Musician's Spotlight

Musician's Spotlight "From folk to rock, from classical to jazz and beyond, a mix of eclectic music and conversation with todays most talented and compelling musicians."

Musician's Spotlight is a 30 minute feature program containing music and conversation by a wide range of musicians and groups. The show is hosted and produced by John Floridis. The program was introduced on Montana Public Radio by Michael Marsolek in 1992. John Floridis and Brian Kopper began producing the show in 1997, with John Floridis taking over production in 2009. Some of the other musician

s that have been featured on the program include B.B. King, Lyle Lovett, Alison Krauss, Darryl Jones of the Rollling Stones, Shawn Colvin, Wilco, The Cowboy Junkies, Keb Mo, Bruce Cockburn, Lila Downs, Kathy Matea, Richard Thompson, Brandy Carlile, Eileen Ivers, Jerry Douglas, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, The Sierra Leone Refugee All Stars, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Solas, Patty Larkin, Leo Kotke, David Wilcox, Patty Griffin, Natalie Macmaster, John Gorka, The String Cheese Incident, Tim O'Brien, Kelly Joe Phelps, Mark O'Connor, Susan Gibson and George Winston. Musician's Spotlight also frequently features peformers from all across Montana including Eden Atwood, John Dunnigan, Jenn Adams, Tom Catmull, Jeni Fleming, Martha Scanlan, The Clintons, Amy Martin, Jack Gladstone, David Walburn. Musician's Spotlight is now podcasting from this link below-
http://www.mtpr.net/podcast_details/6
Click on the "Podcast" icon to view full menu. Musician's Spotlight is a production of Montana Public Radio

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06/12/2025

Musician's Spotlight is VERY much a part of Public Media.
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Bruce Cockburn on Mspot and Montana Public Radio!
04/30/2025

Bruce Cockburn on Mspot and Montana Public Radio!

Legendary Canadian guitarist and singer songwriter Bruce Cockburn returns to Musician's Spotlight to visit with host John Floridis. The two talk about Bruce's most recent recording "O Sun O Moon" and the collaborations that help make the album so compelling.

Here's our podcast of my visit with Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes.
04/24/2025

Here's our podcast of my visit with Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes.

Taylor Goldsmith founding member, singer, guitarist and primary songwriter of the band Dawes joins host John Floridis. Taylor talks about the evolution of the band to its current state as a duo of himself and his brother Griffin.

04/22/2025

Tomorrow night on Montana Public Radio!

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John with The Legend....Russ Nasset.
04/07/2025

John with The Legend....Russ Nasset.

03/25/2025

Tonight on Mspot! Duende Libre!

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03/11/2025

Tonight! Grace Potter and Ben Harper back to back on Mspot! Tuesday, March 11th, 7pm on Montana Public Radio!

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03/06/2025

Interviewing Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes tomorrow! See below for details, and send me some ideas for questions!

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Tonight, Tuesday September 17th at 7pm check out our Musician's Spotlight feature with Tycho on Montana Public Radio!
09/18/2024

Tonight, Tuesday September 17th at 7pm check out our Musician's Spotlight feature with Tycho on Montana Public Radio!

What should I ask them? Doing an interview tomorrow morning, Thursday, September 12th with Goose for an upcoming Musicia...
09/11/2024

What should I ask them? Doing an interview tomorrow morning, Thursday, September 12th with Goose for an upcoming Musician's Spotlight for Montana Public Radio. Get on board and suggest some questions!

What should I ask him? I’m interviewing  Tycho tomorrow for an upcoming Musician's Spotlight on Montana Public Radio. My...
09/11/2024

What should I ask him? I’m interviewing Tycho tomorrow for an upcoming Musician's Spotlight on Montana Public Radio. My first interview with a primarily electronic music composer. He’ll be in Missoula soon via Logjam Presents at The Wilma.

Very excited to be the first host for a new program premiering tonight at 9pm MDT on Montana Public Radio.... Blue Green...
09/05/2024

Very excited to be the first host for a new program premiering tonight at 9pm MDT on Montana Public Radio.... Blue Green Crossing. The show is a mix of Celtic and Bluegrass and all things between and around those genres. On tonight's show.... Solas, Tim O'Brien, Dan Tyminski, Karan Casey, Growling Old Men, Sarah Jarosz, Dougie MacLean, North Fork Crossing, Lúnasa and much more. Tune in and check it out!

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Missoula, MT

Opening Hours

7pm - 8pm

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