Fingerstyle guitarist Ty Burkhardt- on The Acoustic Highway

WHRO | By Barry Graham

Published September 26, 2025 at 12:36 PM EDT

Tune in for Sunday night's Acoustic Highway with fingerstyle guitarist extraordinaire Ty Burkhardt. This Richmond based artist caused quite a stir at the recent WHRO Play Your Heart Out showcase with his unique fingerstyle guitar technique. A fan of the legendary Michael Hedges, Burkhardt is making a name for himself throughout Virginia with his blending of hitting, tapping, slapping, and thumping the body and strings of his guitar. He'll talk music and perform live in the WHRV studio. Also, music from Carrie Newcomer, Tyler Childers, Buddy Miller, and plenty of others. Tune in for a jam-packed highway with new and emerging talent Ty Burkhardt. You'll be amazed! Sunday night at nine 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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