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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

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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

Popular Fast-Food Chain Closing Hundreds of Restaurants Across the US: Here’s Everything You Need To Know

Signage at a Wendy’s restaurant in Richmond, Virginia, US, on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. Wendy’s Co. is scheduled to release earnings figures on November 7. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Wendy's

The popular fast-food chain is expected to shut hundreds more stores, just one year after a brutal found of closures.

The post Popular Fast-Food Chain Closing Hundreds of Restaurants Across the US: Here’s Everything You Need To Know appeared first on Wide Open Country.

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“Wrong Country To Abuse Women”: Country Star Praises McDonald’s Customers for Defending “Abused” Female Staff Member

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – JUNE 05: EDITORIAL USE ONLY. Drew Baldridge speaks on the CMA Close Up stage during CMA Fest 2025 at Music City Center on June 05, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images)
Drew Baldridge

The country music star was trying to grab a bite in an Australian McDonald’s when the events unfolded right in front of him.

The post “Wrong Country To Abuse Women”: Country Star Praises McDonald’s Customers for Defending “Abused” Female Staff Member appeared first on Wide Open Country.

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Morgan Wallen Catches A Stray From ABC’s ‘Abbott Elementary’ With Joke About Racial Slur Incident

Morgan Wallen Catches A Stray From ABC’s ‘Abbott Elementary’ With Joke About Racial Slur Incident

He’s never going to escape that one. Of course everybody remembers the controversy surrounding Morgan Wallen and his use of a racial slur back in 2021. Video of the then-rising superstar drunkenly using the slur towards his friend was captured by his neighbor and shared with TMZ, resulting in Morgan being temporarily suspended from his label, pulled from radio, and banned from the awards shows. Morgan has done just fine since then, winning Entertainer of the Year at the CMA […]

The post Morgan Wallen Catches A Stray From ABC’s ‘Abbott Elementary’ With Joke About Racial Slur Incident first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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Paul McCartney Looks Back on John Lennon’s Slaying 45 Years Ago: “I Still Haven’t Taken It In”

John Lennon and Paul McCartney (Val Wilmer / Getty Images)

Paul McCartney and John Lennon were members of the Beatles, one of the most famous, beloved, and successful bands in music history, They will forever be intertwined in our hearts and minds. But Lennon’s life was brutally cut short on December 8, 1980. He was fatally shot outside the Dakota, the landmark building in New […]

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