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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

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

Florida Woman Arrested Over AI TikTok Prank After Allegedly Reporting A Fake Home Invasion To Police

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff November 6, 2025

Maybe TikTok was a bad idea after all. If you aren’t on TikTok, there’s been a prank going around lately where users will create AI images of a strange man in their house and send it to their friends or family, telling them that a homeless man walked into their house. Yes, really. @mmmjoemele PLEASE WAIT FOR IT 😂 ♬ Blue Danube: Waltz – London Symphony Orchestra Well as you can expect, we’ve seen a few instances of the prank […]

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WWE Superstar Feared a Real Fight With Taylor Swift’s Fiancee

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff November 6, 2025

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI – JANUARY 26: Tight end Travis Kelce #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates with Taylor Swift after the AFC Championship football game against the Buffalo Bills, at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on January 26, 2025 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images)

The WWE superstar feared he may have to fight Taylor Swift’s fiancee, Travis Kelce, after a passing remark on an October 2023 web series.

The post WWE Superstar Feared a Real Fight With Taylor Swift’s Fiancee appeared first on Wide Open Country.

5 Charged Over Tragic Death of Rock Star’s Daughter and Robert De Niro’s Grandson

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff November 6, 2025

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JANUARY 31: Musicians Chris Stein of Blondie discusses his new book “Point of View: Me, New York City, and the Punk Scene” at SVA Theater on January 31, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images)

Blondie guitarist, Chris Stein, detailed the arrests during a post to his Instagram story, two years after the tragic loss of his daughter.

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Erika Kirk Says She Still Talks To Charlie Every Day: “You Don’t Want To Stop Talking To The People You Love, Even Though They’re In Heaven”

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff November 6, 2025

Keeping him alive through conversation. It’s been a little over two months since the senseless murder of Charlie Kirk, and his widow, Erika Kirk, is sitting down for her first public interview since his assassination. Erika appeared on Jesse Watters Primetime on Wednesday, November 5, to share intimate details about the moments following his murder, how life is now, and more. On September 10, the conservative political activist was shot and killed while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University. […]

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