John Floridis
Host and ProducerJohn 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 from household names like B.B. King, Alison Krauss and Lyle Lovett, to Montana musicians such as Eden Atwood, Darko Butarac and Tom Catmull. He is also an independent recording and performing artist in his own right and a former registered music therapist.
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Brazilian singer, songwriter, arranger and producer Luciane Dom join Musician's Spotlight host John Floridis for an in depth conversation about her boundary pushing mix of jazz, Afro beat, reggae and Ijexá. -
Scottish singer songwriter, looping artist and theater composer KT Tunstall returns to Musician's Spotlight for a conversation with host John Floridis. -
Legendary Canadian guitarist and singer songwriter Bruce Cockburn returns to Musician's Spotlight to visit with host John Floridis. The two talk about Bruce's most recent recording "O Sun O Moon" and the collaborations that help make the album so compelling. -
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. -
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. -
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.
