Host John Floridis welcomes back to Musician's Spotlight John Gorka, one of the most respected and beloved contemporary folk singer songwriters of his generation.Gorka relates the process of writing and recording his 17th and most recent album “unentitled” as well as the inspirations behind the songs including “A Light Exists in the Spring” which uses an Emily Dickinson poem and “Particle and Wave” which came to him from the Parkland Students March For Our Lives. John Also answers questions from listeners, goes into more depth about his New Jersey roots and explains the concept of knowing how songs are supposed to feel versus how they are supposed to sound.

Jano Rix — best known as one-third of Grammy Award-nominated trio The Wood Brothers — joins host John Floridis. Jano talks about his new project, a father-son duo calling themselves RIX. Their debut album, Legacy, Vol. 1, is a collaboration more than 12 years in the making.

This six piece all female group from Cali, Colombia is breaking ground as one of the few small salsa ensembles in this genre to feature only women. host John Floridis caught up with (vibraphonist) Kate Ortega and (bassist) Daniela Vergara for this interview as they prepared for a North American tour.

The 2026 Tiny Desk Contest, our annual search for the next great undiscovered artist, is now officially open for entries.

For three decades with the Grateful Dead and three more after the group ended following the 1995 death of his bandmate Jerry Garcia, Weir helped build and sustain the band's legacy across generations.

This a two-part program featuring Tom Catmull and Jeff Tweedy. Tom is one of the most popular and respected Montana singer songwriters and has been for the last 30 years. Jeff Tweedy is of course the driving force behind the iconic band Wilco

Composer, pianist and singer songwriter Hania Rani is the guest of host John Floridis on this edition of Musician's Spotlight.

The legendary blues songwriter, singer and guitarist Robert Cray joins host John Floridis on this episode of Musician's Spotlight.

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.