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Appalachian Road Show, Blue Highway and Becky Buller on The Best of Pickin

Celebrate the final Spring Friday with late night Americana on The Best of Pickin. We'll have selections from the legendary Bobby Osborne, Becky Buller, Robert Earl Keen, The Appalachian Road Show, and plenty of others. In 1994, Robert Earl Keen released "Gringo Honeymoon" which became one of his bestselling releases. Keen retired from the road in 2022 but still has a legendary loyal fan following, especially in Texas, where "Gringo Honeymoon" is still celebrated as a classic album. Also, music from Blue Highway and their 2014 album entitled "The Game" which spent an incredible 7 months at the top of the Bluegrass Charts. Appalachian Road show enters its 8th year of performing and includes mandolinist and multiple grammy winner Todd Phillips. It's a busy Best of Pickin- just perfect to tune in and unwind from a workweek that just ended. The Best of Pickin, Friday night at 10:00 on WHRV 89.5 Public Radio for Southeastern Virginia.

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.