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Hey All! Fall is acting so professionally this year that there are hardly any leaves left on the trees. The caribou migration and the swallow migration all met up to watch the hundred million monarch butterflies try frantically to cover up the naked maple trees. There's a lot goin on. I recently played several shows of brand new material. I've never thought to do that before, but it felt great and I learned a lot about the songs and how they might work better. I'm writing and writing these days, reeling in songs as they come, trying not to judge them except by their own weird merits. I don't think I've ever had this much fun writing. With so much uncertainty, fear and pain in the world, I feel very lucky to be heading into Fall with so much to look forward to. Many Thanks!
Josh
JOSH RITTER 2014 TOUR DATES 
Oct 10 - The Bluegrass Situation - Los Angeles, CA (w/Carolina Chocolate Drops) - TICKETS
Oct 11 - Paramount Theatre - Denver, CO (Brett Dennen opens) - TICKETS
Nov 21 - Water Street Music Hall - Rochester, NY - TICKETS
Nov 22 - Mass MoCa - North Adams, MA - TICKETS
Jan 17, 2015 - Landmark on Main Street - Port Washington, NY - TICKETS NEW GIG POSTERS AVAILABLE 
We've just added the leftover gig posters from Josh's NYC and Louisville shows this fall. All posters are signed by Josh, but are in extremely limited quantities. Get yours here: LINK OF CHAIN: A TRIBUTE TO CHRIS SMITHER
“In celebration of blues icon Chris Smither’s 70th birthday and 50 years of songwriting, Signature Sounds will release Link of Chain: A Songwriters Tribute to Chris Smither on September 30, 2014. The album features friends and peers like Loudon Wainwright III, Bonnie Raitt, Dave Alvin, and Josh Ritter performing gems plucked from Smither’s deep catalog. Music fans know that Chris Smither has written a countless number of masterful songs during his 50-year career, but hearing this eclectic set of interpretations is a startling reminder of the depth of Smither’s catalog.” Get it now on:
iTunes
Amazon
or on CD from Signature Sounds’ Bandcamp page In an interview with CMT Edge, Josh says about his cover of Rosalie: "Zack Hickman and Josh Kaufman did those harmonies and are also great guys. I wanted the vibe of the recording to be different in musical arrangement, but I wanted the living, breathing side of the Rosalie to reflect Smithers' own live delivery of the song. A lot can come through that is real when we stop trying to be precise." | 
