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.

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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

Dad of 3 Goes Overboard on Cruise During Anniversary Trip With Family

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Cruise ship (Horacio Villalobos / Getty Images)

A trip aboard a cruise ship that was intended to celebrate a wedding anniversary instead turned into a horrible nightmare for one family. Per The New York Post, Thomas Gigler, 56, allegedly jumped overboard from the Carnival Panorama on Saturday, September 19. A father of three from Redlands, California, Gigler was reportedly on the trip […]

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Naked Eyes Founder Vocalist Peter Byrne Dies at 74

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Peter Byrne

Peter Byrne, founder and singer of the British new wave band Naked Eyes, died on Sept. 14 in Los Angeles. He was 74. Jim Merlis, a spokesperson for the group, confirmed Byrne’s death, adding that he died “peacefully … after a brief illness.” A specific cause of death was not immediately available. Byrne founded Naked […]

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