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

Hero Police Officer Dies Attempting To Rescue His New Fiancee From Drowning

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff July 23, 2026

Summer scene on river (Jonathan Brady – PA Images / Getty Images)

Some tragedies are almost too heartbreakingly cruel for words. This seems like one of those. Police Officer Fred Marsh of the Rogers, Arkansas, Police Department lost his life on Saturday, July 18, per the New York Post. He was desperately trying to help his brand new fiancee, Hailey Lummus. She, Marsh, and their friends were […]

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Country Artist is Willing to Get Married Again After Divorce

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff July 23, 2026

(Photo by Deng Hua/Xinhua via Getty Images)

The country artist exclaimed that the last marriage was a “start-up”, and that the divorce meant that they could “get to have the real one”.

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Country Artist Cancels More Shows After Developing Sepsis

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff July 23, 2026

(Photo by Gary Miller/Getty Images)

The country star had returned to the stage just weeks before he took to social media to announce he’d had a “setback” with his sepsis.

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Heisman Finalist Diego Pavia Is Out of a Job Before NFL Training Camp Even Begins

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff July 23, 2026

Diego Pavia was waived by the Ravens months after going undrafted

Over the past 20 years, Heisman finalists have had a pretty good track record in the NFL. Former first-round picks and Heisman finalists Christian McCaffrey, Andrew Luck, Melvin Gordon, Aidan Hunthinson and Jalen Hurts have all reached superstar status at the pro level. In the early 2000s, Heisman finalists Larry Fitzgerald and Adrian Peterson went […]

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