Steven n Seagulls, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and Townes Van Zant on The Best of Pickin

WHRO | By Barry Graham

Published July 16, 2025 at 3:05 PM EDT

Tune in for this week's Best of Pickin with music from the Finnish country rock band Steven n Seagulls. They found an on-line following with their covers of classic rock songs retooled with a bluegrass sound. They released their first album "Farm Machine" in 2015. Also, music from the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and their 2022 release "Dirt Does Dylan." The legendary band announced last year that they were retiring from the road but still recording new material. Also, music from Townes Van Zandt, The Dead South, Bobby Osborne, High Fidelity, and plenty of others. Kick off your weekend with late-night Americana on The Best of Pickin. Friday night at 10 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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