New tracks on The Best of Pickin

WHRO | By Barry Graham

Published March 4, 2025 at 10:34 PM EST

On this week's Best of Pickin, we'll Hear from the forthcoming new release from Alison Krauss and Union Station entitled "Arcadia" (set to drop later this month). Also, new music from the David Mayfield Parade and their new album' Sapphire Town." We'll also hear from the Clements Brothers, Wilie Nelson, Balsam Range, Dolly Parton, and plenty of others including Josh Williams who was the lead guitarist for the Rhonda Vincent Band and spent a number of years out of music before releasing his comeback cd "Modern Day Man." Kick off your weekend with late night traditional and progressive Bluegrass on the Best of Pickin. Friday night at 10 on 89.5

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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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