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.

EVENTS

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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

Kevin Costner Reportedly in Legal Hot Water; Star and Producers Allegedly Did Not Pay for Rented Costumes for Lackluster Film’s Sequel

Kevin Costner (Scott Dudelson / Getty Images)

Kevin Costner must feel like a pinata these days. His ex-wife, Christine Baumgartner, married one of Costner’s former pals in October. The Yellowstone alum was also the subject of a scathing article in The Hollywood Reporter. It claimed Costner and another actor in the megahit Western TV drama series, Wes Bentley, almost came to blows […]

The post Kevin Costner Reportedly in Legal Hot Water; Star and Producers Allegedly Did Not Pay for Rented Costumes for Lackluster Film’s Sequel appeared first on Wide Open Country.

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Album Review: Mavis Staples, ‘Sad and Beautiful World’

If there’s a single album we should all be listening to right now, it’s Mavis Staples’ ‘Sad and Beautiful World.’ A singer who’s been always at the forefront in struggles to transform our world through love and justice, whose weariness turns into doggedness, and whose happiness and joy shines through even life’s darkest moments, Mavis Staples draws passion for change from the depths of her soul, and her emotionally resonant vocals shimmer with tenderness in celebratory soul songs, even as the shiver with the grittiness in prowling blues numbers.

The post Album Review: Mavis Staples, ‘Sad and Beautiful World’ appeared first on Folk Alley.

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