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APPALACHIAN ARTISTS

Appalachian Echoes is a three-hour, weekly syndicated radio program that highlights the talented artists, songwriters and musicians with ties to Appalachia, as well as the vibrant and growing genre of Americana music which often features the echoes of Appalachian influence. The show focuses on predominantly independent artists and music often overlooked by commercial radio playlists, and fuels a sense of listener loyalty based on home place pride.

Listen Saturdays from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. on great radio stations like our home station, WXCC, 96.5 FM. (The button below opens its live stream!)

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RADIO SHOW

Listen live on Saturdays from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. on our home station, WXCC – 96.5 FM, in Williamson, W.Va. Click here to open its live stream.

Are you a radio station interested in carrying Appalachian Echoes? Contact us and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible.

EVENTS

We collect the most comprehensive list of Americana artists playing live within a reasonable drive of Eastern Kentucky, Southern West Virginia and Western Virginia. If your venue’s events are listed, email us!

AMERICANA MUSIC NEWS

Chris Stapleton Says He Did An “All Right Job” With Legendary Super Bowl National Anthem Performance

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff February 6, 2026

A historically impeccable performance which will live on forever at the top of the “greatest Super Bowl National Anthem’s of all-time” performances. Leave it to Chris Stapleton to produce a performance like that on the world’s biggest stage, which occurred on February 12th, 2023. Ahead of Super Bowl LVII, where the Philadelphia Eagles took on the Kansas City Chiefs, Stapleton moved everyone so much with his rendition that it even brought Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni to tears, among others, […]

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“I’m Not Playing This Show To Be Divisive”: Brantley Gilbert Responds To Critics Of Turning Point USA’s “All-American” Halftime Show

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff February 6, 2026

Country music artist Brantley Gilbert is speaking directly to those who are criticizing his involvement in the Turning Point USA “All-American Halftime Show.” Shortly after Bad Bunny was announced as the Apple Music halftime performer, the organization founded by the late Charlie Kirk shared that they’d be staging a “pro-America” halftime show to act as counter-programming. From the very beginning, Turning Point USA has maintained that their show will be “celebrating faith, family, and freedom.” And for those who have […]

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Brantley Gilbert on Decision to Play Turning Point USA Halftime

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff February 6, 2026

“I respect that some people may see this differently, but I’m not playing this show to be divisive.” Continue reading…

Greatest Halftime Show Ever? Why Fans Are Revisiting The 1994 “Rockin’ Country Sunday” Super Bowl Performance

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff February 6, 2026

It’s been a long time since we’ve had a country act perform at the Super Bowl, with Shania Twain being the last country artist to headline the show in 2003… so it’s been over 20 years. Right now, country music is as popular as it has ever been, and with options like Luke Combs, Post Malone, and Morgan Wallen, so I think there are plenty of great options who could realistically put on a show that connects with a majority […]

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