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.

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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

Kenny Chesney Opens up About Nearly Ditching His Career and Being Real: “People…Are Truly Suckers for the Truth”

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Kenny Chesney (Jason Kempin / Getty Images)

Kenny Chesney is opening up a lot these days about himself. He’s promoting his buzzy new memoir, HEART LIFE MUSIC. Per Country Now, the beloved leader of No Shoes Nation stopped in Nashville and talked frankly about his life and career. Amazingly, there was a time, Chesney said, when he was tempted to pivot away […]

The post Kenny Chesney Opens up About Nearly Ditching His Career and Being Real: “People…Are Truly Suckers for the Truth” appeared first on Wide Open Country.

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Kentucky Linemen Hold Emotional “Last Call” Ceremony For Colleague, Kyle Ferree, Who Was Tragically Killed On The Job: “God Gained A Good Lineman Today”

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Kentucky Linemen Hold Emotional “Last Call” Ceremony For Colleague, Kyle Ferree, Who Was Tragically Killed On The Job: “God Gained A Good Lineman Today”

Remembering their late friend and colleague. On November 6, an LG&E line technician tragically passed away in an accident while working on a reconductor power line. The accident took place in Oldham County, Kentucky, leaving the late lineman Kyle Ferree’s family wanting answers to how this accident occurred. “We lost today a friend and co-worker who was an LG&E line technician, fatally injured while working to reconductor a power line. This is a tragic loss for our entire LG&E and […]

The post Kentucky Linemen Hold Emotional “Last Call” Ceremony For Colleague, Kyle Ferree, Who Was Tragically Killed On The Job: “God Gained A Good Lineman Today” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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Whitetail Buck Crashes Through The Front Door Of Two Nashville-Area Homes

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Whitetail Buck Crashes Through The Front Door Of Two Nashville-Area Homes

Can a deer be charged for breaking and entering? It’s hilarious to think that deer hunters often spend endless hours sitting in tree stands waiting for deer to walk by. It leads one to believe that the species is gifted at evading human contact. But then you have videos like these, where deer throw themselves into the face of danger, and that theory can be thrown out the window. Just 30 minutes south of Nashville sit the lovely town of […]

The post Whitetail Buck Crashes Through The Front Door Of Two Nashville-Area Homes first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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