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

The Jayhawks Mine Youth, Nostalgia, and New Places on New LP ‘Sanctuary Park’

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff September 2, 2026

Never mind Americana, here’s Canadiana.

Back in the late 1980s when the rootsy Toronto group Blue Rodeo arrived on the scene, Rolling Stone issued a provocative declaration: “The best new American band may very well be Canadian.” Just south of the border back then, a fledgling

“Don’t Fence Me In” – a Premiere from Sanford

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff September 2, 2026

Brooklyn by way of South Carolina, Jay Sanford follows January’s Big Tent Revival with an old-school two-sided (digital) single. The A-side, “Don’t Fence Me In,” takes a honky-tonk two-step and runs it through a rock engine — same dance-floor bones, more muscle. Sanford lays out the thesis in the chorus: “I do some honky-tonkin’ but […]

Miley Cyrus Drops Last Name Ahead of New Album

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff September 2, 2026

After decades as Miley Cyrus, the singer is entering her next musical chapter under a surprisingly simple name: Miley. Continue reading…

Bunnie Xo Addresses Drinking Again After Jelly Roll Divorce

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff September 2, 2026

Bunnie Xo is navigating life after her divorce from Jelly Roll, and she’s responding to questions about what drinking means for her sobriety. Continue reading…