Taylor Goldsmith founding member, singer, guitarist and primary songwriter of the band Dawes joins host John Floridis. Taylor talks about the evolution of the band to its current state as a duo of himself and his brother Griffin.

“Sounds softer than the dew on the mountainside, harder than a Harley pushing back red dust, sweeter than true love." Ethan Robbins of the Americana duo Cold Chocolate visits with host John Floridis.

Tune in to Montana Public Radio’s Monday Music Special on April 21, 2025, at 9 p.m., to hear Lauren Korn, Ann Powers, and Alison Fensterstock in conversation—and a handful of the many, many female musicians collected in ‘How Women Made Music: A Revolutionary History from NPR Music’ (HarperCollins). This Monday Music Special originally aired November 25, 2024.

A trio of Missoula, Montana string players busking on the street between farmer's markets became a nationally touring four piece Americana group touring the country with their unique blend of acoustic rock, pop and "sort of" bluegrass.

Pianist and composer Alex Chadsey joins host John Floridis to talk about the Seattle based trio Duende Libre. Duende Libre is an award-winning jazz trio whose original music combines jazz virtuosity with roots rhythms from Cuba, Brazil, and West Africa into a “strikingly authentic blend.”

Adam Ajala and Dave Johnston of the Yonder Mountain String Band, the American progressive bluegrass group from Nederland, Colorado visit with host John Floridis. Composed of Dave Johnston, Ben Kaufmann, Adam Aijala, Nick Piccininni, and Coleman Smith the band has released eleven studio albums and six live records to date.

As the featured guest cellist for the Missoula Symphony Orchestra’s concert series, Amit Peled delivered a stirring live performance on Montana Public Radio.

Jamie McKeogh, guitarist, singer and songwriter for the iGrass band JigJam joins host John Floridis for a conversation about the band's origins in Durrow, County Offalay in central Ireland to its most current recording "Across the Pond."

Larry Bellorín and Joe Troop, Larry and Joe, are multi instrumentalists and singer songwriters. As a duo they perform a fusion of Venezuelan and Appalachian folk music on harp, banjo, cuatro, fiddle, maracas, guitar, upright bass, and whatever else they decide to throw in the van. The program they offer features a distinct blend of their musical inheritances and traditions as well as storytelling about the ways that music and social movements coalesce.

Lady Strings, Fran Grace one of the leading voices in Sacred Steel music joins host John Floridis.