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Karan Casey & John Doyle

By • Dec 13, 2013

Two of the most respected names in Irish acoustic music, guitarist John Doyle and vocalist Karan Casey,  sat down with host John Floridis at the 2013 Montana Folk Festival in Butte for a "kitchen concert" and chat. Frequent collaborators, Casey and Doyle are original members of the popular Irish-American group, Solas. 

(Broadcast: "Musicians' Spotlight,"  9/24/13 and 12/17/13. Listen weekly on on the radio Thursdays, 7:30 p.m., or via podcast.)

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Tom Catmull

By mtpr.org • Nov 22, 2013

December 3rd, 2013: Popular Missoula singer-songwriter Tom Catmull returns to Musician's Spotlight to discuss his most recent solo recording, "Words and Malady." Joe Nickell wrote in 2006 for The Missoulian: "Tom Catmull straddles genres like a bow-legged cowboy on a mountain bike.

Pat Metheny, Part Two

By mtpr.org • Feb 7, 2014
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November 19, 2013 and February 11, 2014 - Grammy Award-winning guitarist and composer Pat Metheny describes the importance of "story telling" in composition, even when it comes to  instrumental improvisations. Part Two of a special two-part program.

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Pat Metheny, Part One

By mtpr.org • Jan 31, 2014

November 12, 2013 and February 4, 2014 - Winner of 20 Grammy awards and one of the most acclaimed musicians of his generation, guitarist and composer Pat Metheny makes his first appearance on Musician's Spotlight. Part One of a special two-part program.

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Nathalie Pires

By mtpr.org • Sep 4, 2013

Musician's Spotlight, September 3rd, 2013: Nathalie Pires

Her father named her after a Julio Iglesias song, but it was the mysterious sounds of Fado music, from her family's homeland of Portugal, that captivated young "Jersey girl" Nathalie Pires and inspired her musical career, bringing Fado's soaring melodies and dramatic stories to audiences across the globe.