# Josh Ritter | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/josh-ritter
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/josh-ritter/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 12:14 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/josh-ritter
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/josh-ritter/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/josh-ritter/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Josh Ritter
- Visible lyric pages: 92

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `josh-ritter`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 12:14 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-af4314a385eaab07
- Visible lyric pages: 92
- Pages with stored lyric text: 92
- Video-backed song pages: 0
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 117209
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 159
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Angels On Her Shoulders, Anne, Baby That's Not All, Bad Actress, Bandits, Beautiful Night, Best For The Best, and Bonfire
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

Josh Ritter started making music in Moscow, Idaho. His first album came out in 2001, and he's been writing songs that lean toward folk storytelling ever since. Songs like 'Change Of Time' and 'Lights' show his way with words, where the details feel lived-in rather than just decorative. He put out 'Hello Ruin' in 2004 and 'The Animal Years' in 2006, both records where he kept working with narrative and...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. Angels On Her Shoulders — https://lyroverse.com/josh-ritter/angels-on-her-shoulders
2. Anne — https://lyroverse.com/josh-ritter/anne
3. Baby That's Not All — https://lyroverse.com/josh-ritter/baby-that-s-not-all
4. Bad Actress — https://lyroverse.com/josh-ritter/bad-actress
5. Bandits — https://lyroverse.com/josh-ritter/bandits
6. Beautiful Night — https://lyroverse.com/josh-ritter/beautiful-night
7. Best For The Best — https://lyroverse.com/josh-ritter/best-for-the-best
8. Bonfire — https://lyroverse.com/josh-ritter/bonfire
9. Bright Smile — https://lyroverse.com/josh-ritter/bright-smile
10. California — https://lyroverse.com/josh-ritter/california
11. Change Of Time — https://lyroverse.com/josh-ritter/change-of-time
12. Daddy's Little Pumpkin — https://lyroverse.com/josh-ritter/daddy-s-little-pumpkin
13. Drive Away — https://lyroverse.com/josh-ritter/drive-away
14. Empty Hearts — https://lyroverse.com/josh-ritter/empty-hearts
15. Evil Eye — https://lyroverse.com/josh-ritter/evil-eye
16. Folk Bloodbath — https://lyroverse.com/josh-ritter/folk-bloodbath
17. Galahad — https://lyroverse.com/josh-ritter/galahad
18. Girl In The War — https://lyroverse.com/josh-ritter/girl-in-the-war
19. Golden Age of Radio (A Country Song) — https://lyroverse.com/josh-ritter/golden-age-of-radio-a-country-song
20. Good Man — https://lyroverse.com/josh-ritter/good-man
21. Harrisburg — https://lyroverse.com/josh-ritter/harrisburg
22. Here At The Right Time — https://lyroverse.com/josh-ritter/here-at-the-right-time
23. Hopeful — https://lyroverse.com/josh-ritter/hopeful
24. Hotel Song — https://lyroverse.com/josh-ritter/hotel-song
25. Idaho — https://lyroverse.com/josh-ritter/idaho
26. In Your Arms Again — https://lyroverse.com/josh-ritter/in-your-arms-again
27. Joy To You Baby — https://lyroverse.com/josh-ritter/joy-to-you-baby
28. Kathleen — https://lyroverse.com/josh-ritter/kathleen
29. Lantern — https://lyroverse.com/josh-ritter/lantern
30. Last Ditch Effort — https://lyroverse.com/josh-ritter/last-ditch-effort
31. Leaves and Kings — https://lyroverse.com/josh-ritter/leaves-and-kings
32. Lights — https://lyroverse.com/josh-ritter/lights
33. Lillian, Egypt — https://lyroverse.com/josh-ritter/lillian-egypt
34. Love Is Making Its Way Back Home — https://lyroverse.com/josh-ritter/love-is-making-its-way-back-home
35. Man Burning — https://lyroverse.com/josh-ritter/man-burning
36. Me & Jiggs — https://lyroverse.com/josh-ritter/me-amp-jiggs
37. Mind's Eye — https://lyroverse.com/josh-ritter/mind-s-eye
38. Monster Ballads — https://lyroverse.com/josh-ritter/monster-ballads
39. Moon River — https://lyroverse.com/josh-ritter/moon-river
40. Moons — https://lyroverse.com/josh-ritter/moons