Musician's Spotlight
Tues. 7 p.m.
Today's most talented and compelling musicians visit Musicians' 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; Lyle Lovett; Wilco; Brandi Carlile; Daryl Jones of the Rolling Stones; The Cowboy Junkies; Richard Thompson; Mary Chapin Carpenter; Bruce Cockburn; Shawn Colvin; 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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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. -
Lady Strings, Fran Grace one of the leading voices in Sacred Steel music joins host John Floridis. -
Host John Floridis welcomes Rick Mitarotonda, lead guitarist, singer and band leader of the jam band favorite Goose.
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