Editing Josh Ritter (section)

==Career==
=== 1999–2002: Self-titled and ''Golden Age of Radio'' ===
A year and a half after recording ''[[Josh Ritter (album)|Josh Ritter]]'', Ritter recorded his second album, ''[[Golden Age of Radio (album)|Golden Age of Radio]],'' for $1000 and self-released it. The album was recorded in three different studios: Soundgun in [[Philadelphia]], Electric Cave in [[New Hampshire]], and a friend's basement studio.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Interview with Josh Ritter |url=http://www.dreamsawake.com/interviews/joshritter/index.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060614143306/http://www.dreamsawake.com/interviews/joshritter/index.htm |archive-date=June 14, 2006}}</ref> While promoting ''Golden Age of Radio'', he met Jim Olsen, head of [[independent record label]] [[Signature Sounds Recordings|Signature Sounds]], who offered to remaster and re-release the album after hearing Ritter play. The song "Me & Jiggs" was subsequently released as a single in Ireland, where Ritter was quickly becoming a word-of-mouth success, first opening for [[the Frames]], then headlining his own shows. Ritter's third record, ''[[Hello Starling]]'', produced by former Frames guitarist [[Dave Odlum]], debuted at No.&nbsp;2 on the Irish charts.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.rte.ie/arts/2004/1001/ritterj.html | work=RTÉ News | title=Pre-Christmas gigs for Josh Ritter | date=October 1, 2004}}</ref> Ritter claims to have not realized the success of the Irish performances until stopping for a drink between cities and hearing the local band play a set covering his songs, something he was told they did frequently.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/bradauerbach/2018/01/04/josh-ritter-discusses-ireland-his-new-album-his-experience-in-the-business-and-the-digital-tip-jar/?sh=72290ebf3740 | title=Josh Ritter Discusses Ireland, His New Album, His Experience in the Business and the Digital Tip Jar | website=[[Forbes]] }}</ref>
[[File:Josh Ritter.jpg|thumb|220px|left|Ritter, left, in concert with longtime bassist Zack Hickman]]

=== 2003–2009: ''Hello Starling'', ''The Animal Years'', and ''The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter'' ===
In 2003, Ritter shared top billing with the [[French Kicks]] at Sepomana, the annual music festival produced by [[WRMC]] 91.1 FM. Ritter and [[Ron Sexsmith]] headlined the Friday night singer-songwriter event at the Hotel Viking at the 2004 [[Newport Folk Festival]]. He also appeared at [[Oxegen 2005]], and has headlined with artists such as [[Joan Baez]], who later released her own version of Ritter's song "Wings" on her album ''[[Dark Chords on a Big Guitar]]''. He was signed by a British label, [[V2 Records]], in 2005 and ''[[Hello Starling]]'' was subsequently re-released. He began performing and touring in a [[Crossover (music)|crossover]] duo with the [[classic]]al violinist [[Hilary Hahn]] in 2005.

In 2006 Ritter released his fourth album ''[[The Animal Years]]''. 2006 also saw the release of Ritter's first full-length live album and DVD ''[[In the Dark – Live at Vicar Street]]'' which was recorded over two nights in May 2006. Ritter released his fifth album, ''[[The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter]]'', in 2007. Both ''The Animal Years'' and ''Historical Conquests'' received a warm critical reception<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/ritterjosh/historicalconquestsofjoshritter?q=josh%20ritter |title=Reviews for The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter by Josh Ritter |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=2015-10-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/ritterjosh/animalyears |title=Reviews for The Animal Years by Josh Ritter |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=2015-10-16}}</ref> with [[Stephen King]] calling ''The Animal Years'' the best album of 2006 in his column for ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine| url=https://ew.com/article/2007/02/01/stephen-kings-top-music-picks-2006/ | magazine=Entertainment Weekly | first=Stephen | last=King | title=Stephen King's top music picks for 2006| date=February 1, 2007}}</ref> In support of ''Historical Conquests'', Ritter appeared as a musical guest on such high-profile television shows as ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]'' in America and ''[[Later... with Jools Holland]]'' in Britain.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b008d3jg |title=BBC Two - Later... with Jools Holland, Series 30, Episode 5 |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=2007-12-01 |access-date=2015-10-16}}</ref><ref>[http://elbo.ws/video/3rcUsFatXw4/]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080401044557/http://elbo.ws/video/3rcUsFatXw4/|date=April 1, 2008}}</ref>

Ritter re-issued his second and third albums, ''[[Golden Age of Radio (album)|Golden Age of Radio]]'' and ''[[Hello Starling]],'' on April 7, 2009 and January 17, 2010, respectively. Each re-issued album was packaged as a two-disc deluxe edition. The deluxe editions contain both the original studio album as well as solo acoustic versions of all the original tracks, live and remixed bonus songs, and never-before-seen photos and artwork. The deluxe editions also feature liner notes written by Ritter fans, including [[Dennis Lehane]] and [[Cameron Crowe]].<ref>[http://www.joshritter.com/news.php?nid=192] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090428075852/http://www.joshritter.com/news.php?nid=192|date=April 28, 2009}}</ref><ref>[http://www.joshritter.com/news.php?nid=215] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100206161317/http://www.joshritter.com/news.php?nid=215|date=February 6, 2010}}</ref>

In Autumn 2009 Ritter toured with Love Canon String Band, where he reinterpreted his songs with a band composed of banjo, double bass, mandolin and guitar. This tour included three nights in Whelans Dublin, where he performed his albums ''Golden Age of Radio'', ''Hello Starling'', and ''The Animal Years'' in full.<ref>[http://www.joshritter.com/news.php?nid=203] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100123194127/http://www.joshritter.com/news.php?nid=203|date=January 23, 2010}}</ref> In 2009, Ritter also provided the soundtrack for the documentary film ''[[Typeface (film)|Typeface]]'', by [[Kartemquin Films]].

=== 2011−2013: ''So Runs the World Away'' and ''The Beast in its Tracks'' ===
Ritter's sixth album, ''[[So Runs the World Away]]'', was released April 23, 2010 in Ireland and May 4, 2010 worldwide.<ref>[http://www.joshritter.com/sorunstheworldaway/] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100211122402/http://www.joshritter.com/sorunstheworldaway/|date=February 11, 2010}}</ref> The [[Gramophone record|vinyl]] version of the album had an earlier release on April 17, 2010 as a part of [[Record Store Day]] celebrations. The [[Gramophone record|vinyl record]] came packaged with a CD version of the album as well.<ref>[http://www.joshritter.com/news.php?nid=1391] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100329151825/http://www.joshritter.com/news.php?nid=1391|date=March 29, 2010}}</ref> To promote the album before its release, Ritter made one of the songs, "Change of Time", freely available online.<ref>[http://www.joshritter.com/news.php?nid=219] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100212065948/http://www.joshritter.com/news.php?nid=219|date=February 12, 2010}}</ref> The song also appeared in the March 23, 2010 episode of the television series ''[[Parenthood (2010 TV series)|Parenthood]]'' and the trailer for the 2011 [[Natalie Portman]] film [[The Other Woman (2009 film)|''The Other Woman'']].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstshowing.net/2010/12/27/watch-natalie-portmans-the-other-woman-trailer-premieres/ |title=Watch: Natalie Portman in 'The Other Woman' Trailer Premiere |publisher=FirstShowing.net |date=2010-12-27 |access-date=2015-10-16}}</ref> In support of the new album Ritter toured with his newly named Royal City Band – starting with six dates in Ireland – including a sellout performance at the newly opened, 2100-capacity [[Grand Canal Theatre]] in Dublin,<ref>[http://entertainment.ie/music/details.asp?ID=2524110] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925213040/http://entertainment.ie/music/details.asp?ID=2524110|date=September 25, 2012}}</ref> and continuing with an extensive tour of the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.livedaily.com/news/josh-ritter-tickets-and-tour-dates-josh-ritter-plans-theater-tour-ahead-of-world-away-21790.html |title=Josh Ritter Plans Theater Tour Ahead of World Away |access-date=April 26, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607144310/http://www.livedaily.com/news/josh-ritter-tickets-and-tour-dates-josh-ritter-plans-theater-tour-ahead-of-world-away-21790.html |archive-date=June 7, 2011 }}</ref> ''[[So Runs the World Away]]'' largely garnered positive reviews.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/06/arts/music/06ritter.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1273147209-cxvcZ0HNVrL0gRUYvDQ8PA | work=The New York Times | first=Ben | last=Sisario | title=Flying Low, but Staying on Folk's Radar | date=May 5, 2010}}</ref><ref>[http://www.expressnightout.com/content/2010/05/josh-ritter-so-runs-the-world-away.php] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110126095333/http://www.expressnightout.com/content/2010/05/josh-ritter-so-runs-the-world-away.php|date=January 26, 2011}}</ref>
[[File:2015 JoshRitter-Rockies-Treefort-Credit-Christina-Birkinbine 04 (16311083194).jpg|180px|thumb|right|Ritter performing at the [[Cathedral of the Rockies]] in 2015.]]
On February 15, 2011, Ritter reissued ''[[The Animal Years]]'' on [[Gramophone record|vinyl]] and as a two-disc deluxe edition on CD. The deluxe edition contains both the original studio album as well as a solo acoustic version of the album. The bonus disc includes four b-side recordings, two videos, new artwork, and liner notes by author [[Thomas E. Ricks (journalist)|Tom Ricks]].<ref>[http://joshritter.com/2011/01/31/animal-years-re-issue/] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110205072727/http://joshritter.com/2011/01/31/animal-years-re-issue/|date=February 5, 2011}}</ref>

During his early 2011 tour, Josh Ritter released an [[EP album]] of previously unreleased material from the ''[[So Runs the World Away]]'' recording sessions, titled ''[[To the Yet Unknowing World (EP)|To the Yet Unknowing World]]''. Ritter began [[Streaming media|streaming]] the EP for free on his website as well as made it available for [[Music download|digital purchase]] on February 8, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|last=Walters |first=Daniel |url=http://www.inlander.com/spokane/blog-2787-stream-the-new-josh-ritter-ep.html |title=Stream the new Josh Ritter ep &#124; Bloglander &#124; The Pacific Northwest Inlander &#124; News, Politics, Music, Calendar, Events in Spokane, Coeur d'Alene and the Inland Northwest |publisher=Inlander.com |date=2011-02-08 |access-date=2015-10-16}}</ref>  ''[[To the Yet Unknowing World (EP)|To the Yet Unknowing World]]'' hit [[iTunes|Apple's iTunes]] and record stores February 15, 2011.<ref>[http://joshritter.com/2011/02/04/to-the-yet-unknowning-world-ep/] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110211044526/http://joshritter.com/2011/02/04/to-the-yet-unknowning-world-ep/|date=February 11, 2011}}</ref> In February 2011, Ritter and his band continued their extensive tour in support of ''So Runs The World Away,'' touring America and Europe.<ref>[http://joshritter.com/2010/11/22/april-2011-belfast-dublin-shows-announced/] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110205051638/http://joshritter.com/2010/11/22/april-2011-belfast-dublin-shows-announced/|date=February 5, 2011}}</ref> During his European tour in April 2011 Ritter released his third live album, ''[[Live at The Iveagh Gardens]]''. The limited edition two CD and one DVD set is a live recording of Ritter's performance of 21 songs at the Dublin venue on July 18, 2010.<ref>[http://joshritter.com/2011/03/14/live-at-the-iveagh-gardens/] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110407013728/http://joshritter.com/2011/03/14/live-at-the-iveagh-gardens/|date=April 7, 2011}}</ref>

Ritter’s seventh studio album, ''[[The Beast in Its Tracks|The Beast In Its Tracks]]'', was released on March 5, 2013. The album was preceded by singles "Joy To You Baby" and "Hopeful."

=== 2015−present: ''Sermon on the Rocks'', ''Gathering'', and ''Fever Breaks'' ===
On July 27, 2015, Ritter announced his eighth studio album, ''[[Sermon on the Rocks]]''. The first single "Getting Ready To Get Down" was premiered the same day. Ritter commented that the inspiration behind the album came from his desire to "play messianic oracular honky-tonk."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.salon.com/2015/10/16/josh_ritter_preaches_his_messianic_oracular_honky_tonk_i_dont_feel_a_huge_connection_to_religion_except_as_a_large_accumulation_of_confusing_confusing_stories/|title=Josh Ritter preaches his "messianic oracular honky tonk": "I don't feel a huge connection...|date=2015-10-16|work=Salon|access-date=2018-07-26|language=en-US}}</ref> ''Sermon on the Rocks'' was released later that year on October 16, 2015. In 2017, the album’s second single, "Homecoming", received notable attention after being featured in the season 2 finale of [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]’s ''[[Billions (TV series)|Billions]]''.

Ritter’s ninth studio album, ''[[Gathering (Josh Ritter album)|Gathering]]'', was announced on July 19, 2017. The first single, "Showboat," was released the same day as the album announcement. "[''Gathering''] is a record of joy and sadness and laughter and lightning," commented Ritter. Along with the announcement of ''Gathering'', Ritter also revealed he was going on an international tour with the Royal City Band. "Thunderbolt’s Goodnight" and "When Will I Be Changed" premiered before ''Gathering'' was officially released on September 22, 2017.

On August 28, 2020, Ritter released ''See Here, I Have Built You a Mansion'', an eight-track EP of rare and unreleased songs, some of which were meant to appear on ''Gathering'' but "didn't quite fit the shape of that record."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Yeske Taylor |first1=Katherine |title=Josh Ritter Details How He Stayed Busy Making 'See Here, I Have Built You a Mansion' |url=https://americansongwriter.com/see-here-i-have-built-you-a-mansion-josh-ritter-album-interview/ |access-date=28 January 2021 |work=American Songwriter |date=August 2020}}</ref> The EP also included a live version of "Lawrence, Kansas," as well as a cover of the [[Dire Straits]] song [[Brothers in Arms (song)|"Brothers in Arms."]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=BWW News Desk |title=Josh Ritter to release new EP See Here, I Have Built You A Mansion August 28 |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Josh-Ritter-to-release-new-EP-See-Here-I-Have-Built-You-A-Mansion-August-28-20200819 |access-date=28 January 2021 |work=Broadway World |date=19 August 2020}}</ref> The first single from that album, "Time is Wasting," debuted on August 19, 2020.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Todd |first1=Nate |title=Josh Ritter Confirms New EP 'See Here, I Have Built You A Mansion' & Shares Single |url=https://www.jambase.com/article/josh-ritter-new-ep-see-here-i-have-built-you-a-mansion-single |access-date=28 January 2021 |work=JamBase |date=19 August 2020}}</ref>