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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

Zac Brown Becomes The Latest Country Artist To Announce That He’s Opening A Bar – But This One’s At Sea

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff November 5, 2025

The first country artist with a bar at sea? Over the past few years we’ve seen a ton of country artists slap their names on their own bars. Walk down Broadway in downtown Nashville and you’ll see bars from Morgan Wallen, Jason Aldean, Kid Rock, Garth Brooks, Eric Church, Dierks Bentley, Alan Jackson, Hank Williams Jr., Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson, Blake Shelton, and a ton of other artists. The trend isn’t only in Nashville though. Blake Shelton has opened Ole […]

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‘American Idol’ Alum Arrested for Allegedly Having Sex With a Minor

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff November 5, 2025

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 07: Randy Madden attends Prime Video Red Carpet Premiere For New Western Series “Outer Range” at Harmony Gold on April 07, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Amazon Studios)

The Season 8 contestant faces six felony charges, including “luring and dissuading a witness from reporting a crime.”

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Cross Canadian Ragweed Added To Mile 0 Fest, Will Headline Stacked 2026 Lineup

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff November 5, 2025

Running it back. 2025 was a year for the ages for Cross Canadian Ragweed. Before embarking on their massive “Boys From Oklahoma” concert series, which began with four-straight sold-out shows at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma, in April and received an additional encore set in August at McLane Stadium in Waco, Texas, the legendary Red Dirt band set their long-awaited reunion last January with their first appearance at Mile 0 Fest in Key West, Florida. And they’re running it […]

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Reba Says AI Photo Of Her & Fiancé, Rex Linn, Announcing Their Pregnancy Would Be An “Immaculate Conception”

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff November 5, 2025

Classic Reba. Just about a month ago, Dolly Parton announced that she was having to postpone her 2025 Las Vegas Residency due to health issues, and it became a huge national news story after her sister, Freida, asked fans to pray for the country icon. Many thought that meant there was something incredibly serious going on, though Dolly later assured everyone that she’s perfectly fine, just taking care of some health things that she put on the back burner during […]

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