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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

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

2026 Bucket List: Country Music Fans Sound Off On The Best Live Show In The Business Right Now

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff February 5, 2026

Who stands atop country music as the best live show? We could probably sit here for hours and go back and forth on who is deserving of the title. It’s a bit complicated to say that one country music artist or band is above all the rest, since everyone has their own opinion on how a concert should be conducted. But is fun to ask the question, and it’s even more entertaining to see all of the answers pour in. […]

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Blake Shelton Reveals the Real Reason He Ditched His Mullet Early in His Career

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff February 5, 2026

Blake Shelton and Judd Leffew of “Cowboy U”, at Backstage Creations-Talent Retreat (Photo by Mark Sullivan/WireImage for Backstage Creations)

Blake Shelton’s hair was all business in the front and a party in the back in the early 2000s. So why did he part with his mullet?

The post Blake Shelton Reveals the Real Reason He Ditched His Mullet Early in His Career appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” Just Dethroned Taylor Swift For The Top-Selling Song Of 2026

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff February 5, 2026

Simply remarkable. Being nothing short of a cultural phenomenon at this point, Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” is on the brink of making country music history in the coming weeks as it currently sits at #2 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 and is primed to go #1 next week. In case you haven’t been keeping up with just how widespread and popular this track has become over the past three months, let me give you a brief rundown of just […]

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“What Better Gift Than That?”: Seahawks Offensive Coordinator Klint Kubiak Gifted A Bible To Every Player & Coach On The Team For Christmas

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff February 5, 2026

The Seattle Seahawks have some God-fearing men leading their locker room. Ahead of Super Bowl LX (60), where the Seahawks will be pitted against the New England Patriots with a Lombardi Trophy on the line, Seattle’s head coach and offensive coordinator have been talking a lot about faith. Not faith in their players. Not faith in their play-calling. Faith in God. Mike Macdonald, the Seahawks’ head coach, spoke to Sports Spectrum during Super Bowl media availability and said that his […]

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