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

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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

Billy Strings Opens Up On His Mother’s Tragic Overdose: “I Don’t Understand, Guess I Never Will”

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Billy Strings Opens Up On His Mother’s Tragic Overdose: “I Don’t Understand, Guess I Never Will”

Sharing some heartbreaking news regarding his mother’s unexpected death. Earlier this summer, Billy Strings, whose real name is William Lee Apostol, informed the world that his mother tragically passed away. Just 20 hours after Strings returned home to Michigan for the Charlotte Bluegrass Festival on June 19, Billy Strings’ mother took her final breath in the morning of June 20. Later that night, Billy Strings hit the stage in Lexington, Kentucky, and vulnerably shared with his audience why he seemed […]

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How A T-Shirt Order Became The First Sign That 49 Winchester Would Tour With Luke Combs

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How A T-Shirt Order Became The First Sign That 49 Winchester Would Tour With Luke Combs

49 Winchester found out that Luke Combs was a fan of theirs in a pretty unique way. Isaac Gibson of 49 Winchester stopped by the Whiskey Riff Raff podcast to talk to us about why the band doesn’t do pre-show rituals, the inaugural 49 Winchester show being the first time anyone ever heard him sing live, how many years it took for 49 Winchester to go “full time,” how their band name came to be, hunting trips that he’s gotten to […]

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Jordon Hudson Says She’s Suing Pablo Torre For His Reporting On Her Relationship With Bill Belichick

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Jordon Hudson Says She’s Suing Pablo Torre For His Reporting On Her Relationship With Bill Belichick

The world’s greatest sports rivalry just might be Jordon Hudson and Pablo Torre. Ever since Jordon Hudson and her football coach boyfriend, Bill Belichick, serendipitously met on a flight and hit it off, drama has ensued. (And I have to point out that’s at least how we were told that they met. When Belichick was asked about it during an interview, Hudson shut down the question). After everything that’s happened in the past couple of years with them, I’m not […]

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