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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

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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

NFL Legend’s Son The Alleged Victim of Racist Bullies at Pricey Christian Private School

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Morris Watts
Morris Watts

The son of Los Angeles Rams legend Eric Dickerson is taking legal action against his school. He alleges that he has been subjected to racist bullying on several occasions. NFL Hall of Famer’s Son Subjected to Alleged Racist Bullying According to a Monday (October 19) report from the California Post, Dickerson’s son, identified as “DD” […]

The post NFL Legend’s Son The Alleged Victim of Racist Bullies at Pricey Christian Private School appeared first on Wide Open Country.

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How Tim McGraw’s Spray Tan Became the Big Story of the 2026 Hall of Fame Inductions

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The Country Music Hall of Fame officially inducted its 2026 Hall of Fame class on Sunday. But unless you’re a country music ultra-nerd—and even if you are—there’s a good chance you didn’t even know they were happening.

The post How Tim McGraw’s Spray Tan Became the Big Story of the 2026 Hall of Fame Inductions first appeared on Saving Country Music.

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Former ‘Roseanne’ Star Opens up About How He Once Tipped the Scale at 400 Pounds

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John Goodman (Emma McIntyre / Getty Images)

Actor John Goodman was not always the slim, fit man he is now. In fact, he admits that he once weighed some 400 pounds in 2011. His was a lifestyle of unabashed excess. Per The New Yorker, Goodman said that he stopped drinking almost 20 years ago. Even before then, however, his out-of-control eating was […]

The post Former ‘Roseanne’ Star Opens up About How He Once Tipped the Scale at 400 Pounds appeared first on Wide Open Country.

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