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Manon Gilbart, 24 May
RENOWNED singer and best-selling author Josh Ritter will perform in
Limerick to celebrate his albumās 20th anniversary.
Following his recent sell-out Dublin date, the singer-songwriter
announced āHello Starlingā, his anniversary tour. On October 22, Josh
will make a stop in Dolanās, and he will be joined by long-time band,
The Royal City Band.
Speaking about the tour announcement, Josh says: "When I wrote Hello
Starling, I was playing coffee shops and open mics. By the time it came
out, I was on tour with The Frames and Joan Baez. I was practically
living on the road, hearing my songs on the radio for the first time,
staying up all night, touring Europe, doing all these things I had only
dreamt of. It was a grand time."
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the album, Josh and the band will
be taking a swing through Hello Starling this autumn, starting in
Europe.
āWe'll play the entire album in full, front to back, and then play a
bunch more music. It just felt right to try this out first in Ireland,
England, and the Netherlands, where I spent so much time in 2003 when
the album came out; but we hope to bring it to other spots as well, if
all goes well! Thank you all for listening all these years,ā added
Josh.
His new album, Spectral Lines, was released last month to critical
acclaim.
Produced by his long-time collaborator Sam Kassirer, Spectral
Lines finds him expanding beyond the bounds of his previous work to
create a record both atmospheric and profound. Dedicated to the memory
of his mother, Ritter searches for commonality across these ten
seamless tracks by exploring lifeās most universal ideasālove, devotion
and what it means to be connected, to both each other and to ourselves.
Tickets on sale this Friday via dolans.ie