Josh Ritter

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Josh Ritter was born in Moscow, Idaho on October 21, 1976 to two neuroscientists. Josh bought his first guitar from the local K-MART after hearing the Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash classic

Girl From the North Country.

Josh 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 six records (five studio albums and one live record) and five E.P.’s. They are (in chronological order):

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)

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Top Tracks

1	Girl in the War full track	812
2	Good Man full track	757
3	To The Dogs Or Whoever full track	602
4	Wolves full track	564
5	The Temptation Of Adam full track	499
6	Right Moves full track	497
7	Thin Blue Flame full track	411
7	Mind's Eye full track	411
9	Kathleen	394
10	Rumors full track	376
11	Monster Ballads full track	375
12	Open Doors full track	366
13	Idaho full track	332
14	Lillian, Egypt full track	325
15	Edge Of The World full track	309

Top Albums

The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter
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Animal Years
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The Animal Years
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Golden Age of Radio
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jess502 wrote:
Thursday morning

I'm feeling Kathleen.

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nandica wrote:
Thursday morning

=)

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busz91 wrote:
Wednesday afternoon

oh ah

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Provocateur13 wrote:
Monday evening

Anyone else sick of the corn pic? Let's change it up a bit! http://www.last.fm/music/Josh+Ritter/+images/4719179

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Juttman wrote:
last month

I got to meet him and the band backstage at a show in Philadelphia this past May. Really cool guys!

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brianpaul wrote:
last month

i have all of your albums and i luv them all keep me updated

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jellyfrog23 wrote:
last month

w, w, aye-aye-aye

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chriscross13 wrote:
last month

Hey! We have the same birthday. Now I love him more than I did.

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last month

Hi guys, I've built this fanlisting, hope you like it and you wanna join!!!

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x-D-x wrote:
last month

"What five letters spell apocalypse?" she asked me.

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ryanismygod wrote:
last month

he never stops smiling. i've seen him twice. and yes... that's me with him in my photo!! yay. i always cry at his shows... did anyone catch his performances with hillary han? oh . talk about magical. we caught the show during a storm... light rumbling thunder during Idaho. snap crackle and pop. it was amazing.

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Litl-Swegan wrote:
last month

Hey, any new music videos coming up I watch your latest ones and they were sweet

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brighteyesx wrote:
July 2008

so beautiful.

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angelopeb wrote:
July 2008

lovelovelove

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Moominator wrote:
July 2008

Love him!

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rubbola wrote:
July 2008

Good man...good song :))

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izrits0122 wrote:
July 2008

I saw Josh this weekend at Telluride . . . I have to say he has one of the best stage personalities that I have ever seen. Awesome show.

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kiwibirdy wrote:
July 2008

Josh Ritter, you are fabulous live (both when you are performing and when you are talking about making love in the shadow of the Hot Potato...buttered and wrapped in tinfoil, of course). Please come back to Chicago soon! : )

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kataratatat wrote:
July 2008

haha moscow. i lived in pullman for a while.

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limonrouge wrote:
June 2008

Josh, I saw him on the Letterman Show. he's like a modern-day Dylan; his music is pure lyrical genius. his two best are 'Good Man' and 'To the Dogs or Whoever'

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Aug 29 Electric Picnic 2008 Stradbally Estate, An Sráidbhaile, Ireland
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Sep 19 John Prine Ruth Eckerd Hall, Tampa, United States
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