Each week John Cross takes time to offer tips and suggestions on how to make wise spending decisions to get the most out of your financial resources.
Each week John Cross takes time to offer tips and suggestions on how to make wise spending decisions to get the most out of your financial resources.
Each week John Cross takes time to offer tips and suggestions on how to make wise spending decisions to get the most out of your financial resources.
]]>Each week John Cross takes time to offer tips and suggestions on how to make wise spending decisions to get the most out of your financial resources. Broadcasting every Sunday at 10 a.m. on WRFA.
]]>Local musician and music educator John Cross joined WRFA’s Anthony Merchant for a discussion on John’s incredible career in music, what he did in 2022 and what he has planned for 2023
The Back Room Radio Hour’s Annual All-Star Christmas show! Join Host Bill Ward as he welcomes an array Chautauqua County musical artists, and some very special Western New York luminaries. “Every year, the musical community responds in a generous and wonderful way to this event, and December’s show is certainly no exception,” Ward said. “Everybody is very excited about the new venue, and this tradition really sets the mood of the season for a lot of us.”
Appearing:
– Adam McKillip
– Amanda Barton
– Bill Ward
– Infinity Visual and Performing Arts Students
Danelle Donelson and Miranda Wilcox
– Karl Lydell
– Stan Barton
– Oldfish
– Juli Bessey
– Mark Mincarelli
– Sue Tillotson and Jim Cunningham
– John Cross
– Deep Fried and Dipped in Honey
– Aaron and Boaz Mecham
The Back Room Radio Hour is a monthly live music radio show performed in front of a studio audience in the Media Arts Studio at the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts in Jamestown, NY. It is presented on the second Thursday of each month and then broadcast on WRFA radio the following Monday. The shows are then archived on the WRFA website.
To attend a show, please text or call 716-753-2800 or send an email to backroomradiohour@gmail.com to confirm a reservation.
Trinity Guitars’ Back Room Radio Hour 2017 Christmas Special – hosted by Bill Ward and featuring music from:
– Teal Weatherly
– Steel Rails
– Cindy Love
– Steve Davis
– Adam McKillip
– The Probables’ Steve Johnson
– John Cross
– Gavin Paterniti
Bill Ward has been composing an original Christmas song each year for over two decades, and this year each guest has selected one if his compositions to perform.
The night also served to highlight St. Susan Center, and raised nearly $500 toward that effort during the evening. Joining the $5 A Month Club is easy – just navigate to stsusancenter.org/donate/
About Trinity Guitars’ Back Room Radio Hour: A live music radio show recorded monthly in Jamestown, NY. Hosted by Bill Ward and featuring music from local performing artists.
To reserve your seat to be in the live studio audience for any Back Room Radio Hour, please call 716.665.4490 or email trinityguitarsbill@gmail.com. You may also text your reservation to 716.753.2800.
Trinity Guitars’ Back Room Radio Hour 2016 Christmas Special – Featuring music from Teal Weatherly, Steve Davis, Jk.A, John Cross, Marla Harris, Abby Beach, Don Strom, Steve Strom, and Gregg Robbins-Welty and hosted by Bill Ward. The songs to be performed include several traditional Christmas songs, along with some of Ward’s original Christmas songs. Recorded Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016 at Trinity Guitars in Jamestown NY.
The show will also feature a conversation with Tom and Patty Franco, owner of Joe Z Coffee on Forest Avenue in Jamestown and co-organizer of the Cup of Joe Campaign.
About Trinity Guitars’ Back Room Radio Hour: A live music radio show recorded monthly in Jamestown, NY. Hosted by Bill Ward and featuring music from local performing artists.

Bill Ward (accompanied by John Cross and Claud Shuckers) performs set no. 2 at the 2016 WRFA Great American Picnic at the Southern Tier Brewing Co. in Lakewood, NY – a fundraiser for WRFA LP 107.9 FM in Jamestown NY on Sunday, June 5, 2016. Open remarks by Ken Hardley.
Featuring Songs of the American South, hosted by Ken Hardley and WRFA’s Jason Sample.
Sound engineer: Graham Riggle
Recording made possible by Ed Tomassini
Image by Andy Palermo
Trinity Guitars’ Back Room Radio Hour Episode 14 featuring Mike & Jenn Quimby with special guest John Cross. Recorded Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016.
About Trinity Guitars’ Back Room Radio Hour: A live music radio show recorded monthly in Jamestown, NY. Hosted by Bill Ward and featuring music from local performing artists.