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

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

ALBUM REVIEW: Sweet Petunia Gets Raw and Real about Mental Health on ‘Foggy Mountain Mental Breakdown’

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff March 11, 2026

“Heels” is a tale of insomnia, told patiently; until it’s not.

Maddy Simpson and Mairead Guy of Sweet Petunia sing of lying awake all night, desperate for sleep and yet wary of recurring nightmares. In the end, “the stars, they fade. The streets start shining

It’s Time for Our Next Sunday Social in Dallas

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff March 11, 2026

There’s a specific kind of magic that happens when the sun starts to dip over a Dallas afternoon and the music takes hold. If you’ve been to a Twangville Sunday Social, you know exactly what we mean. If you haven’t? Well, April 19th is your chance to find out. All three of our featured artists […]

Song Premiere: The Starlight Set “Sunshower of Love”

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff March 11, 2026

Phil Gammage aka The Starlight Set “Sunshower of Love” Americana Highways presents this premiere of Phil Gammage aka The Starlight Set’s song “Sunshower of Love” from his forthcoming album Ive Known Love Before, which is set for release on April 3. The album was produced, engineered, mixed, and mastered by Phil Gammage at 150 Studio […]

The post Song Premiere: The Starlight Set “Sunshower of Love” appeared first on Americana Highways.

Album Review – William Clark Green’s “Watterson Hall”

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff March 10, 2026

By really personalizing the songs on this album, taking a few years to re-align his compass, and becoming a father and a purposeful life partner creates a center of gravity that makes this record feel like an achievement.

The post Album Review – William Clark Green’s “Watterson Hall” first appeared on Saving Country Music.