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.

EVENTS

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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

Drunk Driver Sentenced After Crashing into Salon

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A drunk driver was handed down the maximum sentence for killing four people
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A convicted drunk driver who killed four people when he plowed his SUV into a Long Island nail salon was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for the tragic crash. Steven Schwally was captured on video driving his vehicle at breakneck speed into the Hawaii Nail Salon in a Deer Park strip mall […]

The post Drunk Driver Sentenced After Crashing into Salon appeared first on Wide Open Country.

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Teenager Called “Hero” After Spending Summer Making Wheelchair for Toddler

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YANGZHOU, CHINA – AUGUST 3, 2026 – Bambu Lab 3D printer is printing phone cases at a 3D printing offline experience store in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, China on August 3, 2026. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)
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While other students spent the summer on vacation, one Utah teenager made a wheelchair to help someone in need.

The post Teenager Called “Hero” After Spending Summer Making Wheelchair for Toddler appeared first on Wide Open Country.

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“I Thought It Was A Bluegill”: 8-Year-Old Angler Reels In Piranha From Philadelphia-Area Lake

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“I Thought It Was A Bluegill”: 8-Year-Old Angler Reels In Piranha From Philadelphia-Area Lake

This young fisherman won’t ever forget catching a tropical fish in… Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Michael Coffey was out fishing at Ridley Park Lake with his son, Seamus, when the 8-year-old angler hooked something that had a lot of fight in it. Michael initially assumed that Seamus had an aggressive and sizable bass on the line. Once they started to pull it out of the water, Michael told ABC News that he had no idea what it was: “I thought it might be […]

The post “I Thought It Was A Bluegill”: 8-Year-Old Angler Reels In Piranha From Philadelphia-Area Lake first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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