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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Come join our Facebook Page to engage around topics of interest in the Americana Music and Appalachian Music spaces. Want to hear an emerging artist we may not know about? Contact us and tell us more about them.

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

Why “Reckless Love” Singer, Cory Asbury, Bailed On A Country Music Project That Was Just About Done

Americana News
Why “Reckless Love” Singer, Cory Asbury, Bailed On A Country Music Project That Was Just About Done

The writer behind one of the most successful worship songs in the last decade was this close to releasing a 20-song country music album. Cory Asbury is a name that many people know as a Christian artist. He joined the super popular Bethel Music collective in 2015, and then he wrote and released the song “Reckless Love” in 2018, and it was a massive success. So much so that he was soon experiencing and intertwined with the inner workings of […]

The post Why “Reckless Love” Singer, Cory Asbury, Bailed On A Country Music Project That Was Just About Done first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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Mississippi Students Stop Runaway School Bus After Driver Passes Out

Americana News
A heroic group of students prevented a disastrous school bus crash
School bus

A group of Mississippi middle schoolers banded together to stop a runaway school bus and prevent a disastrous crash. During the after-school route, Leah Thomas, 46, suffered an asthma attack and lost control of the bus while driving down a four-lane highway. Thomas attempted to take her medication, but blacked out before doing so. Seeing […]

The post Mississippi Students Stop Runaway School Bus After Driver Passes Out appeared first on Wide Open Country.

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Tourist Dies After Cobra Crawls Up His Pants and Bites Him

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A cobra holds its head high in the classic raised position on the forest floor of Sri Lanka. With its hood slightly flared and body coiled, the snake commands attention in this powerful yet calm moment. A striking display of presence and elegance in the wild (via Getty Images, credit: Cyrielle Beaubois)
Cobra Snake

A German tourist has died after a cobra bite during a snake show at an Egypt resort, with an investigation now underway.

The post Tourist Dies After Cobra Crawls Up His Pants and Bites Him appeared first on Wide Open Country.

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