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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

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

Veteran John PayCheck Calls Out Country’s Patriotic Pandering in New Song

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff September 14, 2026

After the terrorist attacks on 9/11, John PayCheck resigned his position as the tour manager for his famous father, and joined the the U.S Army. He would end up spending more than 20 years in the military.

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Monday Morning Video – Patty Griffin

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff September 14, 2026

Patty Griffin’s “Top of the World” is a deathbed reckoning — a life examined right at the end, loss and regret laid out plain. Here it’s just her acoustic guitar and voice, with a subtle electric guitar underneath adding to the song’s melancholy and beauty. If anything, the sparse arrangement makes the regret harder to […]

Song Premiere: JP Harris “Hang Me”

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff September 14, 2026

JP Harris “Hang Me” Americana Highways is hosting this premiere of JP Harris’ version of the traditional song “Hang Me,” from his forthcoming album Shaving A Dead Man, set for release on October 23. The album was produced, engineered, and mixed by Chance McCoy at Hunter Springs Studio in Greenville WV, and mastered by John […]

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Song Premiere: Savanna Ruth “In Your Orbit”

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff September 14, 2026

Savanna Ruth “In Your Orbit” Americana Highways brings you this premiere of Savanna Ruth‘s song “In Your Orbit” from her forthcoming album The Baseball Diaries. The album was produced by Scott Lucas (Local H) and Blake Smith, and mixed by John Agnello. Every instrument in this song was played by Savanna Ruth, along with the […]

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