AMERICANA MUSIC

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

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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

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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

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This week on Folk Alley, we welcome November with a mix of tunes, featuring songs from Tom Waits, Brian Henke, and The Dead Tongues, new releases from Rosie Flores & The Talismen, Greensky Bluegrass, and The Mammals, along with favorites from Lyle Lovett and Joan Baez, plus exciting news from Billy Bragg and Wilco. In hour two, hear more new music from Le Vent du Nord, Larkin Poe, Tommy Emmanuel, Caitlin Canty, and The Onlies, along with favorites from Kaia Kater, Chris Smither, and Catherine MacLellan, as well as a Basic Folk interview excerpt with Brad Barr of the Barr Brothers and much more.

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Billy Strings, Dressed As A Werewolf, Absolutely Ripped This Cover Of Pearl Jam’s “Alive”

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Billy Strings, Dressed As A Werewolf, Absolutely Ripped This Cover Of Pearl Jam’s “Alive”

Billy Strings LOVES Halloween. William Lee Apostol (A.K.A. Billy Strings) never passes up the opportunity to go all out on Halloween. He and his band love to schedule an October 31 show, and they typically do something that’s referred to as “Billyween.” That usually entails some sort of theme for all of their costumes, and this year around, it was “Meet Me at The Crypt.” Billy and the band all went as classic Universal monsters: -Billy Strings as The Wolf […]

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