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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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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

“This Show Takes a Toll on This Bod”: Emotional ‘Landman’ Scene Left Ali Larter in Tears—and Will Leave Your Skin Crawling

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff January 15, 2026

Ali Larter (Jon Kopaloff / Getty Images)

Actress Ali Larter plays the sensuous, sassy Angela on Taylor Sheridan’s massive TV hit, Landman. It is not an overstatement to say that Larter portrays the character to the feisty hilt. Viewers love it. But if you think there is a glam factor experienced by those involved while filming the drama, guess again. As Larter […]

The post “This Show Takes a Toll on This Bod”: Emotional ‘Landman’ Scene Left Ali Larter in Tears—and Will Leave Your Skin Crawling appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Country Music Icon Is Celebrating a 40 Year Milestone: “Many Memories, Stories, and Songs”

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff January 15, 2026

CHRISTMAS IN ROCKEFELLER CENTER — 2025 — Pictured: (l-r) Host Reba McEntire, Kristin Chenoweth perform — (Photo by: Ralph Bavaro/NBC via Getty Images)

Reba McEntire has achieved numerous milestones in her remarkable, storied career. She has a whopping 35 number-one hits on the Billboard country chart over her five-decade long career. She has also sold tens of millions of albums all over the world and holds the record for the most Top 10 hits by a female artist on the Billboard Country […]

The post Country Music Icon Is Celebrating a 40 Year Milestone: “Many Memories, Stories, and Songs” appeared first on Wide Open Country.

“Please Don’t Fall For It”: Cody Johnson Issues Urgent Warning To Fans Over Dangerous New AI Scams

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff January 15, 2026

A much-needed warning these days. As problematic as AI has gotten in the music industry over the past year from a pure artistic and ethics standpoint, highlighted primarily by a completely AI-generated “artist,” Breaking Rust, capturing the #1 spot on a Billboard country chart this past October, the concerns over artificial intelligence reach far beyond the music itself. Of course, this is hardly a dismissal of the very real issue of AI “artists” not only stealing both streams and intellectual […]

The post “Please Don’t Fall For It”: Cody Johnson Issues Urgent Warning To Fans Over Dangerous New AI Scams first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

‘Landman’ Star Ali Larter Has Nothing But Praise For The Presence That Sam Elliott Brings To The Show: “Brings So Much Soul”

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff January 15, 2026

Ali Larter really appreciates the presence of veteran actor Sam Elliott on the set of Landman. It’s safe to say that one of the break out roles of Landman’s first two seasons has been Ali Larter as Angela. The series that tackles the dramatic ins-and-outs of the oil industry – as well as family life – boasts an impressive cast, with the likes of Billy Bob Thornton and Demi Moore both playing major roles. But one role that continues to be […]

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