Pickin on WHRV: The Best of Big Country Bluegrass

WHRO | By Barry Graham

Published September 5, 2024 at 3:15 PM EDT

Pickin on WHRV this week features one of the legendary Virginia Bands- Big Country Bluegrass. They formed in the late 80s and have numerous releases including a 2010 album entitled " The Boys in Hats and Ties" which is dedicated to the first generation of bluegrass stars who launched the genre. Their most recent is entitled "Mountains, Mamas, and Memories." Big Country records on the Rebel Record Label which is synonymous in the industry for featuring traditional "hard-hitting" bluegrass music. They continue to perform in countless festivals throughout the region. Tune in for two hours of traditional bluegrass on this week's Pickin. Sunday night at 7 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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