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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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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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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

Video Premiere: Shane Wallin “Hitting the Backroads”

Shane WallinShane Wallin “Hitting the Backroads” Americana Highways is hosting this video premiere of Shane Wallin’s song “Hitting the Backroads,” which was produced by William Gawley, engineered by Jordan Reed with executive producer Michelle Robertson Gawley.  “Hitting the Backroads” is Shane Wallin on vocals and acoustic guitar; Wayne Killius on drums; David Abdo on bass; Dave Francis on […]

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. Says He Thinks He Could Have Helped NASCAR Avoid Lawsuit: “It Isn’t That F—ing Hard”

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Says He Thinks He Could Have Helped NASCAR Avoid Lawsuit: “It Isn’t That F—ing Hard”

Sounds like NASCAR needs a dose of common sense in their front office…and Dale Earnhardt Jr. is probably the man who could have helped them. In case you somehow missed it, NASCAR has been in court the past week and a half defending themselves from an antitrust lawsuit filed by two teams, 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports. The antitrust lawsuit accuses NASCAR of using unlawful conduct to protect its monopoly on premier stock car racing, with the teams taking […]

The post Dale Earnhardt Jr. Says He Thinks He Could Have Helped NASCAR Avoid Lawsuit: “It Isn’t That F—ing Hard” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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Riley Green Says He’s Cutting New Songs With A Focus On Raw Production: “A Little Different”

Riley Green Says He’s Cutting New Songs With A Focus On Raw Production: “A Little Different”

Music to my ears… Riley Green has been busy playing sold-out shows all over the country this year, and his headlining show has included many of the songs on his most recent album, Don’t Mind If I Do. It was released in 2024, and he did put out his acoustic Midtown Sessions EP not long ago, but that included mostly already-recorded and released song, just with a new, more simple production. They were all great, I think that’s the kind of style […]

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