One of the most versatile musicians of any genre: Mandolinist and multi-instrumentalist, composer, and songwriter Sam Bush returns to Musician's Spotlight, his third appearance on the program.

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 and has been recording and touring for the past four decades.

Born in Byrdstown Tennessee, Sierra Hull was immersed in the rural bluegrass culture there, and then added a Berkley School of Music degree into the mix in her early teens. That blend of old school and formal school education is apparent in her style of playing and singing with pristine technique and deep, earthy authenticity.

Singer songwriter and guitarist Alex Cuba joins host John Floridis for this edition of Musician's Spotlight.

Kris Delmhorst returns to Musician's Spotlight to visit with host John Floridis. The conversation in particular highlights Kris' new album "Ghosts In The Garden." Folk Alley says "Like the poems of Keats, Shelley, and Emily Dickinson, Delmhorst’s songs flourish as odes to impermanence and memory."

Montana Public Radio returns to Butte for another year of celebrating traditional music, culture, and community at the Montana Folk Festival. Join us for special programming before, during, and after the festival weekend as we highlight performances past and present.

Montana Public Radio will be live on location for select events during the Montana International Choral Festival, held July 17–20, 2025, in Missoula. Join hosts Vicki Chaney and Michael Marsolek as they bring the joy of global choral music to listeners across Montana and beyond.

Congolese guitarist, composer and singer Niwel Tsumbu joins host John Floridis. Niwel shares his remarkable story that begins growing up with five siblings in a single parent home in a poverty stricken area in the megacity of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Montana honky tonk legend Russ Nasset is honored in this encore combination of two programs from the Montana Public Radio archives. Nasset, a fixture of the Montana music scene for more than four decades as both a solo artist as well as with his signature band The Revelators passed away in April of 2025.