Josh Ritter is the definition of an experienced songwriter. Aftergraduating from Oberlin College in 1999 Ritter devoted his life to asongwriting career, releasing albums independently and garneringword-of-mouth popularity. He eventually caught the attention of IrishsongwriterGlen Hansard (writer of the song Falling Slowly from themovie Once) and was invited to be the tour opener for his band TheFrames. This then resulted in Josh gaining international success, withhis third record Hello Starling, becoming a charting hit in Ireland. Hissongs have been featured on the TV show Parenthood, and in movieslike The Other Woman and Typeface. Josh Ritter has so far released 7studio albums, is an author, husband, father, and is considered one ofthe best living songwriters by Paste Magazine.