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Bluegrass Time: What is it to the genre? Find out on this week's Pickin on WHRV.

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Pickin on WHRV this week looks at “Bluegrass Time.” For years, Host Harold Smith has often remarked about the distinct nature of the music and classic groups ability to master the instrumentation and presentation of the music with “Bluegrass Time.” As you listen to legendary groups like The Country Gentlemen, Bill Monroe, Flatt and Scruggs, and Reno and Smiley, you’ll be able to ascertain  certain commonalities in the music.  It’s Bluegrass Music 101 with the Professor of The Genre, Harold Smith. Join us for Pickin.  Sunday night at 7 on WHRV.

Barry Graham used to arrive at WHRO with a briefcase full of papers and lesson plans. For 32 years he taught US and Virginia Government in the Virginia Beach Public Schools. While teaching was always his first love, radio was a close second. While attending Old Dominion, Barry was program director at WODU, the college radio station. After graduating, he came to WHRO as an overnight announcer. Originally intending to stay on only while completing graduate school, he was soon hooked on Public Radio and today is the senior announcer on WHRV. In 2001, Barry earned his Ph.D in Urban Studies by writing a history of WHRO and analyzing its impact upon local education, policy and cultural arts organizations.