Josh Ritter in Alexandria

Josh Ritter is an American singer-songwriter from Moscow, Idaho, known for narrative, literary lyrics. His songs move between folk, alternative country, rock and Americana, and draw on writers such as Flannery O'Connor. Albums include "The Animal Years" (2006) and "So Runs the World Away" (2010), Paste named him one of the 100 greatest living songwriters in 2006, and he published the novel "Bright's Passage" in 2011.