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.

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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

Jim McBride, Legendary Songwriter Behind Hits Like “Chattahoochee” And “Chasin’ That Neon Rainbow,” Passes Away At 78

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Jim McBride, Legendary Songwriter Behind Hits Like “Chattahoochee” And “Chasin’ That Neon Rainbow,” Passes Away At 78

Terrible news to start off the year. Jim McBride, a legendary country music songwriter and member of Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, has died at the age of 78, according to the Alabama Music Hall of Fame. McBride was a native of Huntsville, Alabama, who started writing songs as a child and began pursuing songwriting as a full-time career by the age of 18. In the 1970s, he discovered a mentor in fellow Alabama native and legendary songwriter Curly Putnam, […]

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Online Scammer Posing As Cody Johnson & Chris Young Steals Money From Texas Man With Intellectual Disability

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Online Scammer Posing As Cody Johnson & Chris Young Steals Money From Texas Man With Intellectual Disability

You hate to see this. We’re really entering into some scary territory when it comes to online scams. Now, with the addition of artificial intelligence into the mix, even the most skeptical people can be bamboozled. And to make matters worse, scammers evidently have no shame whatsoever, and take no issue with targeting the elderly and the mentally disabled. A Central Texas resident by the name of Anthony McAlfney is one of the latest people to fall victim to an […]

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