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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Multiple Grammy Award winning songwriter Shawn Colvin returns by phone from Austin, Texas to Musician’s Spotlight for a conversation with host John...

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  • Added: Mar 13, 2021
  • Length: 29:04
  • Purchases: 5
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Host John Floridis talks with American Patchwork Quartet Clay group members Ross and Falu Shah by phone in an interview recorded in July, 2020. A...

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  • Added: Mar 01, 2021
  • Length: 29:34
  • Purchases: 4
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Host John Floridis talks with American Patchwork Quartet Clay group members Ross and Falu Shah by phone in an interview recorded in July, 2020. A...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, WMUU-LP, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Mar 01, 2021
  • Length: 29:04
  • Purchases: 4
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Pianist/composer Chad Lawson joins host John Floridis by phone from his home in Charlotte, North Carolina. Chad talks about his most recent release...

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  • Added: Feb 12, 2021
  • Length: 29:34
  • Purchases: 5
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Pianist/composer Chad Lawson joins host John Floridis by phone from his home in Charlotte, North Carolina. Chad talks about his most recent release...

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  • Added: Feb 12, 2021
  • Length: 29:04
  • Purchases: 5
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From her home in New Orleans, Louisiana Grammy nominated vocalist Cyrille Aimée joins host John Floridis by phone for a conversation about her uniq...

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  • Added: Jan 29, 2021
  • Length: 29:35
  • Purchases: 5
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From her home in New Orleans, Louisiana Grammy nominated vocalist Cyrille Aimée joins host John Floridis by phone for a conversation about her uniq...

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  • Added: Jan 29, 2021
  • Length: 29:04
  • Purchases: 5
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One of the most acclaimed classical guitarists of her generation, multiple Grammy Award winner Sharon Isbin returns to Musician’s Spotlight. Though...

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  • Added: Jan 16, 2021
  • Length: 29:34
  • Purchases: 4
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One of the most acclaimed classical guitarists of her generation, multiple Grammy Award winner Sharon Isbin returns to Musician’s Spotlight. Though...

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  • Added: Jan 16, 2021
  • Length: 29:04
  • Purchases: 4
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Bassist and vocalist Bridget Kearney of Lake Street Dive joins host John Floridis in conversation, calling in to the show from her basement studio ...

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  • Added: Jan 08, 2021
  • Length: 29:34
  • Purchases: 5
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Bassist and vocalist Bridget Kearney of Lake Street Dive joins host John Floridis in conversation, calling in to the show from her basement studio ...

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  • Added: Jan 07, 2021
  • Length: 29:04
  • Purchases: 5
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Storyhill returns to Musician's Spotlight in an interview recorded over three time zones on the winter solstice during the confluence of Jupiter an...

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  • Added: Dec 24, 2020
  • Length: 29:34
  • Purchases: 4
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Storyhill returns to Musician's Spotlight in an interview recorded over three time zones on the winter solstice during the confluence of Jupiter an...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, RadioFreePalmer, RadioStPete Florida, and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Dec 24, 2020
  • Length: 29:04
  • Purchases: 4
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As part of Montana Public Radio's Honor, Hope and Healing week we’re featuring two archived programs with distinct and unique guests who left us in...

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  • Added: Dec 05, 2020
  • Length: 29:35
  • Purchases: 3
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As part of Montana Public Radio's Honor, Hope and Healing week we’re featuring two archived programs with distinct and unique guests who left us in...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, WMUU-LP, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 05, 2020
  • Length: 29:04
  • Purchases: 3
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An iconic guitarist and singer songwriter with a career spanning several decades, Chris Smither returns to Musician’s Spotlight to discuss his most...

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  • Added: Nov 29, 2020
  • Length: 29:35
  • Purchases: 2
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An iconic guitarist and singer songwriter with a career spanning several decades, Chris Smither returns to Musician’s Spotlight to discuss his most...

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  • Added: Nov 29, 2020
  • Length: 29:04
  • Purchases: 2
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Jayme Stone returns to Musician’s Spotlight for a conversation by phone with host John Floridis. Jayme revisits his roots in music and highlights h...

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  • Added: Oct 10, 2020
  • Length: 29:35
  • Purchases: 4
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Jayme Stone returns to Musician’s Spotlight for a conversation by phone with host John Floridis. Jayme revisits his roots in music and highlights h...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, WMUU-LP, RadioStPete Florida, and KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 10, 2020
  • Length: 29:04
  • Purchases: 4
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John Roberts, an incredibly talented trombone player, bandleader, pianist and singer grew up in a ranching community in the “big empty” of eastern ...

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  • Added: Sep 20, 2020
  • Length: 29:35
  • Purchases: 4