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Musician's Spotlight

Musician's Spotlight - Tim O'Brien and Jan Fabricius

By John Floridis

Published October 9, 2025 at 7:28 AM MDT

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 as well as recipient of International Bluegrass Association and Americana awards and has been recording and touring for the past four decades. His most recent project is very much a duo recording with Fabricius which resulted in their most recent album "Paper Flowers."

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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.

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