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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!

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COLUMBUS, OHIO – SEPTEMBER 29: Brianna Lapaglia attends the 2025 Forbes Under 30 Summit at the Greater Columbus Convention Center on September 29, 2025 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Astrida Valigorsky/Getty Images)
Brianna Chickenfry Zach Bryan

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Watch: Massive Florida Alligator Makes Quick Work of Giant Invasive Python

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Two kings of the swamp battling for supremacy. A wildlife photographer captured the incredible moment an alligator took down a massive burmese python in the Florida Everglades. Alligators have long called Florida home and have been the unequivocal king of the waterways. Florida is home to an estimated 1.3 million alligators, the second-highest population in the country behind Louisiana. The largest lake in Florida, Lake Okeechobee, has a a confirmed 9,000 alligators living in it, with estimates as high as […]

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