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

Luke Combs, Ella Langley, Red Clay Strays & More Featured On The ‘Madden 27’ Soundtrack

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Luke Combs, Ella Langley, Red Clay Strays & More Featured On The ‘Madden 27’ Soundtrack

Bringing in some heavy hitters in the genre. There’s no denying that country music has gotten bigger than ever before in the past decade. Spearheaded commercially by the likes of Morgan Wallen, Zach Bryan, Luke Combs, Ella Langley and more, we’ve seen a plethora of records broken by country artists recently. Whether it’s Wallen setting numerous records from most songs charted on the Billboard Hot 100 in a single week to becoming the fourth-highest-selling artist in U.S. history, Bryan scoring […]

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Is Muscadine Bloodline Teasing “Teenage Angst Part Two”? Here’s 5 Songs We’d Like To Hear Them Cover

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Is Muscadine Bloodline Teasing “Teenage Angst Part Two”? Here’s 5 Songs We’d Like To Hear Them Cover

Is part two coming soon? It’s not often you see an artist, duo or group release two separate albums in a single year, but that’s exactly what Muscadine Bloodline did in 2025. In addition to their follow-up to 2024’s The Coastal Plain, April’s …And What Was Left Behind, the Alabama duo added to their fast-growing discography with the surprise release of Longleaf Lo-Fi, a stripped-back acoustic album, to close the year in November. Undeniably, it would already be impressive to […]

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“Was He Recently In A Coma?” – New Purdue AD Gets Roasted For Absurd Press Conference Comment About Indiana Not Winning Championships

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“Was He Recently In A Coma?” – New Purdue AD Gets Roasted For Absurd Press Conference Comment About Indiana Not Winning Championships

The new Purdue University athletic director just put on a masterclass of what not to do on your first day. On Thursday, August 6, Tommy McClelland was introduced as Purdue University’s new AD. And on Thursday, August 6… it’s very possible that Purdue regrets making that decision. Why do I say that? Because to put things succinctly, McClelland – the man chosen to lead Purdue’s athletic programs into the future – made an a** of himself during his introductory press […]

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