An Evening with Josh Ritter

An evening with Josh Ritter, an American singer whose songs draw on country and folk, staged at the Howard Assembly Room in Leeds as a pop, rock and indie concert.

Josh Ritter is an American singer and songwriter whose music draws on country and folk. Born in 1976, Ritter released a self-titled debut album in 1999 on Signature Sounds Recordings. Since then the project has issued eleven studio albums, among them Fever Breaks from 2019, and a twelfth, I Believe in You, My Honeydew, is now available.

Ritter's songs have been recorded by other artists, including Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and Bob Weir. Critics have often placed the writing alongside Dylan and Bruce Springsteen, pointing to its sharp ideas and vivid imagery. The catalogue spans more than two decades, which gives the evening a wide range of material to draw on.

Howard Assembly Room is a concert and performance venue in Leeds, and this evening takes place there. The night is pop, rock and indie in character and suits listeners who follow songwriting built on strong lyrics and storytelling.