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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

Tennessee Congressman Calls For Investigation Of NFL & NBC Over “Indecent Broadcast” Of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff February 9, 2026

Really? This is what we’re spending our time on? A congressman from Tennessee is calling for an investigation into the NFL and NBC over…the Super Bowl halftime show. Of course the halftime show was controversial before it even started when the NFL announced that Bad Bunny, a Puerto Rican rapper and outspoken critic of President Donald Trump, would be headlining the performance at Super Bowl LX. Ahead of the show, critics of the NFL’s decision pointed to Bad Bunny’s sexually […]

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WWE Legend Is Bedridden After Near-Death Scare

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff February 9, 2026

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MARCH 14: (L-R) WWE Hall of Fame inductee “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan, and his wife Debra Duggan, professional wrestler Rey Mysterio Jr. and former professional wrestler Fred Ottman attend ToyCon 2020 at the Eastside Cannery Casino Hotel on March 14, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images)

Fred Ottman, better known to professional wrestling fans as Typhoon, Tugboat, and The Shockmaster, told fans on Sunday, Feb. 8, that he recently survived a near-death experience. The 69-year-old 2025 WWE Hall of Fame inductee said on Instagram that he has been bedridden after his gallbladder ruptured. The health incident nearly killed him. “If I would […]

The post WWE Legend Is Bedridden After Near-Death Scare appeared first on Wide Open Country.

“When I’m on Stage, It’s on My Terms”: This Country Music Star Opens up About His Changing Priorities

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff February 9, 2026

Luke Bryan (Terry Wyatt / Getty Images)

What words describe Luke Bryan? Fun, honest, talented, and likable are a good start. The country music star and American Idol judge has had a full-tilt professional career going for a long time. But he seems to be in a new, more relaxed and contemplative stage of his life now. Bryan is deciding what really […]

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Steak ‘n Shake Pledges $1,000 to Newborn Children: What You Need to Know

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff February 9, 2026

Florida, Orlando, Steak’n Shake, fast food restaurant with drive thru and carry out sign. (Photo by: Jeffrey Greenberg/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

The restaurant Steak ‘n Shake is supporting the White House initiative known as “Trump Accounts.” Here’s what you need to know.

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