Eric Church, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings on The Best of Pickin

WHRO | By Barry Graham

Published September 30, 2026 at 2:48 PM EDT

Late Night Friday night is just the best time ever to catch two hours of Americana Music on 89.5! Unwind from the work week and settle in for music from Gillian Welch and David Rawlings along with Eric Church, all captured live on the long-running NPR "Mountain Stage Program." Also, music from The Steel Drivers and their grammy award winning release "The Muscle Shoals Recordings." And, music from Underhill Rose, Red Molly, Big Virginia Sky and traditional tracks from Larry Sparks, Emerson and Waldron, The Nashville Bluegrass Band and plenty of others. Catch The Best of Pickin. Friday night at 10 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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