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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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

ALBUM REVIEW: Duane Betts’ Cinematic ‘Isle of Hope’

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff June 10, 2026

The warm tones on Isle of Hope, the latest album from Duane Betts (son of Dickey Betts of Allman Brothers fame), hit with an emotional resonance that transports listeners through shadows into light. On his second album, the guitarist, songwriter, and singer navigates loss and embraces hope in and songs

ALBUM REVIEW: Alex Amen is Rooted in Reverence, Alive in the Present on Debut, ‘Sun of Amen’

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff June 10, 2026

Sun of Amen, the debut album from Alex Amen, is what happens when a young man in 2026 has spent his formative years worshipping a lovingly worn stack of his parents’ vinyl, modeling his sound after a different generation’s heroes. The clear-throated moan of early-career

Clay DuBose – Father Time & Mother Nature

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff June 10, 2026

“Absence makes the heart grow fonder.” I’m pretty sure the original intent of that comment was directed to relationships. I’ve observed it to be true about almost anything someone is passionate about, though. Step away from it for a while, and when you come back you rediscover what attracted you in the first place along […]

Album Review: Pharis & Jason Romero, ‘These Are the Days That Turn Into Years”

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff June 10, 2026

In the hurried pace of life, days often rush past us in a blur as we move among the many busy and little things in our world. Before we know it years have passed, and we’ve settled into familiar patterns, friendships have ended, and we have lost loved ones. On their warmly intimate seventh studio album ‘These Are the Days That Turn in to Years,’ Pharis & Jason Romero reflect on what happens when we slow down and embrace the daily moments in our lives that might otherwise fly by us.

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