revealed that they had separated. Ritter and his current partner, author Haley Tanner, own a home together in Woodstock, New York. They had their first child, a daughter named Beatrix Wendylove Ritter, on November 11, 2012. On November 22, 2009 Ritter played at a benefit concert at Moscow Junior High School, his former junior high school in his hometown of Moscow, Idaho. The concert was for Jim LaFortune, one of Ritter's former teachers, who was diagnosed with a brain tumor. In May 2018 Ritter revealed that he and his wife had adopted a child in January of that year. Their newest daughter Moxie was matched with them through Wide Horizons For Children, an adoption organization Ritter has advocated for. Part of his Gathering tour was cancelled to accommodate for this new addition to his family, though Ritter has promised to return to those markets for another show. The Royal City Band In 2010, Ritter's band members – some of whom had been performing with him from the early 2000s – were given the name "The Royal City Band" (a reference to the song "Thin Blue Flame" from The Animal Years). Members: Josh Ritter – Lead vocals, guitar Zack Hickman – Bass, guitar, tuba, strings, vocals Sam Kassirer – Piano, keyboards, organ, accordion Josh Kaufman– Guitar, lap steel, vocals Ray Rizzo – Drums, percussion, vocals Discography Josh Ritter (1999) Golden Age of Radio (2002) Hello Starling (2003) The Animal Years (2006) The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter (2007) So Runs the World Away (2010) The Beast in Its Tracks (2013) Sermon on the Rocks (2015) Gathering (2017) Fever Breaks (2019) Spectral Lines (2023) References External links Josh Ritter collection at the Internet Archive's live music archive 2009 interview Josh Ritter "So Runs the World Away" Review www.AwaitingTheFlood.com American folk singers American male singer-songwriters American country singer-songwriters American alternative country singers People from Moscow, Idaho Oberlin College alumni V2 Records artists Signature Sounds artists 1976 births Living people American folk rock musicians Guitarists from Idaho American male guitarists 21st-century American singers 21st-century American guitarists 21st-century American male singers RCA Records artists Yep Roc Records artists Singer-songwriters from Idaho