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

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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

Riley Green Says CMA Awards Date, Influencer Bryana Ferringer, Is Just A Friend

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Riley Green Says CMA Awards Date, Influencer Bryana Ferringer, Is Just A Friend

Playing it coy… A couple weeks ago, Riley Green was one of the biggest winners at the CMA Awards, taking home three trophies for Music Video of the Year (announced before the show started), Single of the Year and Song of the Year for the song “You Look Like You Love Me,” which he shares with Ella Langley. But it wasn’t his acceptance speeches, or even his performance of “Worst Way,” that fans were paying attention to… it was his date, […]

The post Riley Green Says CMA Awards Date, Influencer Bryana Ferringer, Is Just A Friend first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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Beyoncé’s Mom Says “Gatekeeping in Country Music Is Unbelievable”

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Beyoncé, Tina Knowles at the “Mufasa: The Lion King” premiere at Dolby Theatre on December 09, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images)
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Despite topping Billboard’s Country Albums chart, earning her first Grammy award for Album of the Year, and headlining the highest-grossing country tour ever, Cowboy Carter, the country music album by Beyoncé, wasn’t embraced by Nashville.  Both the CMA Awards and the ACM Awards snubbed the album. She has also faced criticism from Oliver Anthony, Hannah Dasher, and, even more infamously, Gavin Adcock. Then […]

The post Beyoncé’s Mom Says “Gatekeeping in Country Music Is Unbelievable” appeared first on Wide Open Country.

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