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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

REVIEW: Tipps and Obermiller “Little-Kid Heart”

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff July 9, 2026

Tipps and Obermiller – Little-Kid Heart Story songs & narratives can be the best types of songs. And Tipps & Obermiller are good storytellers. There’s a beginning, a middle & an end. Descriptive words & many places a singer can take you. “Apartment 303” opens this new album & it has a clever melody sung […]

The post REVIEW: Tipps and Obermiller “Little-Kid Heart” appeared first on Americana Highways.

ALBUM REVIEW: Tray Wellington Finds Two Types of Flow on ‘Heart on the Table’

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff July 9, 2026

“Walk Away,” from Tray Wellington’s new Heart on the Table, is a story song with a foot in at least two traditions.

“More focused on fame from an internet flex / versus feeling the pain in our hearts, we deflect / with pictures meant to

Challenging The Stigma That Good Musicians Can’t Have Day Jobs

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff July 9, 2026

It’s been stigmatized over the years for a performer to have a second job, if not an entirely separate career while pursuing music on the side. Whether it’s fair or not, some perceive that working a second job makes you a second-class musician.

The post Challenging The Stigma That Good Musicians Can’t Have Day Jobs first appeared on Saving Country Music.

Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Set for July 24-26

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff July 9, 2026

The Falcon Ridge Folk Festival returns to the Goshen Fairgrounds in Goshen, Connecticut, July 24-26, 2026, preceded by a Pre-Fest Farm Market and Staff Open Mic on July 23. In addition to dozens of artists performing on several stages, a lively dance barn will feature contra & square dancing, Cajun and zydeco, swing, blues, family and community dancing, and, new this year, line dancing. Children’s music and activities, and a wide array of crafts, food and other vendors are also on the docket, while AcousticMusicScene.com hosts late-night open song circles under a big white canopy tent.

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