Out in the mountains of West Virginia sits Cheat Mountain and the Snowshoe Ski Resort. This picturesque setting in the heart of Appalachia will be the site for the 2026 Ballhooter Festival set to happen on Labor Day Weekend.
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If Ashley isn’t blowing out your speakers with flamethrowing chainsaw guitar, she’s drowning you in a torrential downpour of waterworks with a power ballad. Even the more hushed moments come with intensity.
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Passing on some of his wisdom to the next generation. It’s graduation season, and nothing makes me feel as old as seeing kids who were born when I was in high school graduating from college. It takes me back to my own college graduation and that sense of excitement that I felt when it was finally time to go out into the world and chase my own dreams. (Turns out my dreams led me to go back to school and […]
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Keith Whitley and Lorrie Morgan were a country music power couple in the late ’80s. The two were married in 1986, until Keith’s tragic passing, 37 years ago today, in 1989. Keith died from alcohol poisoning after years of battling the bottle, beginning when he was just a teenager. Though Lorrie was initially warned about Keith’s alcohol problems by his manager, Don Light, she hoped against her better judgement that her love for him would be enough to help him […]
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Looks like he couldn’t get anyone in Indianapolis, either. Last night, Morgan Wallen headlined his first night at Lucas Oil Stadium with openers Brooks & Dunn, Hudson Westbrook, and Zach John King. And once again, just like last weekend in Las Vegas, he did his iconic intro walk out alone. If you recall, during his first night in Las Vegas at Allegiant Stadium, he came out completely alone, which I’m sure came as a surprise to fans because there were […]
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Happy Mother’s Day weekend everyone! 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.
The Texas prom couple were looking for a unique outfit design when they landed on ‘Dumb And Dumber’. And the Internet LOVED it!
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A person has died after a plane struck them during takeoff at Denver Airport. A reported 12 passengers were also injured in the tragic incident.
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The ‘How I Met Your Mother’ star was found guilty of some pretty heinous crimes against his ex-girlfriend. He even tried fleeing after the fact.
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Passengers faced a pretty unexpected issue during a flight with a low-cost airliner. The plane started filling with condensation fog.
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