The Best of Pickin: Rhiannon Giddens

WHRO | By Barry Graham

Published September 18, 2024 at 2:37 PM EDT

Tune in late night Friday for The Best of Pickin, with a feature on Rhiannon Giddens and her release" My Black Country: The Songs of Alice Randall." Randall is an author and songwriter who has penned classic country tunes including the Trisha Yearwood crossover hit "Xxxs and ooos- American Girl" and" The Ballad of Sally Anne" by Mark O Connor. Also, music from Del McCoury and his breakout 1973 album "High on a Mountain" and alt country rocker Neko case captured live in Austin, Texas. It's a perfect way to ease into the weekend. Friday night at 11 on WHRV.

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Barry Graham

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.

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