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.

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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

Summer Pardi Requests Primary Custody, Spousal Support From Husband Jon Pardi In Divorce Complaint

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff July 4, 2026

More details about the separation. Just weeks after the country music world was rocked by one of the highest-profile divorces in recent memory, with Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo announcing their split after 10 years, Jon Pardi has just announced he will be divorcing his wife, Summer. Taking to Instagram in a joint post, Jon and Summer announced that they will be ending their marriage: “After much thought, we have made the difficult decision to end our marriage. Our daughters […]

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Zach Bryan Announces New EP ‘Young Manhood & Other Donatable Organs’

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff July 3, 2026

He’s back. Zach Bryan has been pretty quiet on social media lately (his social media accounts are inactive), which most fans know is probably a good thing because he can get a little unhinged on there a lot of the time, but I digress… This evening, he shared a teaser of an unreleased song called “Lodi When,” which features a ton of harmonica and finds him reminiscing on some of his formative memories and a time in his life when […]

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Megan Moroney Sends Internet Into A Frenzy With Series Of Thirst Trap Bikini Pictures

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff July 3, 2026

She’s got a great tan going on… I’m sure that’s what everyone was really focused on. Megan Moroney is currently on the road for her extensive Cloud 9 tour, but she got a solid two weeks off between the end of June and start of July, and it looks like she’s been taking full advantage of her time off, hitting the beach with friends this past week. And she wasn’t shy about sharing some photos of herself in a super cute […]

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“It Will Feed So Many Families” — Brad Paisley & His Wife Thank Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce For Generous Donation To Their Nonprofit Grocery Store In Nashville

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff July 3, 2026

A very classy response from Brad and Kimberly Williams-Paisley. If you’re on social media, you’re probably already sick of hearing about the wedding between pop superstar Taylor Swift and her fiancé, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, which happened today at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Permits filed with the city for street closures from July 2-4 reveal that the couple expect to host around 1,000 guests at the event, there were tons of celebrities spotted on their way to […]

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