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Best of Pickin: The Wood Brothers, Billy Strings, and Del McCoury

On this week's Best of Pickin, we'll hear music from the Wood Brothers, who have been hailed as "masters of soulful folk." They are making a return to the Virginia Arts Festival in May. Also, music from the Del Mccoury Band featuring fiddle player Jason Carter. And we'll hear from the king of New England Bluegrass, the great Joe Val. Tune in to The Best of Pickin, now heard 10:00PM- 12:00AM Fridays on 89.5

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.