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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

How Ike & Tina Turner Inspired This Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson Hit

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff February 22, 2026

50 years ago, almost to the day in 1976, Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson were topping the country charts with “Good Hearted Woman.” Of course, they have so many country hits to their name, from tracks like “Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys”, and “Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love),” which they’ve penned, performed, and recorded together. But I’m not sure any of them have a story as good as this one behind it… […]

The post How Ike & Tina Turner Inspired This Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson Hit first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Star Of ‘Talladega Nights: The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby’ Says The Comedy Classic Was Nearly Named Something Entirely Different

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff February 22, 2026

It’s hard to imagine the comedy classic being called anything but Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. The 2006 NASCAR film poking fun at the sport and the culture around it is widely considered to be one of the best comedy films of all time. The all-star cast of Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Sacha Baron Cohen, Gary Cole, and Jane Lynch (and more) brought a zany, stock-car-racing world to the big screen, and provided quotable moments that will […]

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Americans in Certain Regions of Mexico Warned To Shelter in Place

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff February 22, 2026

Puerto Vallarta (Wolfgang Kaehler / Getty Images)

Due to unrest and violence after the Mexican Army’s killing of a cartel overlord, Americans in some areas of Mexico need to shelter in place.

The post Americans in Certain Regions of Mexico Warned To Shelter in Place appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Team USA Celebrates With “Courtesy Of The Red, White And Blue” After Hockey Gold Medal Win Over Canada

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff February 22, 2026

This gold medal is brought to you courtesy of the red, white and blue. For the first time in 46 years, Team USA won the gold medal in hockey at the Winter Olympics following a thrilling overtime 3×3 victory over Team Canada. The Canadians had Team USA on their heels for most of the game, but an incredible performance from goalie Connor Hellebuyck helped the Americans send the game into overtime. And during 3-on-3, Jack Hughes became an American hero […]

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