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

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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

Nurse Adopts Baby She Treated In NICU

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Nora Lussier first met her adopted daughter two years ago. The nurse, who works in the special care nursery at Beverly Hospital in Massachusetts, met Pamela when she was a patient.  Pamela Was Dealing With Some Medical Issues As PEOPLE reports, Pamela was exposed to drugs before her birth, and her biological parents were unable to be […]

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Country Legend Compares Zach Bryan to the Beatles

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Country singer Zach Bryan has skyrocketed from obscurity to heady fame, and in rather a short span. Bryan, 30, is among the best-selling artists in the genre. One of his shows had the largest concert audience in the nation’s history at over 112,000 people in the stands. His catalog featured a whopping $350 million price […]

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83-Year-Old Granny Claims She Did Not Know She Was Running For Office

A candidate pulled in 1000 votes despite not declaring for office
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A Long Island resident impressively amassed over 1,100 votes in a local election without running a single campaign advertisement. Only thing is, the 83-year-old candidate reportedly had no clue she was running for office. Maria Delgado, an elderly grandmother, pulled in more than 1,100 votes on the liberal Working Families Party line for Town Supervisor. […]

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Did Oliver Anthony Just Call Out Tyler Childers in His New Song “Hank”?

Did Oliver Anthony Just Call Out Tyler Childers in His New Song “Hank”?

Referencing Childers’ “In Your Love” controversy? Out of all the success stories in country music over the past decade, there’s arguably none more fascinating than Oliver Anthony. Back in 2023, he’d catch fire with a video of his in-the-woods performance of “Rich Men North of Richmond,” which was originally uploaded to YouTube and quickly went viral, racking up millions upon millions of views before he was even able to release the song on streaming platforms. Once it was released on […]

The post Did Oliver Anthony Just Call Out Tyler Childers in His New Song “Hank”? first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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