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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Host John Floridis welcomes Rick Mitarotonda, lead guitarist, singer and band leader of the jam band favorite Goose. -
Musician's Spotlight welcomes one of the most acclaimed blues singers and songwriters of her generation, Shemekia Copeland. For over two and half decades Shemekia has been blazing her own trail with her music, following in the footsteps of her legendary father, guitarist and singer Johnny Copeland. -
Juno Award winning pianist, composer and singer-songwriter Laila Biali returns to Musician's Spotlight to discuss her most recent recording project, "Wintersongs." -
Grammy Award Winning composer Danae Vlasse returns to Musician's Spotlight. Danae goes in depth with the details of her recent recording of the epic composition "Mythologies II", recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios. -
Host John Floridis visits with fiddler and Della Mae founder Kimber Ludiker. Della Mae is a GRAMMY-nominated, all-women string band. Hailing from across North America, and reared in diverse musical styles, they are one of the most charismatic and engaging roots bands touring today. -
Acclaimed singer songwriter and guitarist James McMurtry returns to Musician's Spotlight. -
Award winning trombonist and composer Naomi Moon Siegel returns to Musician's Spotlight. Namoi discusses her newest recording project "Shatter The Glass Sanctuary" and the work behind the scenes to make it happen. -
Host John Floridis visits with percussionist Matt Zimbel of Manteca, the unique Pan fusion collective also described as “Jazz adjacent, heavy metal, hoe down rock band…" -
Electronic music composer, producer and songwriter Scott Hansen, also known as Tycho joins host John Floridis for this episode. The Grammy nominated musician discusses his early inspiration into music which came more from a knowledge of computers than from mastering a musical instrument. -
This program is a 20 year retrospective on our visit with the legendary B.B. King. On July 30th, 2004 Musician's Spotlight host John Floridis and then co-host Brian Kopper ventured to the Big Sky Brewery in Missoula, Montana for a blues festival that included Shemekia Copeland and Dr. John as well as B.B. King.
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