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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Come join our Facebook Page to engage around topics of interest in the Americana Music and Appalachian Music spaces. Want to hear an emerging artist we may not know about? Contact us and tell us more about them.

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

Willie Nelson Once Said This Non-Country Artist Did More For Country Music Than Anyone Else

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff November 1, 2025

High praise from the Red-Headed Stranger himself. Willie Nelson has certainly set the bar high when it comes to being a true trailblazer for country music, and being a living country music legend that’s showing no signs of slowing down at the age of 92. If you were to ask anyone else in the country music world, they’d probably tell you that Nelson is one of the most critical components to the success of the genre. If you were to […]

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Readers’ Pick: Brandi Carlile – Returning to Myself

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff November 1, 2025

You picked Brandi Carlile – Returning to Myself as your favorite new release for the week of October 24, 2025. Poll Results New Releases Readers’ Tops Fall 2025 Brennen Leigh – Don’t You Ever Give Up On Love (14 Votes) Rhett Miller – A Lifetime of Riding by Night (11) Gurf Morlix – Bristlecone (10) Brandi […]

HARDY and His Wife Caleigh Ryan Celebrate 3 Years of Marriage

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff November 1, 2025

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HARDY Has Become A New Dad With The Birth Of His First Child

HARDY and him wife just hit a major milestone, take a trip down memory lane with us back to their wedding day.

The post HARDY and His Wife Caleigh Ryan Celebrate 3 Years of Marriage appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Koe Wetzel Celebrates 15 Career Gold & Platinum Certifications: “Y’all Some Crazy MF’ers”

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff November 1, 2025

Celebrating some major hardware. The past year has been nothing short of a whirlwind for Koe Wetzel. Beyond releasing his most commercially successful album to date in 2024 with 9 Lives and scoring his first-career #1 hit on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart with “High Road” featuring Jessie Murph, the “Good Die Young” singer would also welcome his first child, Woods Madison Wetzel, with longtime girlfriend, Bailey Fisher, back on May 23. Couple becoming a father with experiencing more success than ever […]

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