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

LSU Fans Are Trying To Use Garth Brooks To Lure Ole Miss Coach Lane Kiffin To Baton Rouge

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LSU Fans Are Trying To Use Garth Brooks To Lure Ole Miss Coach Lane Kiffin To Baton Rouge

If it’s Garth Brooks you want, LSU has got you covered. We’re still weeks away from the end of the 2025 college football regular season and there are already a ton of high-profile jobs that have opened up this season. Teams like Penn State, UCLA, Oklahoma State, Florida and most recently, Auburn have parted ways with their coaches already, and there’s no doubt that more teams will be making a change when the season ends. The biggest job to open up […]

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Blind Man Goes Viral Singing The Traditional Hymn, “Sweet Beulah Land,” In Arkansas Walmart

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Blind Man Goes Viral Singing The Traditional Hymn, “Sweet Beulah Land,” In Arkansas Walmart

Nothing like some Gospel music to carry you through the day. Country music and faith are closely intertwined, with many country stars often integrating their faith into their music. The Red Clay Strays are a prime example of this, as they feel like the music they make is the word of God flowing through them, and spoke on their recent Joe Rogan Experience podcast that because they see their fame as God lifting them to this platform, they will never […]

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Cattle Country Festival Announces Stacked 2026 Lineup Including Koe Wetzel, Treaty Oak Revival & More

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Cattle Country Festival Announces Stacked 2026 Lineup Including Koe Wetzel, Treaty Oak Revival & More

A Texas-sized lineup. This morning, Cattle Country Festival announced their 2026 lineup, which features a stacked group of some of country music’s best talent, notably in the headliners Koe Wetzel and Treaty Oak Revival. That in and of itself is going to make for a weekend of incredible music, and in addition to those two acts, Randy Houser, Robert Earl Keen and Josh Abbott Band, Paul Cauthen, Corey Kent, Casey Donahew, Stoney LaRue, Deana Carter, Tyler Braden, Jason Boland & […]

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