The summer before his senior year in college, author Greg Melville worked at the cemetery in his hometown. The experience began his lifelong curiousity with how, where and why we commemorate our dead. Hear our conversation with him on Friday at noon on WHRV FM.

Both performed with the legendary Ralph Stanley and went on to become country music megastars.

Sloan is a long-time power pop band from Canada who have gone under the radar for almost thirty years and their new album “Steady” isn’t going to change that, but like the title suggests, they have been one of the most consistently superb rock and roll bands since their 1996 breakthrough album.

This week we are remembering music icon Patsy Cline and her legendary career. Hear from her cousin and her daughter as they share memories and poignant stories.

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band formed in the mid-60s in California and continues performing today.

There is a magical transformation that takes place when two artists join their voices together and create something bigger than the sum of their parts. Plains is an example of that kind of magic.

Pickin' on WHRV gears up for the Bluegrass, Brews, and BBQ event at Smartmouth in Virginia Beach on October 29^th. 

In this week's show we hear music from two icons who sadly, we lost last week: Loretta Lynn & Mary McCaslin. Join us, Sunday night at 9 pm on WHRV.