♦ WINNER, 2 CATEGORIES / 2005 Walnut Valley Festival Songwriter Showcase ♦ FINALIST / 2005 Mountain Stage NewSong Festival Songwriting Contest Ritchie hits his target with a concise forcefulness that makes most other songwriters sound like poorly-designed robots. - Doug Bright; Heritage Music Review. Seattle WA ♦ WINNER / Sisters (OR) Folk Festival Songwriting Contest Homeground is perfect! The album is flawless. Every track is wonderful. - Charlie Mann, Editor; The Maverick Report. Austin TX ♦ WINNER / Napa Valley (CA) Folk Festival Songwriting Contest So many good songs...wonderfully strong writing - Steve Gillette/ songwriter/ author of SONGWRITING And The CREATIVE PROCESS ♦ WINNER / Silverton (CO) Jubilee Folk Festival Songwriting Contest TR Ritchie is funny and serious...or both! - 3 Rivers Folklife Society; Kennewick, WA ♦ WINNER, 2 CATEGORIES / 2001 Walnut Valley Festival Songwriter Showcase Savvy gems...crisp, clean vignettes... spectacular imagery...solid musicianship. - Kevin McCarthy; Celtic-Folk Reviews ♦ TWO-TIME FINALIST / Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk Concerts Lyrical Brilliance! - Eastside Week; Bellevue, WA