Haw River Ballroom and Cat's Cradle present
An Evening with Josh Ritter
NIGHT 2 of 2
Saturday, January 31
7PM Doors, 8PM Show
Haw River Ballroom
TICKET LINK:
https://tickets.venuepilot.com/e/an-evening-with-josh-ritter-night-2-of-2-2026-01-31-haw-river-ballroom-saxapahaw-563047
Josh Ritter is a renowned singer, songwriter, musician, artist and best-selling author. One of today’s most thoughtful and prolific voices, he has released eleven studio albums including 2019’s widely acclaimed ‘Fever Breaks’ of which NPR Music praised, “He remains a hydrant of ideas while embodying an endless capacity for empathy and indignation, often within a single song.”
His twelfth studio album ‘I Believe in You, My Honeydew’ is out now. Two-plus decades into his celebrated career, Ritter has written music that has transcended generations including luminaries such as Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, and Bob Weir covering his songs.
The Book of Gold Thrown Open tour is meant to encompass the whole of Ritter’s career, versus focusing on any one studio album.
In addition to his work as a musician, Ritter is also a national best-selling author, having released two novels to date: 2021’s The Great Glorious Goddamn of It All and 2011’s Bright’s Passage. Released to critical attention, Stephen King wrote in The New York Times Book Review that Bright’s Passage “shines with a compressed lyricism that recalls Ray Bradbury in his prime…This is the work of a gifted novelist.”
“Josh Ritter remains at the top of his game two decades into a highlight-strewn career. He’d be forgiven for loosening his grip, but his hand has never felt surer.”
– NPR Music
“Harking back to Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and maybe a little Mark Knopfler, Mr. Ritter has always been a slinger of serious ideas and high-flown imagery.”
– The New York Times
“Mysterious, melancholy, melodic…and those are only the M’s.”
– Stephen King in Entertainment Weekly
You may also like the following events from Cat's Cradle:
- This Saturday, 29th November, 06:30 pm, Philstock '25, with More Cowbell, Rattletraps, Honey Pumpkins, Wyatt Easterling in Carrboro
- This Saturday, 29th November, 08:00 pm, Crazy Chester: A Very Carrboro Tribute To The Band & The Last Waltz w/ guests Sugaree String Society in Carrboro
- Next Tuesday, 2nd December, 08:00 pm, little image – with Carver Commodore – LIVE at Cat's Cradle in Carrboro
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