© 2024 MTPR
Donate
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
Music
Musician's Spotlight

Musician's Spotlight - Mary Scholz

By John Floridis
Published September 8, 2022 at 6:14 AM MDT
Mary Scholz
Eva Gala
Mary Scholz

The episode plays in two parts. Part two will begin after part one ends.

Los Angeles based singer songwriter Mary Scholz makes her debut appearance on Musician's Spotlight with host John Floridis.

Mary discusses her upbringing in the Philadelphia area and the journey that took her to her present base in Los Angeles.

She also talks about her most recent release "Begin Again", a detailed discussion of the intimate relationship between a solo performer and their audience, her cat named after a Montana town she fell in love with while touring here and her passion for all Philly sports teams!

Tags
Musician's Spotlight Mary Scholz
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.
See stories by John Floridis
Make a monthly donation
Become a sustaining member for as low as $5/month
Make a one-time donation
Make an annual or one-time donation to support MTPR
Pay pledge or update info
Pay an existing pledge or update your payment information
  • Cary Morin
    Music
    Musician's Spotlight - Cary Morin
    John Floridis
    Guitarist and singer songwriter Cary Morin makes his first appearance on Musician's Spotlight, bringing his Roots-infused Native Americana."
  • Joan Osborne
    Music
    Musician's Spotlight - Joan Osborne
    John Floridis
    Multiple Grammy Award winning singer, songwriter, song interpreter Joan Osborne visits with host John Floridis to talk about her four decade career including her 2023 album "Nobody Owns You."
  • Suzy Bogguss
    Music
    Musician's Spotlight - Suzy Bogguss
    John Floridis
    Grammy Award winning singer songwriter Suzy Bogguss joins host John Floridis on this Musician's Spotlight. Through her four decade career that has produced over 20 albums under her own name as well as many more in collaboration with other artists, Suzy has set herself apart with her distinctive sound.
  • Fanoos Ensemble
    Music
    Musician's Spotlight - The Fanoos Ensemble
    John Floridis
    A much anticipated Musician's Spotlight with the Fanoos Ensemble. Tune in to hear their remarkable story, told in music and words: The story of the true "Heart of Afghanistan", a story they cannot tell from their homeland due to current conditions in that country.
  • Martin Sexton
    Music
    Musician's Spotlight - Martin Sexton 2023
    John Floridis
    Dynamic singer songwriter Martin Sexton returns to Musician's Spotlight to check in since his last visit in 2017. He talks about how the music of the 1970's, and Van Morrison in particular, influenced his own work and how getting his first electric guitar — not acoustic, as he is known for playing — was the jump-start he needed for his passion for music.
  • Kerrie and Stefan Szabo make up the band National Park Radio.
    Music
    Musician's Spotlight - National Park Radio
    John Floridis
    Stefan and Kerrie Szabo of National Park Radio visit with host John Floridis. Stefan and Kerrie discuss the origins of the group and how Kerrie became a more prominent singer on stage with little to no previous experience beyond singing with friends at a nursing home.
Load More