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

Country Icon Returns to the Stage After Battle with Pancreatic Cancer

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Jessie James Decker, Richard Sterban, Ben James, Duane Allen, William Lee Golden at the 60th Academy Of Country Music Awards held at the Ford Center at The Star on May 08, 2025 in Frisco, Texas. (Photo by Nick White/Penske Media via Getty Images)
Oak Ridge Boys

One of the members of this iconic country group joined his bandmates onstage at the Grand Ole Opry a few weeks back.

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Jimmy Kimmel Goes Scorched Earth on Trump’s State of the Union: Watch

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Jimmy Kimmel (Randy Holmes / Getty Images)
Jimmy Kimmel

A lot of people have an opinion on the State of the Union address given by President Donald Trump yesterday. But among the late night hosts, Jimmy Kimmel spoke the loudest in an episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! filmed after the speech. His comments came months after the comedian commented on the assassination of conservative […]

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