Josh Ritter – I Believe in You, My Honeydew On his eleventh album, I Believe in You, My Honeydew, Josh Ritter isn’t reinventing himself—he doesn’t need to. What he’s doing here is harder: reminding us why belief itself still matters, and why he remains one of the most essential voices in American songwriting. Where his […]
Josh Ritter photos by Allison O’Brien – AOB photos Minotaurs, Mystics, and Melody – Josh Ritter in Annapolis March 12, 2025 – Ram’s Head, Annapolis, MD Some artists step onto the stage. Josh Ritter bursts onto it. Bounding toward the mic, he radiates an infectious energy that never wavers throughout the night. Ritter smiles more […]
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Josh Ritter — Spectral Lines It is challenging when an artist you love zigs or zags. You love them because of the work they have already done, so anything that goes in a different direction feels unfamiliar, and often uncomfortable. Of course, the job of the artist is not to make us comfortable. It is, […]
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Josh Ritter Brings his “Messianic, Oracular Honky-Tonk” To the Rams Head (part of the Inaugural Annapolis Songwriters Festival) For a guy who writes and sings about dying mill towns, the nature of truth, and the use and abuse of God, Josh Ritter sure seems to be having a great time. His show at the Rams […]
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