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

Nature is Majestic: Watch a Yellowstone Bull Elk Stop Traffic to Pee on His Own Face

Nature is Majestic: Watch a Yellowstone Bull Elk Stop Traffic to Pee on His Own Face

Ever seen an elk pee on its own face? Nah, I didn’t think so… Living in Wisconsin, elk aren’t exactly a popular species around here, although due to conservation efforts and relatively low predation rates, there is more elk than you would think. Believe it or not, we actually have a large enough population to sustain an elk season in the Badger State, with just a handful of tags available each year. Elk were eliminated from Wisconsin in the 1880s […]

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Billy Ray Cyrus Reacts To His Daughter, Miley, Dropping “Cyrus” From Her Name

Billy Ray Cyrus Reacts To His Daughter, Miley, Dropping “Cyrus” From Her Name

Billy Ray Cyrus is letting the world know what he thinks about his superstar daughter, Miley, dropping the “Cyrus” from her stage name. The “Achy Breaky Heart” singer didn’t always have the best relationship with his daughter, and his family. But it was actually thanks to Billy Ray getting together with Elizabeth Hurley (yes, that Elizabeth Hurley) that inspired him to mend the broken relationships that he had in his life. Hurley encouraged Cyrus to reach out and make things […]

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Cause of Death Revealed For Tim Curry, the Actor Who Portrayed Pennywise

Longtime actor Tim Curry died from heart disease
Tim Curry

A cause of death has been released for actor Tim Curry, a week after he died in his Los Angeles home. The “Rocky Horror Picture Show” star died of coronary artery disease, Variety reported, citing documents from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. Other contributing conditions were a history of stroke and kidney […]

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3-Month-Old Baby Girl Attacked by Fox in Her Home While She Slept

Fox (Thomas Koehler / Getty Images)

Being approached by a wild animal is frightening. But when one stealthily sneaks into your home and bites your baby girl on the head, that is really horrifying. Unfortunately, that actually happened to Carly Clarkson’s little baby, Josephine. The tyke is only three months old. Per SWNS, “Carly Clarkson had dozed off while feeding little […]

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