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Musician's Spotlight: Jacob Jolliff

The Jacob Jolliff Band
The Jacob Jolliff Band

Mandolin virtuoso and vocalist Jacob Jolliff returns to Musician’s Spotlight with music from his solo project The Jacob Jolliff Band and their most recent album “Instrumentals Vol. One.”

The Winfield National Champion player is a former member of Joy Kills Sorrow and the Yonder Mountain String Band in addition to numerous collaborations with musicians like Jerry Douglass, Sam Bush, John Popper and Widespread Panic.

Listen in to hear his story of how his father prepared him to perform a string of David Grisman solos for the legendary “Dawg” himself.

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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