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

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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

REVIEW: Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz “Circle and Square”

Eric Brace and Thomm JutzEric Brace & Thomm Jutz – Circle and Square This effort touches upon a few hefty subjects – creation, natural disasters (tornadoes & hurricanes), the White House, coral reefs, democracy & grief. Sounds like life’s business as usual. But these topics are great song clay in the hands of skillful musicians — to be shaped […]

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Bentley’s Bandstand: Favorite Albums of 2025: (second half)

Bentley's Bandstand favorites of 2025Bentley’s Bandstand: Favorite Albums of 2025: (second half) Rodney Crowell, AIRLINE HIGHWAY. There is something about artists like Rodney Crowell that shares such a powerful sound from note one that there is never any question they’ve hit it out of the park. Again. It’s been that way forever with the best music. The song starts […]

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REVIEW: The James Hunter Six “Off The Fence”

The James Hunter SixThe James Hunter Six – Off The Fence (Easy Eye Sound – 2026) One of the best voices and best-kept secrets of British R&B and soul, James Hunter is back with a new album, Off The Fence. After thirteen years of collaboration with Daptone Records—the Brooklyn label that brought soul back to the forefront in […]

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REVIEW: Mike Mattison & Trash Magic “Turn A Midnight Corner”

Mike MattisonMike Mattison & Trash Magic – Turn A Midnight Corner This Minnesota-Grammy Award-winning artist is best known as a 23-year-plus member of both The Tedeschi-Trucks Band & Derek Trucks Band. This album is Mike Mattison’s 3rd solo effort & traces the story of Ted ‘n’ Turk – a fictitious 1930 rural blues duo “rediscovered” in […]

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