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New Music on The Best of Pickin

Tune in late night Friday for a slew of new Americana releases. The legendary Larry Sparks who early in his career was a Bluegrass Boy in Bill Monroe's band has a new album out entitled " Way Back When." Also, new releases out from the North Carolina based Burnett Sisters Band, Tidalwave Road Band, and Becky Buller. Buller is a multi- instrumentalist whose songs have been covered by The Infamous Stringdusters (The lead- off track from their Grammy Award winning Gravity release), The Travelin' McCourys, Molly Tuttle, Ricky Skaggs, and Doyle Lawson. She is the recipient of 10 IBMA awards and this release has really put her on the radar. Also, music from The Avett Brothers, Sam Bush, The Colored Edge of Memory, and the Virginia based Hackensaw Boys. It's a two-hour blast of great Traditional and Progressive Bluegrass. Kick off your weekend with THE BEST OF PICKIN, Friday night at 10 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.