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East Nash Grass featured on "Best of Pickin"

Pickin on WHRV this week brings you the band East Nash Grass. They are in performance next weekend at Town Point Park as a part of NashFest757. Also, new music from Dan Tyminski and his latest release captured live from the Ryman Auditorium. And, a track from the King of New England Bluegrass, the great Joe Val. Val blazed the trail for a thriving Boston folk music scene that included the Lilly Brothers and Joan Baez. Val died in1985 leaving behind a legacy of introducing classic Bluegrass Music to the region. Tune in for both progressive and classic bluegrass on the best of Pickin. Friday at 11 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.