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!)

JOIN US!

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

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

Facebook’s New Link Charge is Catastrophic for Independent Music

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff September 21, 2026

There was fair warning that it was potentially coming. But now that it’s here, it could be catastrophic, if not existential for your favorite independent artist, band, music venue, local promoter, and other independent entities.

The post Facebook’s New Link Charge is Catastrophic for Independent Music first appeared on Saving Country Music.

Rainy Day Parade: The Sad/Happy Story of Jill Sobule

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff September 21, 2026

Editor’s Note: David Hajdu has been awarded one of two No Depression Reporting Fellowships to write four in-depth features on a topic deeply impacting roots music today. His begins today with a multi-perspective profile of singer-songwriter Jill Sobule — part biography, part

Riley Green Says He’s Not Trying to Be the Next Morgan Wallen

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff September 21, 2026

Riley Green gets pitched plenty of songs, but most sound like they were written for Morgan Wallen instead of him. Continue reading…

Monday Morning Video – Wilco

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff September 21, 2026

Winter’s just around the corner, so let’s get you in the mood with this one: Wilco at the Snow Job Festival, Marble Mountain Ski Resort in Newfoundland, March 18, 1997 — outdoors, in the dead of winter, surrounded by snowy mountains. None of it slowed the band down. Being There had come out five months […]