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

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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

Scammers Pretending To Be Country Music Stars Steal Money From Texas Man With Developmental Disability

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Cody Johnson (Scott Legato / Getty Images)

Scammers of all kinds are rampant. Their preferred territory is the phone and the internet. They are extremely good at duping even the most tech- and scam-savvy among us into handing over personal information as well as money. Their ruses are often sophisticated. Stories abound of unsuspecting people losing thousands of dollars to these online […]

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Trailblazing Celebrity Chef Dead at 49 After “Fighting for Her Life”

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WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 14: Chef Elle Simone Scott speaks at a press conference organized to deliver 1.5 million petitions to the USDA to Save School Lunches on November 14, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Parents Together)
Elle Simone Scott

Elle Simone Scott has died at the age of 49.  TMZ reported that the celebrity chef, author, and television personality died on Jan 5 after a long battle with ovarian cancer. She was perhaps best known for her appearances on the PBS program America’s Test Kitchen, where she was the first Black woman to appear regularly. Chef Carla Hall said […]

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Fans Boycott Country Star’s Tour Over Minnesota Day Care Joke, While Others Simply Laugh It Off

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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – OCTOBER 07: Chris Lane performs during the Wags & Walks Benefit Concert at Skydeck on Broadway on October 07, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images)
Chris Lane

Chris Lane is preparing to hit the road with Lauren Alaina and Rascal Flatts for the latter’s “Life Is a Highway” tour. It kicks off next week in Raleigh, North Carolina.  But because of a recent clip that the “I Don’t Know About You” singer posted on TikTok, some fans might be skipping his set […]

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