Songwriting legend Don McLean spoke with Arts on Fire host Anthony Merchant about Dons early days of touring, what he had forgotten about the writing and recording of American Pie, figuring out what you're going to play live when you have 50+ years worth of material, honing your craft and the importance of starting early, what's next for Don McLean and much more

https://www.strutherslibrarytheatre.org/by-list/don-mclean

https://donmclean.com/

https://www.instagram.com/thedonmclean/

https://www.facebook.com/DonMcLean

https://twitter.com/donmclean

Angelo Valentino of The Spire Theater and the In Crowd joined AOF's Anthony Merchant to discuss the history of the band and theater, the inaugural Back Stage Jam, the Studio Metro Underground, what goes into running a theater and much more

http://inspirejamestown.com/

http://www.incrowdband.com/

https://www.facebook.com/incrowdlive/

https://www.facebook.com/spiretheater

Actor, restaurateur and Jamestown, NY native Mitchell Anderson spoke with AOF's Anthony Merchant all about bringing his one man show You Better Call Your Mother to Jamestown on September 15 and 16

Tickets -

https://m.bpt.me/event/6065050

Artist Joseph Grice joined AOF's Anthony Merchant to discuss his current exhibit at Roger Tory Peterson Institute and what he is working on for the rest of 2023

https://www.josephgrice.art/

https://linktr.ee/josephgriceart/

https://rtpi.org/exhibitions/joseph-grice-taking-flight/

Chautauqua County artist Thomas Annear joined Arts on Fire host Anthony Merchant in the Allegheny National Forest to chat about the Labor Day Art Trail Hub Crawl, painting sunsets during the Canadian wildfires, the beauty of the Chautauqua region, upcoming classes and exhibits from Thomas and more

https://www.thomasannear.com/

https://nsaachautauqua.org/art-trail.html

https://www.instagram.com/thomasannearart/

Len Barry of the Reg Lenna joined Arts on Fire host Anthony Merchant to chat and recap the summer season at the Reg and what programming they have coming up for fall 2023

Leslie Calimeri and Frank Besse return to the WRFA studios for a follow up conversation on Jamestown ArtScape with AOF host Anthony Merchant

https://www.jamestownrenaissance.org/artscape/

https://www.chautauquaartgallery.com/

Arts on Fire LIVE continues for August 2023 with a double bill performance from Miranda Wilcox and Olivia Frances along with Q+A's with host Anthony Merchant

ABOUT AOF LIVE:

Arts On Fire LIVE brings you the very best of Chautauqua County's local artists via a live, in-studio performance!

The show is produced and broadcast by WRFA-LP 107.9 FM, Kranky Plate Productions, and the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts in Jamestown, NY.

All 2023 Arts on Fire LIVE performances are made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting's American Rescue Plan Act Stabilization Grant.

Michael Glabicki of Rusted Root and Uprooted joined WRFAs Anthony Merchant to talk about his upcoming Jamestown performance at the Roger Tory Peterson Institute, how his songwriting process has changed over the years, Rusted Root's platinum selling record When I Woke turning 30 in 2024, what the Pittsburgh music scene was like in the early days of Rusted Root, how the formation of Uprooted came about and much more

https://www.michaelglabicki.com

https://rtpi.org

https://www.instagram.com/michaelglabicki

https://www.facebook.com/MichaelGlabickiofRustedRoot

Television icon and Young and the Restless star Melody Thomas Scott spoke with Arts on Fire host Anthony Merchant about her upcoming visit to Jamestown for her fundraiser for the Lucille Ball Little Theatre, her connections to the area, developing the character Nikki Newman over the decades on Young and the Restless, the lasting legacy of Lucille Ball, writing her memoir Always Young and Restless and much more

https://www.lbltj.com

https://www.instagram.com/melodythomassco

https://twitter.com/MelodyThomasSco

https://www.facebook.com/melodythomassco