Swamp Dogg on the Best of Pickin

WHRO | By Barry Graham

Published February 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM EST

Tune in to The Best of Pickin this Friday night with music from Portsmouth native Swamp Dogg. His Blackgrass: From West Virginia to 125th Street cd was released in 2024 and was hailed as one of the best country albums of the year. We'll hear several selections from it. Also, music from Sierra Hull who is going out on a summer tour with Willie Nelson and, music from grammy award winner Billy Strings- his live album was named the Best Bluegrass Album of 2024. Also, tracks from the Irish Bluegrass Band Jigjam, and the North Carolina based Grass Cats group. Kick off your weekend with The Best of Pickin- Friday night at 10 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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