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

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

Monday Morning Video – Jon Dee Graham (1959 – 2026)

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff March 30, 2026

Jon Dee Graham, who passed away last Friday, was a paradox — gruff exterior, heart of gold. I’m pretty sure he liked it that way. He sang about the broken and the struggling, but he always managed to find a glimmer of hope somewhere in the story. The gruffness of his voice and his guitar […]

The Hard Balance of Real Life Renders Jon Dee Graham’s Body of Work All The More Impressive

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff March 30, 2026

Editor’s Note: Austin singer-songwriter Jon Dee Graham passed away on Friday, March 27 at age 67 after a fall. No Depression co-founder Grant Alden wrote this feature for issue #63, May-June 2006, of the original magazine and we’re sharing it now in Graham&

Ella Langley Shares Her Dream Collabs, & They Might Surprise You

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff March 29, 2026

Ella Langley is branching out of country music for her dream collaboration, and if anyone could make it happen right now, it’s the Alabama native. The “Choosin’ Texas” singer is nearing the release of her highly anticipated sophomore record, Dandelion, and she’s without a doubt one of the biggest names in music right now. Not just country music: her hit song, co-written with Miranda Lambert, Joybeth Taylor, and Luke Dick, is taking over all the charts. The tune has become nothing […]

The post Ella Langley Shares Her Dream Collabs, & They Might Surprise You first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Willie Nelson’s 4th of July Picnic Art Criticized for AI

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff March 29, 2026

As soon as the 2026 4th of July Picnic cover art was released to the public, it started to receive some side eyes. Though sometimes it can be hard to tell if something is AI or not, Willie’s guitar Trigger was the giveaway.

The post Willie Nelson’s 4th of July Picnic Art Criticized for AI first appeared on Saving Country Music.