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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.

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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

Luke Grimes Says Kelsey Asbille (Monica Dutton) “Handled It Like A Pro” When She Learned Her Character’s Fate In ‘Marshals’

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff March 3, 2026

It seems like a lot of the Marshals spinoff will find Kayce Dutton navigating life without his wife, Monica… but that wasn’t necessarily Luke Grimes’ first choice for the storyline. The show just premiered this past weekend on CBS, and it of course stars Grimes, better known to Yellowstone fans as Kayce Dutton, in a new chapter after moving on from the Yellowstone Ranch. During the episode, residents of the Broken Rock Reservation are protesting against a nearby mine that […]

The post Luke Grimes Says Kelsey Asbille (Monica Dutton) “Handled It Like A Pro” When She Learned Her Character’s Fate In ‘Marshals’ first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

A Retired Major General Has Gone Missing: What We Know

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff March 3, 2026

Air force seal (Paul J. Richards / Getty Images)

A distinguished retired major general has been missing since Friday, February 27. His strange disappearance reminds some people of what happened to Nancy Guthrie. William Neil McCasland formerly held an important role in the military. According to Men’s Journal, he “was the Commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in […]

The post A Retired Major General Has Gone Missing: What We Know appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Ali Larter Was Surprised By ‘Landman’ Fans’ Reaction To Angela Norris: “Why Is That So Shocking That A Woman Is Sexy In Her Late 40s?”

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff March 3, 2026

She really is exactly who she thinks she is. Ali Larter plays the wife of Tommy Norris, also known as the legendary Billy Bob Thornton, on the hit Taylor Sheridan show Landman, and Angela has become one of the most polarizing characters of the whole cast, even into Season 2 that wrapped up in January. She plays a feisty, free-spirited, and sometimes over-the-top character that is certainly an entertaining character on the hit show, and we’ve seen her do some […]

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Popular BBQ Sauce Recalled Over Possible Life-Threatening Contamination

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff March 3, 2026

Racks of ribs are on a large grill during the Northern Heat Rib and Beer Festival in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada, on June 6, 2025. The Northern Heat Rib Series is Canada’s largest Rib & Beer Festival, featuring some of the best rib teams in North America. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto via Getty Images)

A popular BBQ sauce is being recalled nationwide after several of its varieties were mislabeled. As reported by PEOPLE, Savannah Bee Company announced on Friday, Feb. 27, that bottles of its 16 fl. ounce Honey BBQ Sauce-Mustard are being recalled. The reason is due to undeclared wheat and soy, per the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s website. What […]