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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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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

“There Are No Words To Describe the Pain”: Dodgers Reliever Alex Vesia and Wife Announce Tragic Death of Their Baby Girl

Alex Vesia and wife Kayla (Phillip Faraone / Getty Images)

Dodgers reliever Alex Vesia and his wife have shared some heartbreaking news with the public. Their beloved baby girl has passed away.

The post “There Are No Words To Describe the Pain”: Dodgers Reliever Alex Vesia and Wife Announce Tragic Death of Their Baby Girl appeared first on Wide Open Country.

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Turnpike Troubadours Deliver Haunting Cover Of Gordon Lightfoot’s “The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald” Ahead Of The 50th Anniversary Of The Famous Shipwreck

Turnpike Troubadours Deliver Haunting Cover Of Gordon Lightfoot’s “The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald” Ahead Of The 50th Anniversary Of The Famous Shipwreck

The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down… November 10 is the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, a freighter that sank in Lake Superior in 1975 and resulted in the death of 29 crew members. The ship, commanded by renowned Great Lakes Captain Ernest McSorley, left from Superior, Wisconsin on November 9 carrying a load of iron ore to the steel mill on Zug Island, Michigan. But the next day, gale-force winds moved into the […]

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“Old Guys Still Making It” – ‘Landman’ Star, Billy Bob Thornton, Says His Band Has Never Been More Popular

“Old Guys Still Making It” – ‘Landman’ Star, Billy Bob Thornton, Says His Band Has Never Been More Popular

In case you didn’t know, Billy Bob Thornton has got himself a band. They’re a rock and country music group that calls themselves The Boxmasters. Would I have preferred for them to be called the Billy Bob Band? Or the Billy Band Thorntons? Without a doubt. But it’s still very cool to hear that the Landman star has himself a successful side project… and in case you didn’t know, music is something that Thornton has always had an interest in. It’s hard […]

The post “Old Guys Still Making It” – ‘Landman’ Star, Billy Bob Thornton, Says His Band Has Never Been More Popular first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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Lukas Nelson & Sierra Ferrell Brought The House Down At 2025 Farm Aid Benefit Show With Incredible Performance Of “Find Yourself”

Lukas Nelson & Sierra Ferrell Brought The House Down At 2025 Farm Aid Benefit Show With Incredible Performance Of “Find Yourself”

Beyond good. In September, Willie Nelson hosted his annual Farm Aid benefit at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, which marked the 40th anniversary of the festival and featured performances by Willie along with Neil Young, and John Mellencamp and many more. There were several highlights throughout the annual event, which includes Willie’s incredibly emotional performance of “Last Leaf,” but I have to say, I’m completely blown away by  Lukas Nelson and Sierra Ferrell’s incredible performance of Lukas’ song “Find Yourself.” The song was […]

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