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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

Chris Lane Reimagines Biz Markie’s 1989 Hit, “Just a Friend,” For A Country Remix That Absolutely Nobody Asked For

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff January 13, 2026

Sampling is becoming increasingly popular in modern day music. If you aren’t familiar with the practice, artists take existing songs and “sample” a portion of the original recording. It can be very obvious or it can sometimes be very subtle, but it’s been happening for a long, long time. The hip-hop genre made it way more commonplace in the 1980s, and the method of making new music from old is still very prominent today. Look at any hip hop tracklist […]

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WATCH: President Donald Trump Gives The Middle Finger To Heckler During Visit To Ford Plant

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff January 13, 2026

That’s how you deal with trolls. President Donald Trump has never been shy about sparring with his critics. From the very first time he appeared in a GOP debate back in 2015 and insulted everybody from Rosie O’Donnell to his then-primary opponents (remember when he said he would “never” make fun of Rand Paul for his appearance even though there was plenty of material there?) the 45th and 47th president has proven time and time again that he’s not going […]

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Teams in Virginia Work Together To Rescue Stranded Cow From Muddy Disaster

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff January 13, 2026

PALESTINE, TEXAS – JULY 31: Cattle keeps cool in a pond on a ranch near Palestine on Thursday, July 31, 2025. (Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)

With a push, shove, and a little teamwork, anything is possible. Read the feel good story about this cow rescue in Virginia here.

The post Teams in Virginia Work Together To Rescue Stranded Cow From Muddy Disaster appeared first on Wide Open Country.

From George Strait To Miranda Lambert: 10 Country Songs You Didn’t Realize Chris Stapleton Is Actually Singing On

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff January 13, 2026

Some surprising tracks here. It’s hard to understate just how much of a force to be reckoned with Chris Stapleton has become throughout his music career. With 11 Grammys, 19 CMA Awards, 11 ACM Awards and a plethora of other hardware from the likes of Billboard, the Americana Music Association, ASCAP and more, the Kentucky native is arguably the biggest and most critically-acclaimed country artist this century. Among all the awards, yesterday, Stapleton made history as the only artist to […]

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