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

WATCH: Young Bald Eagle Picks Mid-Air Fight With More Mature Baldie In Stunning Video

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff March 25, 2026

So much for respecting your elders. The unwritten rules that we humans often follow don’t always directly translate to the animal kingdom. I’m sure you’ve heard someone say “nature is metal” or “nature is brutal” before. That’s truly the case. It’s a dog-eat-dog world out there, or in this case, a young-bald-eagle-against-old-bald-eagle world. This footage below captured an incredible, mid-air showdown between a young bald eagle and a more mature baldie. Younger bald eagles don’t have the prominent white-capped head […]

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Luke Combs Says Their Small Home Made His Kids Inseparable

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff March 25, 2026

Combs and his family won’t live in a two-bedroom home forever, but he says for now, it’s creating a lot of ‘bonding and unity’ in the family. Continue reading…

Here Are the Lyrics to Ella Langley’s ‘Loving Life Again’

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff March 25, 2026

This song was inspired by a time when Ella Langley looked in the mirror and didn’t recognize the person looking back. Continue reading…

Drayton Farley – A Heavy Duty Heart

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff March 25, 2026

It was just a few years ago that Drayton Farley was recording songs in his bedroom. His new release, A Heavy Duty Heart, boldly announces that though they were recent those days are long in the rearview. Like his previous album, the project was produced by Sadler Vaden, guitarist for Jason Isbell and the 400 […]