Musician's Spotlight MTPR Promos

Series produced by John Floridis

Caption: John Floridis, host of Musician's Spotlight
John Floridis, host of Musician's Spotlight 

Promos for Musician's Spotlight on Montana Public Radio hosted by John Floridis.

From folk to rock, from classical to jazz and beyond, a mix of eclectic music and conversation with today’s most talented and compelling musicians. Hosted by John Floridis and produced for Montana Public Radio.


74 Pieces

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Portland, Oregon based Blind Pilot has recently placed themselves among the top indie-pop-folk bands in the country with television appearances on ...

  • Added: Mar 26, 2017
  • Length: :45
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One of the most dynamic singer songwriters of any generation, Martin Sexton returns to Musician’s Spotlight to visit with host John Floridis. Marti...

  • Added: Mar 20, 2017
  • Length: :45
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Though known worldwide as the lead singer for the multi-platinum selling pop-rock band Men At Work, Colin Hay has been performing for now almost tw...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 03, 2017
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 1
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Mairead Ní Mhaonaigh, singer, fiddle player and founding member of the legendary Irish group Altan visits with host John Floridis and reviews the g...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2017
  • Length: :45
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Former Bozeman, Montana and now Portland, Oregon based singer Jake Koelzer brings his blend of jazz inspired blue-eyed soul to Musician’s Spotlight...

  • Added: Feb 18, 2017
  • Length: :45
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A recent guest on the program as the lead singer for the Best Westerns, native Montanan Izaak Opatz returns to Musician’s Spotlight to highlight a ...

  • Added: Feb 05, 2017
  • Length: :45
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After a decade of making music together Paper Bird welcomed a new lead singer Carleigh Aikins, one of three the group features. With a new era open...

  • Added: Dec 08, 2016
  • Length: :45
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The Bozeman Chronicle calls Bruce Anfinson "Montana's Musical Ambassador." Bruce's music reflects his true western, Montana native roots with balla...

  • Added: Nov 29, 2016
  • Length: :45
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Multiple Grammy Award winning singer songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter returns to Musician's Spotlight for a conversation from her Virginia home wit...

  • Added: Nov 05, 2016
  • Length: :45
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For more than a decade and a half, the members of Greensky Bluegrass have created their own version of bluegrass music, mixing the acoustic stomp o...

  • Added: Nov 01, 2016
  • Length: :45
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Amy Ray and Emily Sailers have spent the last 35 years performing together, produced fifteen albums (seven gold, four platinum, and one double plat...

  • Added: Oct 25, 2016
  • Length: :45
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Singer songwriter Jeffrey Foucault has taken "the small roads", building his defiantly independent career through a relentless international tourin...

  • Added: Sep 26, 2016
  • Length: :30
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From humble beginnings in Moscow, Idaho highly acclaimed singer-songwriter Josh Ritter recorded and released his self-titled debut in 1999 after gr...

  • Added: Sep 08, 2016
  • Length: :29
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Host John Floridis visits with Ingrid Korvits director of Estonia's Grammy and multiple award winning Ellerhein Girls Choir. Even among Estonia's c...

  • Added: Aug 31, 2016
  • Length: :30
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With "Tumbleweed", his third recording in five years, Kalispell, Montana singer/songwriter and guitarist Mike Murray brings a new level of maturity...

  • Added: Aug 05, 2016
  • Length: :29
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Generally regarded as the world's foremost virtuoso of the ukelele Jake Shimakuburo has seen his career sky rocket after a video of his version of ...

  • Added: Jul 19, 2016
  • Length: :32
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As part of the Juilliard-trained, multi-award winning Ahn Trio with her sisters Lucia and Maria, violinist Angella Ahn has been at the forefront of...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 15, 2016
  • Length: :29
  • Purchases: 1
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Darrell Scott is one of the most respected musicians in the broadly defined "Americana" genre. His most recent recording project comprised of ten s...

  • Added: Jun 23, 2016
  • Length: :30
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Cellist, composer and singer songwriter Ben Sollee brings a sweet grace and gritty groove to his diverse mix of styles - Appalachian mountain music...

  • Added: Jun 14, 2016
  • Length: :29
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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...

  • Added: Jun 09, 2016
  • Length: :30