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

“We Can’t Get Home” – Comedian Tom Segura & His Wife Are Stranded In The Caribbean Because Of The Capture Of Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro

“We Can’t Get Home” – Comedian Tom Segura & His Wife Are Stranded In The Caribbean Because Of The Capture Of Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro

Maybe Garth can help him find his way home. Comedian Tom Segura and his wife, Christina Pazsitzky, are stranded in the Caribbean following this weekend’s operation by the United States to capture Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro. In the early morning hours of Saturday, January 3, the United States Army Delta Force conducted a military operation in Venezuela to capture the wanted dictator, bringing him to New York to face charges of narco-terrorism, cocaine importation, possession of machine guns and destructive […]

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Broadway Rage: Man Goes Ballistic on Women Seated Behind Him in Viral ‘Mamma Mia!’ Freakout 

NEW YORK, NY – MAY 31: Exterior atmosphere during the celebration for the 4000th Broadway performance of “Mamma Mia!” at the Winter Garden Theatre on May 31, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)
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We’ve all experienced it: you’re trying to enjoy an exciting movie or a Broadway show, but people behind you disrupt the experience by talking or even singing along.  You want to yell at them, but there’s that part of you that doesn’t want to make a scene.  But during a recent performance of the musical Mamma […]

The post Broadway Rage: Man Goes Ballistic on Women Seated Behind Him in Viral ‘Mamma Mia!’ Freakout  appeared first on Wide Open Country.

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“Ready For This New Chapter To Start” – Koe Wetzel Sends Fans Into A Frenzy With Yet Another Teaser For His Upcoming Album

“Ready For This New Chapter To Start” – Koe Wetzel Sends Fans Into A Frenzy With Yet Another Teaser For His Upcoming Album

Bring it on. Despite only releasing two singles, “Surrounded” and “Werewolf,” 2025 proved to be a pretty huge year for Koe Wetzel. Riding the highs of his 2024 album, 9 Lives, he would score his first-career #1 hit on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart with “High Road” featuring Jessie Murph. In case that wasn’t enough for the Texas native, “High Road” would also go on to be named iHeart Radio’s #1 song of 2025 and furthermore top Mediabase’s year-end chart, capturing the […]

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