Josh Ritter and the Boston Pops

It has been a busy week, so I figured I should start posting some items, in hopes of covering everything as soon as possible. I'll start with oldest and work my way forward. Last Friday night Karen and I went to see Josh Ritter with the Boston Pops at Symphony Hall. We had first seen Josh at this tiny jazz club in Berlin in 2006. It was just him and his guitar and we loved it! We even went up to talk to him after and he was super friendly, and probably very happy to be talking to Americans in the middle of Berlin. We heard him again last year at the Somerville Theater, then I saw that he was playing with the Pops this year. It was so fun to see him and his band up there on stage with these classical musicians. Josh was visibly blown away by the moment and kept talking about what a big deal this was for him and his band - all their families were there and he just couldn't get over the fact that he was playing on stage at Symphony Hall with the Boston Pops. It was great!! And the audience loved every minute of it - Karen and I were talking about the members of the Pops probably aren't used to an audience that hoops and hollers and sings along to every word. It was cool to hear his music being played with orchestral accompaniment (some songs worked better than others) and he played some old favorites along with music from his newest album. And he made me incredibly happy by playing my favorite song, at least my favorite of the last few months, as his final encore of the night. Check it out below.



And here is the link to his website if you are interested in checking out more of his music. I highly recommend it!!
JoshRitterWebsite