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Music

2018 Crown Of The Continent Guitar Festival Round-Up

Montana Public Radio | By John Floridis

Published August 30, 2018 at 12:58 PM MDT

John Floridis profiles the roster of musicians playing the 2018 Crown of the Continent Guitar Festival in Bigfork, Montana, August 28 - September 1. Listen to Montana Public Radio at 8:00 p.m. Friday, August 31st for highlights from the festival's Thursday performance featuring Poco with Rusty Young, Justin Townes Earle, and Guthrie Brown.

The 2018 Crown of the Continent Guitar Festival takes place August 28 - September 1 at Bigfork's Flathead Lake Lodge. On the lineup: The Pat Martino Trio; Edgar Winter; Lee Ritenour; Nathan East; Poco with Rusty Young; Jim Messina; Justin Townes Earle; Liz Longley; SoloDuo; Cory Henry; Raveis Cole; and Guthrie Brown.

(Broadcast: 8/27/18, as the Monday Music Special. Listen to "Musician's Spotlight" on the radio Thursdays, 7:30 p.m., or via podcast.)

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John Floridis

John Floridis, the host and producer of Musician's Spotlight, has been with Montana Public Radio since 1997. He has interviewed over 200 musicians during that time. He is also an independent recording and performing artist in his own right and a former registered music therapist.

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