John Floridis

Artist Information

Biography

John Floridis is a Missoula, Montana based guitarist, singer-songwriter and composer. Since 1993, a resident in the "Big Sky" having moved there from the strong shouldered, down-but-never-out city of Cleveland, Ohio. He has released 5 recordings mixing bluesy, folk-rock vocal tunes with adventurous solo acoustic guitar compositions including one seasonal recording "December's Quiet Joy." He has been named Missoula's best musician by the Missoula Independent and performed in the Western region for over a decade. He has performed with artists as diverse as Shawn Colvin, Derek Trucks, Patty Griffin, Richard Thompson, Emmylou Harris, Bruce Cockburn, Kelly Joe Phelps, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Patty Larkin. John also fronts Burning River, a funky, blues-rock concept that performs in the Western region. He is also a producer of programs for Montana Public Radio and a former Registered Music Therapist.

Instrumentation

John Floridis- guitar, vocals and manipulated, and sometimes sampled and looped sounds.

Discography

"This Year"- 1996
"Part of the Picture"-1998
"The Dance of Apollo"-2000
"In This Place"-2003
"December's Quiet Joy"-2006

Official Website

http://www.johnfloridis.com

Audio

• "Late May Moon"
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• "Cross Road Blues"
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• "The Dance of Apollo"
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• "Dancing At The Rascal Fair"
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Press

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  “It was a pleasure to witness such a passionate guitar driven songwriter whose work springs from suc...“It was a pleasure to witness such a passionate guitar driven songwriter whose work springs from such a musical landscape.”
  -Patty Larkin
  Vanguard Recording Artist-
  
  
  “John’s music dances on the very tip of a needle stuck solidly between subtlety and power, and the beauty is in his ability to lean toward one side or the other at a finger snap.”
  -Kelly Joe Phelps
  Rykodisc Recording Artist-
  
  
  “John Floridis was very inspiring. He plays so well.”
  -Shawn Colvin
  Grammy Award Winner
  Sony Recording Artist-
  
  
  “If I had your music implanted in my brain I think I would be so much happier, thinner, peaceful, richer, etc....it moves my blood.”
  -Susan Gibson
  Grammy Nominated Songwriter-
  
  
  “Stellar guitar playing..fine melodic/harmonic sense and groovy rhythmic feel..songs that are thoughtful and evocative and a voice that’s soulful and strong.”
  -Rich Middleton
  Victory Review, Seattle, Wa.-
  
  
  “Floridis pushes the folk guitar idiom to a level far beyond his contemporaries, always using technique as a tool rather than an end unto itself. A boatload of talent”
  -John Bruening
  Cleveland Free Times, Cleveland, Oh.-
  
  
  “Citing influences from Hendrix to Segovia, Floridis is at once a virtuostic technician and passionate pop musician.”
  -Nick Heil
  The Pacific Inlander, Spokane, Wa.-
  
  
  “Folk-rock that is hard to pigeon-hole. It has the complexity and subtleties of Shawn Colvin, but rocks harder...brings to mind Michael Hedges, but has more pop appeal and best of all, can be genuinely funky.”
  -The Missoula Independent Missoula, Mt.-
  
  
  “Floridis slaps his guitar into high octane frenzies but can also sing a moving lyric or pen a poignant ballad.”
  -Michael Moore The Missoulian, Missoula, Mt.-
  
  
  “A solid stage presence and a guitar technique that is innovative and downright stunning to witness.”
  -Don McIvor Bridgerland Music Society, Logan, Ut.-
  
  
  “The solo acoustic guitar selections are demonstrations of virtuosity like few of us have heard in Jackson Hole.”
  -Tom Hacker Jackson Hole News, Jackson Hole, Wy.-
  
  
  “Phenomenal Playing, writing and performing.”
  -Micha Solomon President, Oasis Duplication-
  
  
  “A world class songwriter with a larger than life guitar presence.
  -Tom Garnsey
  Vootie Productions, Bozeman, Mt.

Setlist

Adaptable to venue and event.

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