Celebrating Mom on the Acoustic Highway

WHRO | By Barry Graham

Published May 8, 2025 at 1:53 PM EDT

Tune in Mother's Day evening for great artistry all in celebration of MOM! We'll hear tracks from Lynn Morris, Si Khan, The Austin Lounge Lizards, Cathy Ryan and plenty of others. Cathy Ryan is featured on a cd with musicians Robin Spielberg and Susan McKeown entitled" Mother: Songs Celebrating Mothers and Motherhood." The legendary fiddle player Johnny Cunningham is also on the release. We'll hear several selections from the album. Also, music from the compilation cd " "Mother, The Queen of My Heart" that has several bluegrass artists including Lonesome Standard Time and Doc Watson. Call Mom, tell her how much you appreciate her, and tune in for an hour celebrating that special woman in our lives. The Acoustic Highway, Sunday night at 9 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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