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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!

AMERICANA MUSIC NEWS

Cameraman Called Out For Zooming In On Blonde Florida Fan: “Knew Exactly What He Was Doing”

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Cameraman Called Out For Zooming In On Blonde Florida Fan: “Knew Exactly What He Was Doing”

Got bored of the game, eh? An ESPN cameraman was called out during the matchup between the Florida Gators and the Ole Miss Rebels for zooming in on a blonde Gators fan wearing a particularly low-cut black shirt. The camera cut to the closeup shot of the young lady in the stands while the Gators were on 2nd and goal while up 31-21 with 14 minutes left in the fourth quarter. And as the live shot cut to the fan, […]

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Now & Then: Rhiannon Giddens’s Hope Is the Thing with Feathers and the reach of Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues

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Rhiannon Giddens has spent much of her career expanding the commonly told history of American folk music, particularly the role Black musicians played in shaping it. Hope Is the Thing with Feathers continues that work while emphasizing ensemble performance and songs connected to North Carolina. Odetta’s 1956 debut, Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues, offers a useful earlier reference point. Both records mix interpretation with a strong sense of ownership over the material.
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Music Reviews: Mary Gauthier’s Poignant ‘Reckoning,’ plus Dallas Burrow, Cat Stevens, Ted Sablay, Bill Scorzari, and New Earth Farmers

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Mary Gauthier

Mary GauthierNashville-based singer, songwriter, and guitarist Mary Gauthier doesn’t make records often. The newly released Reckoning is her first since 2022’s Dark Enough to See the Stars, which was her first since 2018’s Rifles & Rosary Beads. Like its predecessors, the new one was worth the wait. Gauthier’s arresting vocals, which are front and center throughout […]

The post Music Reviews: Mary Gauthier’s Poignant ‘Reckoning,’ plus Dallas Burrow, Cat Stevens, Ted Sablay, Bill Scorzari, and New Earth Farmers appeared first on Americana Highways.

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