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.

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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

Randy Houser Celebrates The Good Times With New Twanger Inspired By Post Malone, “Back In The Bottle”

Randy Houser Celebrates The Good Times With New Twanger Inspired By Post Malone, “Back In The Bottle”

We’ve all had those nights. Undoubtedly having one of the most interesting career paths we’ve seen in recent memory, Randy Houser has lived a few different lives in the music industry. As we know, the Mississippi native quickly fell down the incredibly lucrative bro-country rabbit hole in the 2010s, scoring massive hits with the likes of “How Country Feels,” “Runnin’ Outta Moonlight,” “We Went” and “Goodbye Kiss.” With that being said, however, it was always more than apparent that Houser […]

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Charles Wesley Godwin Plays Some Of His Greatest Hits During ‘Red Rocks Trail Mix Session’

Charles Wesley Godwin Plays Some Of His Greatest Hits During ‘Red Rocks Trail Mix Session’

Charles Wesley Godwin took his fans on a walk through his entire musical career thus far in this intimate performance for his “Red Rocks Trail Mix Session.” Back on October 15, Charles Wesley Godwin and the Allegheny High made their headlining debut at Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, Colorado. It was a huge, monumental moment for the West Virginia native, and he and his band made the most of the night as they checked the venue off their musical bucket […]

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49 Winchester Says The Internet Allowed For Fans Overseas To Stop Being “Spoon Fed” Their Country Music

49 Winchester Says The Internet Allowed For Fans Overseas To Stop Being “Spoon Fed” Their Country Music

49 Winchester has a rowdy fanbase across the pond, and the band’s frontman thinks they have the internet to thank. 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 story of how Luke Combs bought a t-shirt from their website, 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 […]

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Tennessee Wildlife Deputies Tranquilize & Remove 375-Pound Bear Who Was Roaming On Top Of Gatlinburg’s Bubba Gump Shrimp Restaurant

Tennessee Wildlife Deputies Tranquilize & Remove 375-Pound Bear Who Was Roaming On Top Of Gatlinburg’s Bubba Gump Shrimp Restaurant

While the Bubba Gump Shrimp restaurant employees were busy barbecuing, boiling, broiling and baking shrimp, wildlife officials were on the roof of the establishment trying to safely tranquilize and remove a wild bear. Quite the interesting spectacle played out yesterday in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Millions of people flock to Smoky Mountain National Park every year to take in the beautiful scenery and witness the incredible wildlife (and moonshine tastings) that Gatlinburg has to offer. In fact, the National Park of the […]

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