{"id":5708,"date":"2026-10-15T10:02:38","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T15:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musomadison.com\/home\/?p=5708"},"modified":"2026-10-15T10:02:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T15:02:56","slug":"ritt-deitz-mostly-in-french","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musomadison.com\/home\/ritt-deitz-mostly-in-french\/","title":{"rendered":"Ritt Deitz (Mostly) in French"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5708\" class=\"elementor elementor-5708\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37f2397 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"37f2397\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35784b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"35784b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"593\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musomadison.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/RD-en-francais-MUSO-14nov26.png?fit=768%2C593&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-5714\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musomadison.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/RD-en-francais-MUSO-14nov26.png?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musomadison.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/RD-en-francais-MUSO-14nov26.png?resize=300%2C232&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musomadison.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/RD-en-francais-MUSO-14nov26.png?resize=1024%2C791&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musomadison.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/RD-en-francais-MUSO-14nov26.png?resize=768%2C593&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musomadison.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/RD-en-francais-MUSO-14nov26.png?resize=1536%2C1187&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musomadison.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/RD-en-francais-MUSO-14nov26.png?resize=200%2C155&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-attachment-id=\"5714\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/musomadison.com\/home\/ritt-deitz-mostly-in-french\/rd-en-francais-muso-14nov26\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musomadison.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/RD-en-francais-MUSO-14nov26.png?fit=2000%2C1545&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1545\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"RD en francais MUSO 14nov26\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/musomadison.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/RD-en-francais-MUSO-14nov26.png?fit=1024%2C791&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e74b361 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e74b361\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01a8d10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01a8d10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>Ritt Deitz (mostly) in French: \u00a011\/14\/2026, 7:30 &#8211; 9:30 PM<\/strong> \u00a0<\/h4><p>Muso is thrilled to present Ritt Deitz (mostly) in French, featuring Wilder Deitz &amp; guest pianist Jocelyne Real on 11\/14\/2026. \u00a0Doors open at 7PM, and the show begins at 7:30 pm. $20 at the door. \u00a0<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bio:<\/strong> \u00a0<span style=\"font-style: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">A musician, author and teacher, <\/span><strong style=\"font-style: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">Ritt Deitz<\/strong><span style=\"font-style: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\"> has been writing and performing music since the age of eleven. The Onion\u2019s <\/span><em style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">AV Club<\/em><span style=\"font-style: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\"> called his songs \u201cconcurrently <\/span><strong style=\"font-style: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">earthy, ethereal and intelligent<\/strong><span style=\"font-style: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">\u201d and compared him to songwriters Greg Brown and Bruce Cockburn. Madison, Wisconsin\u2019s <\/span><em style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">Isthmus <\/em><span style=\"font-style: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">said Ritt \u201cresembles <\/span><strong style=\"font-style: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">Tom Waits<\/strong><span style=\"font-style: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\"> in his ability to marry sophistication with down-homeness.\u201d The <\/span><em style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">Madison Observer<\/em><span style=\"font-style: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\"> called Ritt\u2019s voice a \u201cmix between a <\/span><strong style=\"font-style: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">world-weary blues howl<\/strong><span style=\"font-style: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">and a country <\/span><strong style=\"font-style: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">twang <\/strong><span style=\"font-style: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">[\u2026] with a warm hospitality befitting this Kentucky native. Cincinnati\u2019s <\/span><em style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">City Beat<\/em><span style=\"font-style: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\"> said Ritt\u2019s \u201c<\/span><strong style=\"font-style: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">smart, perceptive and poetic<\/strong><span style=\"font-style: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">songwriting [\u2026] glows with an aura similar to Springsteen at his most organic.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ritt played for years with bassist Joe Meisel and percussionist Dave Foss, but these days he records and plays out primarily with his son <strong>Wilder Deitz<\/strong>, (piano, mandolin, vocals), neo-soul and traditional player and founder of the <a href=\"https:\/\/wilderdeitzschool.com\/\">Wilder Deitz School for Creative Music<\/a>. 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