WINNER 2008 SUSANNE MILSAP SONGWRITING CONTEST; Mountain Music Festival; Snowbird UT FEATURED PERFORMER / 2008 Moab (UT) Folk Music Festival FEATURED PERFORMER / MASTER OF CEREMONIES of the 2003 Moab (UT) Folk Music Festival WINNER of the 2001 Silverton (CO) Jubilee Folk Festival Songwriting Contest FEATURED ARTIST in two categories at the 2001 and 2005 Walnut Valley (KS) Festival New Song Showcase FINALIST in the 2005 Mountain Stage (WVA) NewSong contest WINNER of the 2000 Sisters (OR) Folk Festival Songwriting Contest ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE and MASTER OF CEREMONIES in 1993-94 at the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies (NY) FINALIST in the 1992 Kerrville (TX) Folk Festival NewFolk Showcase WINNER of the 1991 Napa Valley (CA) Folk Festival Songwriter Competition FINALIST in the 1990 Kerrville Folk Festival NewFolk Showcase Former fire lookout, helitack fire fighter, graphic artist, photographer, carpenter and cook turned award-winning songwriter and national touring artist, TR Ritchie writes and performs music steeped in traditional folk, blues, swing and ragtime influences, with a heavy emphasis on lyric content. "He tells you of his life," says fellow songwriter Tom Dundee, "and in doing so you learn something more about your own"