Josh Ritter - "Girl In The War"
Josh Ritter "Lillian, Egypt"
Josh Ritter Temtation of Adam (lyrics in description)
Josh Ritter - New Lover - official lyrics video
Josh Ritter - Temptation of Adam (official video)
Josh Ritter - The Curse
Josh Ritter - Homecoming [Official Audio]
01:30 - "Evil Eye" 04:15 - "A Certain Light" 07:20 - "Wolves" 12:50 - "New Lover" 18:20 - "The Right Time" 23:30 - "The Temptation Of Adam" 28:45 - "The Appleblossom Rag" 33:40 - "Folk Bloodbath" 39:40 - "Hopeful" 44:45 - "Harrisburg" 54:20 - "Nightmares" 58:50 - "In Your Arms Again" 1:03:20 - "Joy To You Baby" 1:08:38 - "To The Dogs Or Whoever" 1:15:10 - "Lights" (Encore) Ritter's new album, The Beast in Its Tracks, is by any definition a breakup record; he wrote it following his own divorce, and every song finds him picking through a relationship's wreckage in pursuit of root causes and a way forward. Watch him perform the album's songs live from New York City. CREDITS Producers: Saidah Blount, Mito Habe-Evans, Amy Schriefer; Audio Engineer: Kevin Wait; Videographers: Christopher Farbe...
Josh Ritter carries himself with the bearing of a folk-singing mayor: gregarious, charming, down-to-earth and impeccably dressed. But there's not an ounce of insincerity about him, or else he'd have found a way to sing the apocalyptic ballad "The Temptation of Adam" without letting all those wry smiles slip through. Watch Ritter perform a Tiny Desk Concert at the NPR Music offices. Set List: The Temptation Of Adam Lark Rattling Locks Kathleen For more videos visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts
'Sermon on the Rocks' available now: smarturl.it/Sermon Limited quantity of handwritten lyric sheets, autographed vinyl & CDs, and exclusive album bundles available at http://joshritter.merchtable.com #sermonontherocks Follow Josh: http://joshritter.com http://joshritter.merchtable.com http://facebook.com/joshrittermusic http://twitter.com/joshritter http://instagram.com/joshritterofficial “Getting Ready to Get Down” lyrics: Mama got a look at you and got a little worried Papa got a look at you and got a little worried Pastor got a look and said, "Ya'll had better hurry" Send her off to a little bible college in Missouri And now you come back sayin' you know a little bit about Everything they ever seemed to hope you'd never figure out Eve ate the apple 'cause the apple was sweet What...
The first video from Josh Ritter's new album The Animal Years, "Lillian, Egypt"
If this was the Cold War we could keep each other warm I said on the first occasion that I met Marie We were crawling through the hatch that was the missile silo door And I don't think that she really thought that much of me I never had to learn to love her like I learned to love the Bomb She just came along and started to ignore me But as we waited for the Big One I started singing her my songs And I think she started feeling something for me We passed the time with crosswords that she thought to bring inside What five letters spell "apocalypse" she asked me I won her over saying "W.W.I.I.I." She smiled and we both knew that she'd misjudged me Oh Marie it was so easy to fall in love with you It felt almost like a home of sorts or something And you would keep the warhead missile silo go...
Josh Ritter - "New Lover" from Josh Ritter's forthcoming new album 'The Beast In Its Tracks', out March 5, 2013... Pre-order the album here: http://bit.ly/1167qFd Tour Dates and more always at http://www.joshritter.com Hear the new single 'Joy To You Baby' here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV7mki8GhYA Hear 'In Your Arms Againr' from new album here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PtdBspnISg
A Beautiful black and white video, of Josh Ritter's fabulous Temptation of Adam, a solo acoustic performance. This song is from "The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter" Enjoy!
The new album, 'Sermon on the Rocks,’ will be released October 16, 2015! Pre-order 'Sermon on the Rocks' and get an instant download of "Homecoming" now. Limited quantity of handwritten lyric sheets, autographed vinyl & CDs, and exclusive album bundles available at http://joshritter.merchtable.com #sermonontherocks Follow Josh: http://joshritter.com http://joshritter.merchtable.com http://facebook.com/joshrittermusic http://twitter.com/joshritter http://instagram.com/joshritterofficial "Homecoming" lyrics: I FEEL A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER I FEEL A CHANGE IN ME DAYS ARE GETTING SHORTER AND THE BIRDS BEGIN TO LEAVE EVEN ME YES YES Y’ALL WHO HAS BEEN SO LONG ALONE I’M HEADED HOME HEADED HOME NIGHTS ARE GETTING COLDER NOW THE AIR IS GETTING CRISP I FIRST TASTED THE UNIVERSE ON A NIGHT LIKE...
01:30 - "Evil Eye" 04:15 - "A Certain Light" 07:20 - "Wolves" 12:50 - "New Lover" 18:20 - "The Right Time" 23:30 - "The Temptation Of Adam" 28:45 - "The Appleblossom Rag" 33:40 - "Folk Bloodbath" 39:40 - "Hopeful" 44:45 - "Harrisburg" 54:20 - "Nightmares" 58:50 - "In Your Arms Again" 1:03:20 - "Joy To You Baby" 1:08:38 - "To The Dogs Or Whoever" 1:15:10 - "Lights" (Encore) Ritter's new album, The Beast in Its Tracks, is by any definition a breakup record; he wrote it following his own divorce, and every song finds him picking through a relationship's wreckage in pursuit of root causes and a way forward. Watch him perform the album's songs live from New York City. CREDITS Producers: Saidah Blount, Mito Habe-Evans, Amy Schriefer; Audio Engineer: Kevin Wait; Videographers: Christopher Farbe...
Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band - Full Concert Recorded Live: 3/14/2013 - Stage On Sixth (Austin, TX) Subscribe to Paste on YouTube: http://goo.gl/AU2nKB Visit Paste Magazine: http://www.pastemagazine.com Setlist: 0:00:00 - Rumors 0:04:03 - Hopeful 0:09:10 - New Lover 0:13:39 - Wolves 0:18:47 - Girl In The War 0:23:22 - Harrisburg 0:33:32 - To The Dogs Or Whoever
Jon Hart interviews Moscow, Idaho artist Josh Ritter as he performs four songs in TV Studio A at KCPT in Kansas City, Missouri. 90.9 FM The Bridge | bridge909.org | kcpt.org | eightonesixty.com @909TheBridge | @KCPT Live in studios and interviews from local and national music artists: The Bridge, 90.9 FM KTBG, listener supported public music radio in Kansas City, Missouri.
Josh Ritter and The Royal City Band perform "Harrisburg" - taken from the new DVD/Double CD, "Live at The Iveagh Gardens". Filmed in Dublin in July 2010. Go here: http://bit.ly/sfcy98, or to joshritter.com to learn more and order your copy! In July 2010, Josh and The Royal City Band performed a two-hour show at the Iveagh Gardens - a beautiful park of public gardens - in Dublin, Ireland. This was the first time there have ever been a rock show held there. And this 2 CD/1 DVD set is the result of that show.
http://wfuv.org • Follow @wfuv: http://ow.ly/flLAg Josh Ritter performs "Where The Night Goes" live in Studio A. Recorded 9/28/2015. Host: Carmel Holt Engineer: Ben Carbone Cameras: Nick D'Agostino, Sarah Burns & Kristen Riffert Editor: Nick D'Agostino & Kristen Riffert
http://wfuv.org • Follow @wfuv: http://ow.ly/flLAg Josh Ritter performs "Getting Ready to Get Down" live at Electric Lady Studios. Recorded 11/3/2015. Host: Rita Houston Engineer: Electric Lady Studios Cameras: Sarah Burns, Will Sanderson & Tim Pierson Editor: Sarah Burns
Josh Ritter performs "Homecoming" live at WXPN's Free at Noon on October 23, 2015.
Josh Ritter and The Royal City Band perform their song "Me and Jiggs" - taken from the new DVD/Double CD, "Live at The Iveagh Gardens". Filmed in Dublin in July 2010. Go here: http://bit.ly/sfcy98, or to joshritter.com to learn more and order your copy! In July 2010, Josh and The Royal City Band performed a two-hour show at the Iveagh Gardens - a beautiful park of public gardens - in Dublin, Ireland. This was the first time there have ever been a rock show held there. And this 2 CD/1 DVD set is the result of that show.
Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band - To The Dogs Or Whoever Recorded Live: 3/14/2013 - Stage On Sixth (Austin, TX) Subscribe to Paste on YouTube: http://goo.gl/AU2nKB Visit Paste Magazine: http://www.pastemagazine.com
Josh Ritter and The Royal City Band perform their song "Kathleen" - taken from the new DVD/Double CD, "Live at The Iveagh Gardens". Filmed in Dublin in July 2010. Go here: http://bit.ly/sfcy98, or to joshritter.com to learn more and order your copy! In July 2010, Josh and The Royal City Band performed a two-hour show at the Iveagh Gardens - a beautiful park of public gardens - in Dublin, Ireland. This was the first time there have ever been a rock show held there. And this 2 CD/1 DVD set is the result of that show.
01:30 - "Evil Eye" 04:15 - "A Certain Light" 07:20 - "Wolves" 12:50 - "New Lover" 18:20 - "The Right Time" 23:30 - "The Temptation Of Adam" 28:45 - "The Appleblossom Rag" 33:40 - "Folk Bloodbath" 39:40 - "Hopeful" 44:45 - "Harrisburg" 54:20 - "Nightmares" 58:50 - "In Your Arms Again" 1:03:20 - "Joy To You Baby" 1:08:38 - "To The Dogs Or Whoever" 1:15:10 - "Lights" (Encore) Ritter's new album, The Beast in Its Tracks, is by any definition a breakup record; he wrote it following his own divorce, and every song finds him picking through a relationship's wreckage in pursuit of root causes and a way forward. Watch him perform the album's songs live from New York City. CREDITS Producers: Saidah Blount, Mito Habe-Evans, Amy Schriefer; Audio Engineer: Kevin Wait; Videographers: Christopher Farbe...
I DO NOT OWN right to this album, or the image used. Josh Ritter- The Animal Years 2006 © V2 Records. "Josh Ritter is an American folk/ pop/ country singer-songwriter and author from Moscow, Idaho. Ritter is known for his complex, intelligent, and thoughtfully crafted lyrical narratives and Americana style. In 2006, he was named one of the "100 Greatest Living Songwriters" by Pastemagazine "- Wikipedia (paraphrased) -Support the magnificent Mr. Ritter: Home: http://www.joshritter.com/ Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/josh-ritter/id5117840 .....And a link to his brilliant ,2012 novel, “Bright's Passage” : ) http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/205685/brights-passage-by-josh-ritter/9780812981841 1)0:00- "Girl In The War" 2)4:23- "Wolves" 3) 8:20- "Monster Ballads" ...
Jon Hart interviews Moscow, Idaho artist Josh Ritter as he performs four songs in TV Studio A at KCPT in Kansas City, Missouri. 90.9 FM The Bridge | bridge909.org | kcpt.org | eightonesixty.com @909TheBridge | @KCPT Live in studios and interviews from local and national music artists: The Bridge, 90.9 FM KTBG, listener supported public music radio in Kansas City, Missouri.
Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band - Full Concert Recorded Live: 3/14/2013 - Stage On Sixth (Austin, TX) Subscribe to Paste on YouTube: http://goo.gl/AU2nKB Visit Paste Magazine: http://www.pastemagazine.com Setlist: 0:00:00 - Rumors 0:04:03 - Hopeful 0:09:10 - New Lover 0:13:39 - Wolves 0:18:47 - Girl In The War 0:23:22 - Harrisburg 0:33:32 - To The Dogs Or Whoever
Josh Ritter performing on "Other Voices" series 1 recorded in December 2002 in St. James' Church, Dingle, Co. Kerry, Ireland. Broadcast in March 2003. 01:33 Other Side 05:05 Snow Is Gone 09:28 Me & Jiggs 13:47 Leaving 17:06 Kathleen 22:06 Come And Find Me
Josh Ritter performs live on the Utopia Soundstage for Radio Woodstock 100.1 on Tuesday, 11/17/15. Filmed by: Oliva Mazzetti & Meg O'Dwyer Edited by: Oliva Mazzetti http://www.radiowoodstock.com Radio Woodstock Facebook: http://on.fb.me/MxSOs7 Radio Woodstock Twitter: http://bit.ly/1d2P7oP Josh Ritter Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1MTjUGb
I DO NOT OWN rights to this album, or the image used. Josh Ritter- Hello Starling (Deluxe Edition) 2010 © Label: Josh Ritter. http://www.joshritter.com/ 1) 0:00 -"Bright Smile (Solo Acoustic)" 2) 3:14- "Kathleen (Solo Acoustic)" 3)7:25- "You Don't Make It Easy Babe (Solo Acoustic)" 4) 10:16- "Man Burning (Solo Acoustic)" 5) 13:07- "Rainslicker (Solo Acoustic)" 6) 17:17- "Wings (Solo Acoustic)" 7) 21:50- "California (Solo Acoustic)" 8) 25:11- "Snow Is Gone (Solo Acoustic)" * I find this acoustic version particularly beautiful, perhaps more so than the original release* 9) 28:52- "Bone of Song (Solo Acoustic)" 10) 34:06- "Baby That's Not All (Solo Acoustic)" 11) 37:27- "The Bad Actress (Solo Acoustic)" 12) 40:47- "Kathleen (Live from Dublin Castle )" 13) 45:33- "Golden Age of R...
Josh Ritter stopped in for a Live From Studio M with Jonathan! Setlist: 1. Henrietta, Indiana -- 0:31 2. Getting Ready to Get Down -- 8:06 3. Engine, Engine #9 (Roger Miller cover) -- 17:00 4. Where the Night Goes -- 27:24
Josh Ritter launches his new album, with a very special set in Google's European HQ in Dublin!
I DO NOT own rights to any of these songs, or the images used . All rights belong to the artists, their labels, producers, claimants, etc. 1) 0:00- Low Roar- " Friends Make Garbage (Good Friends Take It Out ) " 2)5:34- Strahan- "Mountain" 3) 10:08- Novo Amor- "Weather " 4)14:02- Tall Heights- "Two Blue Eyes" 5) 17:32- Josh Ritter- "Monster Ballads" ( Bing Lounge, Intro and clapping edited out by me ) 6) 21:12- David Gray- "Flame Turns Blue " 7) 26:03- Jeremy Messersmith- "A Girl, A Boy, and a Graveyard " 8) 29:10- Wolf and Willow- "Seaside " 9 )30:20- José González- "Heartbeats" (live) 10) 36:14- Gregory Alan Isakov- "If I Go, I'm Goin" 11)40:38- The Cave Singers- "Gifts and the Raft " 12 )43:13- Jónsi - "Sinking Friendships" 13)47:56- Dustin Tebbutt- "First Light " 14) 52:20- The Swell...
Josh about music we choose to remember, lessons from music, the central musical themes, heartbreak, writing about his divorce, New Lover, not wanting the album to be one-sided, a slow sad dance More video's: http://www.FaceCulture.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/_FaceCulture Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/FaceCulture Muzu: http://www.muzu.tv/faceculture Video interview with American singer-songwriter Josh Ritter. FaceCulture spoke with Josh about music we choose to remember, lessons from music, the central musical themes, heartbreak, writing about his divorce, New Lover, not wanting the album to be one-sided, a slow sad dance, The Appleblossom Rag, Nightmares, his unfaithful ex-wife, forgiveness, accepting that someone loves you, Lights, The Beast In Its Tracks, a simpler producti...
Watch AMBY's exclusive interview with Josh Ritter! In our latest interview, AMBY sits down with alternative folk-rock artist Josh Ritter, who recently released his eighth cathartic honky-tonk studio album Sermon on the Rocks. Enjoy our exclusive video where we discuss touring with family, hundreds of hometown photos, writing books, trading bizarre items with fans, a good bowl of ramen, and “hippie nonsense”. -- Follow AMBY: http://www.amusicblogyea.com https://www.facebook.com/AMusicBlogYea https://twitter.com/AliciaAtout https://www.instagram.com/amusicblogyea/
Jon Hart interviews Moscow, Idaho artist Josh Ritter as he performs four songs in TV Studio A at KCPT in Kansas City, Missouri. 90.9 FM The Bridge | bridge909.org | kcpt.org | eightonesixty.com @909TheBridge | @KCPT Live in studios and interviews from local and national music artists: The Bridge, 90.9 FM KTBG, listener supported public music radio in Kansas City, Missouri.
Josh Ritter talks with Rainn Wilson in the back of his 70s van...And gives the SoulPancake audience an exclusive song download from his album "The Beast in its Tracks" coming out March 5th! Get the song here: http://www.soulpancake.com/joytoyoubaby Watch Rainn & Josh perform "In your Arms again" from the new album here: http://youtu.be/POwOPvgvVS0 Subscribe to our youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=SoulPancake Buy our book! http://book.soulpancake.com Follow us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/SoulPancake Tweet us at: http://twitter.com/SoulPancake DP: Bayan Joonam -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- How do students react when high school boys are treated like women in Congress?? CLICK HERE to find out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Km0tiHY94sQ -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
After our session, Josh took some time to sit down with us for an interview. Head on over to http://www.onairstreaming.com/ and get information on how to attend an upcoming taping, submit questions or suggestions for future artists or see photos from past shoots.
http:www.cbc.ca/Q Folk singer-songwriter Josh Ritter was recently in Studio Q. He performed music from his new album 'So Runs the World Away' and 2006's 'The Animal Years' as well as sat down for an interview.
CW Brandi ( Brandi Engel ) interviews the talented singer/songwriter and author, Josh Ritter at Hartwood Acres! Check out the Allegheny County Summer Series Concerts! http://www.alleghenycounty.us/summer/ Find "CW Brandi" on Facebook and Twitter for more band interviews and other cool stuff or check out www.pittsburghscw.com !
Josh Ritter about Favourite books, The Ghostwriter, helpful, hungry for fame, ambition, beginning and end of a career More video's: http://www.FaceCulture.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/_FaceCulture Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/FaceCulture Video interview with singer-songwriter Josh Ritter. FaceCulture spoke to the American folk musician about his favourite books, his new album So Runs The World Away, ambitions, having a writer's block, distractions, the song The Curse, feeling a faker, his novel Bright's Passage, Stephen King, exploration, finding answers, being a good person, Ireland, folk tradition, Shakespeare's Hamlet, and more. He also plays the song Change of Time live. (03/05/2010)
Watch Josh Ritter & Rainn Wilson play the new song "In Your Arms Again" live in the back of Rainn's 70s van. And be sure to buy Josh's new album available March 5th - "The Beast in its Tracks". Watch Josh & Rainn's interview here: http://youtu.be/cYJAKrc-TS8 Subscribe to our youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=SoulPancake Buy our book! http://book.soulpancake.com Follow us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/SoulPancake Tweet us at: http://twitter.com/SoulPancake DP: Bayan Joonam -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- How do students react when high school boys are treated like women in Congress?? CLICK HERE to find out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Km0tiHY94sQ -~-~~-~~~-~~-~-
01:30 - "Evil Eye" 04:15 - "A Certain Light" 07:20 - "Wolves" 12:50 - "New Lover" 18:20 - "The Right Time" 23:30 - "The Temptation Of Adam" 28:45 - "The Appleblossom Rag" 33:40 - "Folk Bloodbath" 39:40 - "Hopeful" 44:45 - "Harrisburg" 54:20 - "Nightmares" 58:50 - "In Your Arms Again" 1:03:20 - "Joy To You Baby" 1:08:38 - "To The Dogs Or Whoever" 1:15:10 - "Lights" (Encore) Ritter's new album, The Beast in Its Tracks, is by any definition a breakup record; he wrote it following his own divorce, and every song finds him picking through a relationship's wreckage in pursuit of root causes and a way forward. Watch him perform the album's songs live from New York City. CREDITS Producers: Saidah Blount, Mito Habe-Evans, Amy Schriefer; Audio Engineer: Kevin Wait; Videographers: Christopher Farbe...
Josh Ritter carries himself with the bearing of a folk-singing mayor: gregarious, charming, down-to-earth and impeccably dressed. But there's not an ounce of insincerity about him, or else he'd have found a way to sing the apocalyptic ballad "The Temptation of Adam" without letting all those wry smiles slip through. Watch Ritter perform a Tiny Desk Concert at the NPR Music offices. Set List: The Temptation Of Adam Lark Rattling Locks Kathleen For more videos visit npr.org/tinydeskconcerts
'Sermon on the Rocks' available now: smarturl.it/Sermon Limited quantity of handwritten lyric sheets, autographed vinyl & CDs, and exclusive album bundles available at http://joshritter.merchtable.com #sermonontherocks Follow Josh: http://joshritter.com http://joshritter.merchtable.com http://facebook.com/joshrittermusic http://twitter.com/joshritter http://instagram.com/joshritterofficial “Getting Ready to Get Down” lyrics: Mama got a look at you and got a little worried Papa got a look at you and got a little worried Pastor got a look and said, "Ya'll had better hurry" Send her off to a little bible college in Missouri And now you come back sayin' you know a little bit about Everything they ever seemed to hope you'd never figure out Eve ate the apple 'cause the apple was sweet What...
The first video from Josh Ritter's new album The Animal Years, "Lillian, Egypt"
If this was the Cold War we could keep each other warm I said on the first occasion that I met Marie We were crawling through the hatch that was the missile silo door And I don't think that she really thought that much of me I never had to learn to love her like I learned to love the Bomb She just came along and started to ignore me But as we waited for the Big One I started singing her my songs And I think she started feeling something for me We passed the time with crosswords that she thought to bring inside What five letters spell "apocalypse" she asked me I won her over saying "W.W.I.I.I." She smiled and we both knew that she'd misjudged me Oh Marie it was so easy to fall in love with you It felt almost like a home of sorts or something And you would keep the warhead missile silo go...
Josh Ritter - "New Lover" from Josh Ritter's forthcoming new album 'The Beast In Its Tracks', out March 5, 2013... Pre-order the album here: http://bit.ly/1167qFd Tour Dates and more always at http://www.joshritter.com Hear the new single 'Joy To You Baby' here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV7mki8GhYA Hear 'In Your Arms Againr' from new album here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PtdBspnISg
A Beautiful black and white video, of Josh Ritter's fabulous Temptation of Adam, a solo acoustic performance. This song is from "The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter" Enjoy!
The new album, 'Sermon on the Rocks,’ will be released October 16, 2015! Pre-order 'Sermon on the Rocks' and get an instant download of "Homecoming" now. Limited quantity of handwritten lyric sheets, autographed vinyl & CDs, and exclusive album bundles available at http://joshritter.merchtable.com #sermonontherocks Follow Josh: http://joshritter.com http://joshritter.merchtable.com http://facebook.com/joshrittermusic http://twitter.com/joshritter http://instagram.com/joshritterofficial "Homecoming" lyrics: I FEEL A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER I FEEL A CHANGE IN ME DAYS ARE GETTING SHORTER AND THE BIRDS BEGIN TO LEAVE EVEN ME YES YES Y’ALL WHO HAS BEEN SO LONG ALONE I’M HEADED HOME HEADED HOME NIGHTS ARE GETTING COLDER NOW THE AIR IS GETTING CRISP I FIRST TASTED THE UNIVERSE ON A NIGHT LIKE...
01:30 - "Evil Eye" 04:15 - "A Certain Light" 07:20 - "Wolves" 12:50 - "New Lover" 18:20 - "The Right Time" 23:30 - "The Temptation Of Adam" 28:45 - "The Appleblossom Rag" 33:40 - "Folk Bloodbath" 39:40 - "Hopeful" 44:45 - "Harrisburg" 54:20 - "Nightmares" 58:50 - "In Your Arms Again" 1:03:20 - "Joy To You Baby" 1:08:38 - "To The Dogs Or Whoever" 1:15:10 - "Lights" (Encore) Ritter's new album, The Beast in Its Tracks, is by any definition a breakup record; he wrote it following his own divorce, and every song finds him picking through a relationship's wreckage in pursuit of root causes and a way forward. Watch him perform the album's songs live from New York City. CREDITS Producers: Saidah Blount, Mito Habe-Evans, Amy Schriefer; Audio Engineer: Kevin Wait; Videographers: Christopher Farbe...
I DO NOT OWN right to this album, or the image used. Josh Ritter- The Animal Years 2006 © V2 Records. "Josh Ritter is an American folk/ pop/ country singer-songwriter and author from Moscow, Idaho. Ritter is known for his complex, intelligent, and thoughtfully crafted lyrical narratives and Americana style. In 2006, he was named one of the "100 Greatest Living Songwriters" by Pastemagazine "- Wikipedia (paraphrased) -Support the magnificent Mr. Ritter: Home: http://www.joshritter.com/ Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/josh-ritter/id5117840 .....And a link to his brilliant ,2012 novel, “Bright's Passage” : ) http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/205685/brights-passage-by-josh-ritter/9780812981841 1)0:00- "Girl In The War" 2)4:23- "Wolves" 3) 8:20- "Monster Ballads" ...
Jon Hart interviews Moscow, Idaho artist Josh Ritter as he performs four songs in TV Studio A at KCPT in Kansas City, Missouri. 90.9 FM The Bridge | bridge909.org | kcpt.org | eightonesixty.com @909TheBridge | @KCPT Live in studios and interviews from local and national music artists: The Bridge, 90.9 FM KTBG, listener supported public music radio in Kansas City, Missouri.
Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band - Full Concert Recorded Live: 3/14/2013 - Stage On Sixth (Austin, TX) Subscribe to Paste on YouTube: http://goo.gl/AU2nKB Visit Paste Magazine: http://www.pastemagazine.com Setlist: 0:00:00 - Rumors 0:04:03 - Hopeful 0:09:10 - New Lover 0:13:39 - Wolves 0:18:47 - Girl In The War 0:23:22 - Harrisburg 0:33:32 - To The Dogs Or Whoever
Josh Ritter performing on "Other Voices" series 1 recorded in December 2002 in St. James' Church, Dingle, Co. Kerry, Ireland. Broadcast in March 2003. 01:33 Other Side 05:05 Snow Is Gone 09:28 Me & Jiggs 13:47 Leaving 17:06 Kathleen 22:06 Come And Find Me
Josh Ritter performs live on the Utopia Soundstage for Radio Woodstock 100.1 on Tuesday, 11/17/15. Filmed by: Oliva Mazzetti & Meg O'Dwyer Edited by: Oliva Mazzetti http://www.radiowoodstock.com Radio Woodstock Facebook: http://on.fb.me/MxSOs7 Radio Woodstock Twitter: http://bit.ly/1d2P7oP Josh Ritter Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1MTjUGb
I DO NOT OWN rights to this album, or the image used. Josh Ritter- Hello Starling (Deluxe Edition) 2010 © Label: Josh Ritter. http://www.joshritter.com/ 1) 0:00 -"Bright Smile (Solo Acoustic)" 2) 3:14- "Kathleen (Solo Acoustic)" 3)7:25- "You Don't Make It Easy Babe (Solo Acoustic)" 4) 10:16- "Man Burning (Solo Acoustic)" 5) 13:07- "Rainslicker (Solo Acoustic)" 6) 17:17- "Wings (Solo Acoustic)" 7) 21:50- "California (Solo Acoustic)" 8) 25:11- "Snow Is Gone (Solo Acoustic)" * I find this acoustic version particularly beautiful, perhaps more so than the original release* 9) 28:52- "Bone of Song (Solo Acoustic)" 10) 34:06- "Baby That's Not All (Solo Acoustic)" 11) 37:27- "The Bad Actress (Solo Acoustic)" 12) 40:47- "Kathleen (Live from Dublin Castle )" 13) 45:33- "Golden Age of R...
Josh Ritter stopped in for a Live From Studio M with Jonathan! Setlist: 1. Henrietta, Indiana -- 0:31 2. Getting Ready to Get Down -- 8:06 3. Engine, Engine #9 (Roger Miller cover) -- 17:00 4. Where the Night Goes -- 27:24
Josh Ritter launches his new album, with a very special set in Google's European HQ in Dublin!
I DO NOT own rights to any of these songs, or the images used . All rights belong to the artists, their labels, producers, claimants, etc. 1) 0:00- Low Roar- " Friends Make Garbage (Good Friends Take It Out ) " 2)5:34- Strahan- "Mountain" 3) 10:08- Novo Amor- "Weather " 4)14:02- Tall Heights- "Two Blue Eyes" 5) 17:32- Josh Ritter- "Monster Ballads" ( Bing Lounge, Intro and clapping edited out by me ) 6) 21:12- David Gray- "Flame Turns Blue " 7) 26:03- Jeremy Messersmith- "A Girl, A Boy, and a Graveyard " 8) 29:10- Wolf and Willow- "Seaside " 9 )30:20- José González- "Heartbeats" (live) 10) 36:14- Gregory Alan Isakov- "If I Go, I'm Goin" 11)40:38- The Cave Singers- "Gifts and the Raft " 12 )43:13- Jónsi - "Sinking Friendships" 13)47:56- Dustin Tebbutt- "First Light " 14) 52:20- The Swell...
I thought I heard you pulling up outside
It's just the wind whisperin' through the pines
I haven't seen who I'm looking for
Just empty shadows in my open door
The empty closet where you hung your clothes
The empty hooks where you hung your coat
The cellar steps or the kitchen floor
They don't catch shadows like an open door
Do open windows keep the rain away?
Do open eyes keep the ghosts at bay?
I thought an open door would bring you in
Now I guess I'm gonna have to guess again
I find myself hoping for a storm
Each silver lining is a crown of thorns
I find myself hoping for the rain
You don't see shadows on a cloudy day
Go to the corner where the ghosts hang out
They'll all agree with what I'm talking about
They'd haunt your halls and walk through walls before
They'd ever set foot in an open door
Do open windows keep the rain away?
Do open eyes keep the ghosts at bay?
I thought an open door would bring you in
Now I guess I'm gonna have to guess again
I'm saving nickels and I'm saving dimes
I'm gonna kiss you where the sun don't shine
And all those shadows gonna kiss them too
Just as long as they come in with you
Do open windows keep the rain away?
Do open eyes keep the ghosts at bay?
I thought an open door would bring you in