Musician's Spotlight

Series produced by John Floridis

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Voted "Best Non-Commercial Program" by the Montana Broadcaster's Association, Musician's Spotlight is a weekly, prerecorded, 60 minute program featuring music and conversation by a wide range of musicians and groups. The program is hosted and produced by John Floridis, in association with Montana Public Radio.

Today's most talented and compelling musicians visit Musician's Spotlight to "talk shop" and give you a deeper insight into their music. Host and producer John Floridis brings his own musical expertise along with over a decade and a half of experience conducting interviews.

Guests on the show have included legendary musicians like B.B King, Alison Krauss, Bonnie Raitt, Ben Harper, Iron and Wine, The Emerson Quartet, Judy Collins, Bela Fleck, Grace Potter, Lyle Lovett, Wilco, Brandi Carlile, Daryl Jones of the Rolling Stones, The Cowboy Junkies, Richard Thompson, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Bruce Cockburn, Shawn Colvin, Edgar Winter, KT Tunstall, The Kronos Quartet, Marc Cohn and Chris Hillman of the Byrds along with talented Montana artists like Jeni Flemming, Tom Catmull, Martha Scanlan, John Dunnigan, Jenn Adams, Jack Gladstone and Eden Atwood.
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Today's most talented and compelling musicians visit Musician's Spotlight to "talk shop" and give you a deeper insight into their music. Host and producer John Floridis brings his own musical expertise along with over a decade and a half of experience conducting interviews. Guests on the show have included legendary musicians like B.B King, Alison Krauss, Bonnie Raitt, Ben Harper, Iron and Wine, The Emerson Quartet, Judy Collins, Bela Fleck, Grace Potter, Lyle Lovett, Wilco, Brandi Carlile, Daryl Jones of the Rolling Stones, The Cowboy Junkies, Richard Thompson, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Bruce Cockburn, Shawn Colvin, Edgar Winter, KT Tunstall, The Kronos Quartet, Marc Cohn and Chris Hillman of the Byrds along with talented Montana artists like Jeni Flemming, Tom Catmull, Martha Scanlan,... Show full description


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Grammy Award winning pianist and singer songwriter Marc Cohn visits with host John Floridis.

Bought by KMXT, Prairie Public, KGLT, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, and KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 13, 2015
  • Length: 29:31
  • Purchases: 5
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Legendary saxophonist for McCoy Tyner, Miles Davis, Elvin Jones and many others talks shop with host John Floridis.

Bought by KGLT, KCMJ Community Radio, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 27, 2015
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 3
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Whitefish, Montana recording artist Brent Jameson tells his musical story including his embrace of an epic community recording project "I Walk Down...

Bought by KGLT, KCMJ Community Radio, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 03, 2015
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 3
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Fusing the "party" with the art, Red Baraat introduces their Bhangra Indian influenced fusion of rhythms and harmony to mainstream audiences across...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio and KGLT


  • Added: Aug 11, 2015
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 2
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A conversation of serious string bending, tones and music fluency with two iconic jazz-rock guitarists

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 22, 2015
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 2
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A visit with the distinctive folk-jazz vocalist Madeleine Peyroux

Bought by Prairie Public, Prairie Public, KCMJ Community Radio, KGLT, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 05, 2015
  • Length: 29:31
  • Purchases: 5
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20 year old prodigy blues singer and guitarist King Solomon Hicks visits with host John Floridis.

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio, KGLT, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 13, 2015
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 3
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Guitarist Max Hatt and vocalist/lyricist Edda Glass discuss the method behind their unique blend of folk, jazz and bossa nova.

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 05, 2015
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 2
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Austin based and ukulele driven, Wild Child's Kelsey Wilson and Alexander Beggins discuss the eclectic pop-rock group's journey.

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio, KGLT, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 09, 2015
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 3
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Guitarist and composer Dweezil Zappa discusses his first recording in a decade, "Via Zamata", as well as his continuing journey performing the musi...

Bought by KGLT, KCMJ Community Radio, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 30, 2015
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 3
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Unique among their peers for their reliance on original compositions for their repertoire instead of classic standards, jazz-rockers Captain Wilson...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 10, 2015
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 2
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Singer songwriter James McMurtry returns to the program to discuss the making of his most recent recording "Complicated Game" as well his thoughts ...

Bought by Prairie Public and KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Jan 04, 2016
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 2
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With deep West Virginia roots, multi-instrumentalist and singer songwriter Tim O'Brien has a natural born love of all kinds of folk, bluegrass and ...

Bought by Ohm Radio , KMXT, KGLT, and KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Jan 04, 2016
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 4
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Alison Russell and JT Nero of Birds of Chicago chat with host John Floridis about their blend of blues, country, gospel and folk.

Bought by Prairie Public, KGLT, and KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Jan 14, 2016
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 3
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Multiple Grammy Award winning composer and jazz pianist Billy Childs visits with host John Floridis

Bought by KGLT and KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Jan 14, 2016
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 2
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Host John Floridis gets reacquainted with acclaimed singer songwriter Patty Griffin to discuss the making of her most recent recording "Servant Of ...

Bought by Prairie Public, KGLT, KCMJ Community Radio, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 19, 2016
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 4
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Michael League, main composer for the jazz, funk, world, soul band Snarky Puppy talks musical shop with host John Floridis

Bought by KGLT, KCMJ Community Radio, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 26, 2016
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 3
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David Harrington, the founding member of the pioneering, genre mixing, multi award winning Kronos Quartet reflects on the remarkable and still ongo...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio, KGLT, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 08, 2016
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 3
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Host John Floridis visits with Grammy Award and CMA Award winner Shelby Lynne about her heartfelt approach to writing and performing her intensely ...

Bought by Prairie Public, KCMJ Community Radio, and KGLT


  • Added: Feb 16, 2016
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 3
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Music and conversation with singer songwriter John Oates, who along with his musical partner Daryl Hall form the most successful pop music duo in h...

Bought by KGLT and KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 16, 2016
  • Length: 29:30
  • Purchases: 2