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.

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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

‘SNL’ Star Under Fire After Admitting to Pantsing 6-Year-Old When She Was a Camp Counselor

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SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 1900 — Pictured: (l-r) Veronika Slowikowska, Jane Wickline, Chloe Fineman, Sarah Sherman, and Ashley Padilla during the “Husbands” sketch on Saturday, April 4, 2026 — (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC via Getty Images)
SNL

Vanity Fair reportedly edited out several portions of a provocative story featuring Saturday Night Live (SNL) star Chloe Fineman in a video it posted last month.  In the story, Fineman confesses that she “was fired as a camp counselor” because she “pantsed a boy.” What Does the “SNL” Star Say in the Video? The YouTube video, titled SNL Cast […]

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Mom Goes into Labor and Has Baby in Middle of NHL Game

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EDMONTON, CANADA – APRIL 4: Max Jones #46 of the Edmonton Oilers battles for the puck against Nic Dowd #26 of the Vegas Golden Knights during the third period of the game at Rogers Place on April 4, 2026, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Leila Devlin/Getty Images)
NHL

Not many mothers get to have someone do play-by-play commentary during childbirth. But for one woman watching an NHL game on Saturday, April 4, the news of her child’s birth was shared on the television broadcast.  The woman went into labor at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, just as the Oilers battled with the Las […]

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“He Crushed It”: Luke Grimes Opens up About Having Riley Green Guest Star on ‘Marshals’

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Riley Green and Luke Grimes (Jon Kopaloff / Getty Images)

If you are a devotee of Yellowstone and its prequels and sequels. then you already know that its new spinoff Marshals is a hit. The CBS drama has everything – Luke Grimes reprising his role as Kayce Dutton, authentic Western locales, absorbing plots, and a stellar supporting cast. So what else is there? How about […]

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