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Appalachian Echoes – Episode Playlist – February 21, 2026
Here’s this week’s playlist, complete with Spotify links so you can find the song you heard on the show you want on your personal playlist! You can send us a request for next week’s show by filling out our contact form, or sending an email to requests@appalachianechoes.com.
Billy Strings Takes A Shot At ICE With Lyric Change During Nashville Show
Updating one of his songs for the current political climate. Billy Strings was in Nashville last night for the first of two sold-out shows at Bridgestone Arena, and during the show he changed the lyrics to his song “Wargasm” to call out ICE. The anti-war anthem, released in 2021 as a duet with rapper RMR, questions the wisdom behind sending our own men and women to fight other countries for seemingly no good reason: “I see it comin’ everywhere I […]
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Grammy-Winning Salsa Legend Dead at 75

Willie Colón, a legendary Grammy-winning salsa artist, has passed away at 75. No details regarding the cause of death have been shared.
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Pittsburgh Pirates Second Baseman and Hall of Fame Legend Dead at Age 89

Pittsburgh Pirates legend, Bill Mazeroski has sadly passed away at the age of 89. Mazeroski enjoyed a 17-year career with the Pirates.
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The Hilarious Way Lainey Wilson Says Her Friends Would Describe Her

Lainey Wilson recently shared a humorous take on how her friends would describe her as she gets ready to release her latest song.
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“Still Hard To Comprehend”: Conan O’Brien Speaks About Rob and Michele Reiner’s Deaths

Conan O’Brien is coming to terms with the Reiners’ deaths after they were at his holiday get-together. It’s still hard for him to grasp.
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“You Hated My Dog”: Riley Green Seemingly Responds To Megan Moroney With A Humorous Song Of His Own, “POS Like Me”
There’s two sides to every story, and this whole saga just keeps getting juicier. Yesterday, Megan Moroney released her third studio album Cloud 9, which includes a song called “Who Hurt You?” that fans are convinced is about Riley Green. There’s been speculation about that one for months, and Moroney says writing it was a cathartic moment, that finds her being incredible honest about this elusive situation. She explained that she tried to include “every possible detail” so she never has […]
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Emily Nenni Readies New Album “Movin’ Shoes”

There are few more valuable assets in the arsenal of present-day country music than the voice of Emily Nenni, and how she so deftly wields it through her enveloping original songs.
The post Emily Nenni Readies New Album “Movin’ Shoes” first appeared on Saving Country Music.

