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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Composer, pianist and singer songwriter Hania Rani is the guest of host John Floridis on this edition of Musician's Spotlight. -
The legendary blues songwriter, singer and guitarist Robert Cray joins host John Floridis on this episode of Musician's Spotlight. -
One of the most versatile musicians of any genre: Mandolinist and multi-instrumentalist, composer, and songwriter Sam Bush returns to Musician's Spotlight, his third appearance on the program. -
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Renowned multi-instrumentalist Tim O'Brien returns to Musician's Spotlight this time with life partner and musical collaborator Jan Fabricius. O'Brien is a Grammy winner and has been recording and touring for the past four decades. -
Born in Byrdstown Tennessee, Sierra Hull was immersed in the rural bluegrass culture there, and then added a Berkley School of Music degree into the mix in her early teens. That blend of old school and formal school education is apparent in her style of playing and singing with pristine technique and deep, earthy authenticity. -
Singer songwriter and guitarist Alex Cuba joins host John Floridis for this edition of Musician's Spotlight. -
Kris Delmhorst returns to Musician's Spotlight to visit with host John Floridis. The conversation in particular highlights Kris' new album "Ghosts In The Garden." Folk Alley says "Like the poems of Keats, Shelley, and Emily Dickinson, Delmhorst’s songs flourish as odes to impermanence and memory." -
Congolese guitarist, composer and singer Niwel Tsumbu joins host John Floridis. Niwel shares his remarkable story that begins growing up with five siblings in a single parent home in a poverty stricken area in the megacity of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. -
Montana honky tonk legend Russ Nasset is honored in this encore combination of two programs from the Montana Public Radio archives. Nasset, a fixture of the Montana music scene for more than four decades as both a solo artist as well as with his signature band The Revelators passed away in April of 2025.
