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

Wife of ‘Free Solo’ Star Alex Honnold Shares Her Reaction to His Decision To Climb Taipei 101

Americana News
HOLLYWOOD, CA – FEBRUARY 24: In this handout provided by A.M.P.A.S., Alex Honnold and Sanni McCandless pose backstage after winning the Best Documentary Feature award for “Free Solo” during the 91st Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre on February 24, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Matt Petit – Handout/A.M.P.A.S. via Getty Images)

What does one do when their husband chooses to climb a skyscraper, for fun? Don’t worry, Sanni McCandless is used to this.

The post Wife of ‘Free Solo’ Star Alex Honnold Shares Her Reaction to His Decision To Climb Taipei 101 appeared first on Wide Open Country.

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This Country Artist Recently Shared a Song About His Near-Death Experience Following a Heart Attack

Americana News
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – NOVEMBER 18: Phil Vassar attends the 60th ASCAP Country Music Awards Celebration at The Twelve Thirty Club on November 18, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images)
Phil Vassar

The singer said that in 2023 that he “dropped dead” from suffering from both a heart attack and a stroke within the span of three days.

The post This Country Artist Recently Shared a Song About His Near-Death Experience Following a Heart Attack appeared first on Wide Open Country.

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