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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

‘Cheers’ Star Says He Was Surprised That Women Swooned for Him During the Show’s Early Years

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff June 1, 2026

Ted Danson (Vinnie Zuffante / Getty Images)

Sometimes there is a disconnect between the image fans have of someone and the image they have of themselves. That sounds like it happened to Ted Danson. The former star of Cheers, now 78, revealed that women considered him to be a sex symbol when the hit sitcom was first out of the gate. That […]

The post ‘Cheers’ Star Says He Was Surprised That Women Swooned for Him During the Show’s Early Years appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Emotional Caroline Kennedy Speaks Publicly for First Time Since Her Death About Daughter Tatiana Schlossberg

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff June 1, 2026

Caroline Kennedy (Bloomberg / Getty Images)

The Kennedy family has endued more tragedies than most people can imagine. So many of them have died way before their time, going back many decades. The examples are nearly too numerous to list. On December 30, one of the daughters of former ambassador Caroline Kennedy, Tatiana Schlossberg, passed away at the age of 35. […]

The post Emotional Caroline Kennedy Speaks Publicly for First Time Since Her Death About Daughter Tatiana Schlossberg appeared first on Wide Open Country.

On Morgan Wallen’s Piano Flipping

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff June 1, 2026

Well lookey here, it’s another Morgan Wallen nontroversy. And even though the dude has done some completely stupid things over the years that have deserved criticism or outright ridicule, this one feels like a big fat nothing burger.

The post On Morgan Wallen’s Piano Flipping first appeared on Saving Country Music.

Multiple Fans Hit By Flying Debris After Brake Rotor Failures During Nashville NASCAR Race

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff June 1, 2026

At least it wasn’t flying chairs again. NASCAR was in Nashville this weekend for what turned out to be one of the best races of the Cup Series season so far. Denny Hamlin started from the pole but was penalized for jumping the start of the race, but managed to drive back through the field and take home his third win of the season after an epic battle with his Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Christopher Bell and Chase Briscoe. The […]

The post Multiple Fans Hit By Flying Debris After Brake Rotor Failures During Nashville NASCAR Race first appeared on Whiskey Riff.