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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Program host John Floridis welcomes Michael and Tanya Trotter, The War And Treaty. The married couple duo has garnered a strong following in the past several years releasing 9 albums, earning two Grammy nominations including the overall Best New Artist, Americana Music Honors, Country Music Association and CMT awards and collaborations with artists like Emmylou Harris, Babyface, Derek’s Bently and Bon Jovi. Their diverse blend of soul, country and gospel has brought them to greatly varied venues such as America’s Got Talent, the Grand Ole Opry and Tiny Desk Concerts. -
Quiana Parler of the band Ranky Tanky is welcomed back to Musician's Spotlight for her second interview and feature. The group was a guest on Spotlight several years ago, and host John Floridis checks in with Quiana after the release of the most recent project “This Village”, a continuation of their exploration and celebration of the Gullah culture of their hometown area of Charleston, South Carolina. -
This program features a tribute to composer and pianist Phillip Aaberg who passed away May 23rd of 2026. This episode features archival recordings of two Spotlight programs from past seasons. One is from a 2002 show produced by former program co-host Brian Kopper, and the second features host John Floridis' visit with Phil from 2013. -
Multi-instrumentalists, songwriters and singers Lee Henke and Ryan Acker of the band The Last Revel join host John Floridis on this episode of Musician's Spotlight. -
Bassist, singer and composer Devon Gates – recently named one of 2024’s Up and Comers of the Year – joins host John Floridis for conversation on this episode of Musician's Spotlight. -
Host John Floridis is joined by cellist, vocalist and founding member of the group Biriba Union, a cross-cultural group combining South American, jazz, hip-hop, classical and folk traditions. -
Violinist, arranger and educator Stephanie Chase joins host John Floridis on Musician's Spotlight this week. Stephanie has appeared with over 170 orchestras, including the New York and Hong Kong Philharmonics and the Chicago, San Francisco, Atlanta and London Symphony Orchestras. -
One of the most distinguished Irish American musicians in the world, flutist, whistle player, educator, and song interpreter Joanie Madden joins host John Floridis. Joanie is known primarily as the founder and driving force behind Cherish the Ladies, the first renowned all female Irish music group in the U.S. -
Rising Appalachia joins host John Floridis on this Musician's Spotlight. Led by multi-instrumentalist sisters Leah Song and Chloe Smith. Known for their seamless harmonies, songcatching and storytelling, they’ve released 10 albums performing everywhere from Telluride to Red Rocks to NPR’s Tiny Desk, cultivating a devoted grassroots following traveling to communities by train, horseback, bio-diesel bus and sailboat. -
Master pianist, flutist, composer, arranger, conductor and educator Jovino Santos Neto joins host John Floridis on this edition of Musician's Spotlight. Currently based in Seattle, Washington Jovino was born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He has released 20 recordings under his own name, toured internationally for decades with a wide variety of collaborations and is a Three-time Latin Grammy Award nominee.
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