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Pickin on WHRV: Bands that are keeping the traditional sound alive

Pickin on WHRV takes a hard look at some of the new bands that are keeping alive the traditional sound of bluegrass music. We’ll hear from High Fidelity, The Kody Norris Show, The Grass Cats, Big Country Bluegrass, and Don Rigsby and Midnight Call. Also, music from the Earls of Leicester, who formed in 2013 behind the effort of Jerry Douglas to present the music of Flatt and Scruggs. Their debut release won the Grammy in 2014 for Best Bluegrass Album. We’ll also hear selections from Doyle Lawson, Del McCoury, Town Mountain, and Larry Rice. Make plans to hear two hours of traditional bluegrass music. Sunday evening at 7 on WHRV.

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.