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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

Kansas City Chiefs Coordinator Rips President Trump For Criticism Of NFL Kickoff Rule: “He Has No Idea What’s Going On”

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Kansas City Chiefs Coordinator Rips President Trump For Criticism Of NFL Kickoff Rule: “He Has No Idea What’s Going On”

Kansas City Chiefs special teams coordinator Dave Toub wasn’t giving special treatment to the President of the United States. Donald Trump has interjected himself into the NFL a lot in recent years. Most recently, he hopped in the booth as the Washington Commanders played the Detroit Lions at Northwest Field, and even gave some play-by-play coverage of the game. It was quite the spectacle, if you ask me, and before he left, he told the FOX broadcasters that he’d like […]

The post Kansas City Chiefs Coordinator Rips President Trump For Criticism Of NFL Kickoff Rule: “He Has No Idea What’s Going On” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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New York Knicks Star Mitchell Robinson Wants His Teammates To Cue Up Some Morgan Wallen In The Locker Room

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New York Knicks Star Mitchell Robinson Wants His Teammates To Cue Up Some Morgan Wallen In The Locker Room

We’ve got another confirmed NBA star that’s a big fan of country music. Golden State Warriors forward Jimmy Butler is probably the most recognizable star in the NBA that likes the country music genre. He has supported the industry publicly on multiple different occasions, and though Butler’s fandom of country started as a joke, his love for the genre now is as serious as it gets. How do we know that? Well, anyone that has a country music album on the way […]

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Gene Simmons Regrets Not Being Firmer With Two KISS Bandmates: “Tough Love Is a Good Idea”

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Gene Simmons (Paul Archuleta / Getty Images)

Gene Simmons is thinking wistfully. He wonders how he could have done things differently regarding two former KISS bandmates, Peter Criss and the late Ace Frehley. Per People, at the KiSS Kruise in Las Vegas on November 16, Simmons, 76, mused about what might have been. Per the outlet, he said, “If I have any […]

The post Gene Simmons Regrets Not Being Firmer With Two KISS Bandmates: “Tough Love Is a Good Idea” appeared first on Wide Open Country.

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