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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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