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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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

Fisherman Smacks Swimming Mountain Lion With A Paddle To Keep It From Jumping In His Boat

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff November 8, 2025

Mountain lions, also known as cougars, are a vicious animal. An elusive predator that roams our lands, they’re known for their incredible stalking abilities, often with their prey, including the occasional human, not knowing they’re after them until the job is nearly done. That’s why seeing a mountain lion swimming in the middle of a waterbody it doesn’t quite add up. I mean, who expects to see one of these danger kitties while they’re fishing in a boat? No one… […]

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Man In Grizzly Bear Suit Pulls Off Dangerous (But Funny) Roadside Prank

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff November 8, 2025

Pretty funny, but let’s be honest… not exactly safe, right? Grizzly bears are the natural-born-killers of the woods. Highly renowned hunters of all things edible. They can be huge, weighing around 700-pounds on average, but fight and bite like they are twice that size. Why a person would ever think approaching one is a good idea is a question we all should ask. But, constantly we see it happening. Whether it is in Yellowstone National Park or Grand Teton… there […]

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Jelly Roll Cancels Show in New Zealand Due to Illness

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff November 8, 2025

“I just couldn’t do it this time.” Continue reading…

Throwback To Tyler Childers & The Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir Covering The Hell Out Of Merle Haggard’s “Mama Tried” Back In 2022

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff November 8, 2025

Perfection. As time passes, it’s become abundantly clear that Tyler Childers has become one of the latest living legends in the genre. Undoubtedly a key piece of the independent and Appalachian movement that has swept country music over the past decade, seemingly everything he touches turns to gold. And despite the controversy surrounding his latest release, Snipe Hunter, back in July, Childers has proven time and again that he isn’t afraid to get a little weird with both his studio and […]

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