Billy Strings teaming with Willie Nelson on The Best of Pickin

WHRO | By Barry Graham

Published December 4, 2025 at 5:13 PM EST

Catch late night Pickin this Friday with music from Billy Strings performing live with Willie Nelson at the Hollywood Bowl. Also, tracks from Mumford and Sons and the Turnpike Troubadours. We'll also hear classic Bluegrass from Ricky Skaggs, The Lilly Brothers, and a new release from Big Country Bluegrass. "Carry me Back to the Bluegrass" is the group's first album in six years. Also, a few tunes from country greats Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton. Why venture out in the cold? Stay in with Americana royalty on the Best of Pickin. Friday night at 10 on WHRV.

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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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