Steve Martin and Alison Brown on The Best of Pickin

WHRO | By Barry Graham

Published November 6, 2025 at 2:26 PM EST

Tune in to this week's best of Pickin to hear Steve Martin and frequent collaborator Alison Brown's just released the album Safe, Sensible and Sane. The lp currently sits atop of the charts and is Martin's seventh musical release. The pair was featured last week on The Tonight Show, showcasing tracks from the release. Also, new music from Marty Falle, Danny Paisley, and Danny Burns. And we'll hear the Dan Tyminski tribute to the late Tony Rice, where he teams with Jerry Douglas, Josh Phillips, and Sam Bush, to pay homage to the legendary artist who died Christmas day 2020. Also, traditional bluegrass from Reno and Smiley, Bobby Osborne, and the legendary Jimmy Martin. It's the perfect kickoff to a fall weekend on The Best of Pickin. Friday night 10-12 here on 89.5

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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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