Holler Choir on The Best of Pickin

WHRO | By Barry Graham

Published October 21, 2026 at 2:57 PM EDT

Check out late night Americana Music this Friday when the Best of Pickin brings you The Asheville, North Carolin based Holler Choir. The group released its debut lp " Songs before They Write Themselves" in 2024. The band comes out of a region that is awash with talented Americana artists including The Steep Canyon Rangers, and Balsam Range. Also, music from Della Mae (who was recently in town for a concert), singer-songwriter Daryl Mosley, Mon Rovia (who also was recently in town performing at the Farm Aid Concert in Virginia Beach where he shared a stage with Willie Nelson), Chris Hillman, the Lonesome River Band, and plenty of others. Kick start the weekend with two hours of Americana Music with 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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