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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An archival remix of two programs from 2017 and 2018 brings together saxophonist, flutist, singer and composer Erica Von Kleist and Trombonist and ...

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  • Added: Jun 19, 2023
  • Length: 58:30
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World renowned Nuvo traditional Scottish music duo fiddler Alasdair Fraser and cellist Natalie Haas return to Musician's Spotlight after 15 years t...

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  • Added: Jun 08, 2023
  • Length: 59:17
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Songwriter, singer and multi-instrumentalist Theo Katzman visits with host John Floridis. Katzman, known for both his solo work as well as his cont...

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  • Added: May 23, 2023
  • Length: 58:32
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"Emma Donovan can front a well-oiled soul band in her sleep” – Rolling Stone Renowned Indigenous Australian singer and songwriter Emma Donovan joi...

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  • Added: May 15, 2023
  • Length: 58:36
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Multiple Grammy nominated jazz singer Sara Gazarek joins host John Floridis for conversation about her beginnings in music during her youth in Seat...

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  • Added: May 03, 2023
  • Length: 58:32
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One of the most successful and popular bluegrass musicians of her generation, multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter Rhonda Vincent joins in ...

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  • Added: Apr 17, 2023
  • Length: 58:31
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One of the most popular and successful traditional Irish music groups in the world, Lunasa is featured here on their first Musician's Spotlight. Fl...

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  • Added: Mar 18, 2023
  • Length: 58:30
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Chilean born singer, guitarist and composer Camila Meza returns to Musician's Spotlight. Camila goes deep in describing the process, both creativel...

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  • Added: Mar 06, 2023
  • Length: 58:30
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Gulf Coast Soul from the Suffers arrives to Musician's Spotlight, as singer Kam Franklin visits with host John Floridis. Kam dives deep into her Ho...

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  • Added: Feb 27, 2023
  • Length: 58:32
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Iconic singer songwriter Ani DiFranco returns to Musician's Spotlight to talk with host John Floridis about her work on "The Knowing" her first chi...

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  • Added: Feb 21, 2023
  • Length: 58:32
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Acclaimed guitarist Tommy Emmanuel joins host John Floridis in conversation about his five decade career. Starting with his birth in Muswellbrook, ...

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  • Added: Feb 16, 2023
  • Length: 58:30
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Singer songwriter collaborators Nick Spear and Susan O'Dea, together known as Big Sky City Lights join host John Floridis to discuss the origins of...

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  • Added: Jan 17, 2023
  • Length: 58:30
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Saxophonist, keyboard player and producer Steve Berlin joins host John Floridis to discuss his four decade work as a member of the legendary band L...

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  • Added: Jan 10, 2023
  • Length: 58:31
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A special edition Musician's Spotlight featuring winter music by artists who have been featured on the program.

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  • Added: Dec 20, 2022
  • Length: 58:30
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Acclaimed Irish American multi instrumentalist and composer Seamus Egan returns to Musician's Spotlight to talk about his most recent recording pro...

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  • Added: Dec 14, 2022
  • Length: 59:16
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Multiple Grammy Award winner, the composer of the soundtrack for the Oscar winning film "Birdman" and one of the most respected drummers in any gen...

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  • Added: Dec 06, 2022
  • Length: 58:31
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Quarteto Nuevo merges western classical, eastern European folk, Latin and jazz with an organic feel that packs a wallop! The ensemble’s razor-sharp...

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  • Added: Nov 16, 2022
  • Length: 58:30
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What began as an all-female festival collaboration quickly morphed into a serious passion project driven by sisterhood, harmony and humor - along w...

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  • Added: Oct 26, 2022
  • Length: 58:30
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Acclaimed pianist Margery McDuffie Whatley and her brother internationally renowned violinist Robert McDuffie return to Musician's Spotlight for a ...

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  • Added: Sep 14, 2022
  • Length: 58:30
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Los Angeles based singer songwriter Mary Scholz makes her debut appearance on Musician's Spotlight with host John Floridis. Mary discusses her upb...

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  • Added: Sep 06, 2022
  • Length: 59:16
  • Purchases: 2