He cites figures like Bob Dylan and Flannery O’Connor as his biggest influences, which make for great songs that apparently are a hard sell to most. Perhaps it was because he played the kind of folk that was just a bit too cozy to country for more country-averse types to dig into while at the same time being a bit too literary and musically rich for pop country to really sink its teeth into, leaving him both beloved and aesthetically homeless all at once. Other greats have recently netted increasing broad critical attention which has thankfully turned to sales and award wins, all of which are only important so far as they translate again to more listeners and a broader audience.
But yet despite his great acclaim and appreciation within that sphere, he seemed never to break through into a wider mainstream audience. Josh Ritter is one of the best living Americana players and composers.
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