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

Jesper Lindell on Record Deals and Lyrical Memory

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff July 14, 2026

Swedish singer-songwriter Jesper Lindell talks about the moment his tour van’s brake pads flew off just as they pulled into a venue, his years working as a mailman before music took over full-time, and why streaming alone doesn’t sustain artists outside the mainstream.

Song Premiere: Maya De Vitry “Traveller”

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff July 14, 2026

Maya de Vitry “Traveller” Americana Highways presents this premiere of Maya de Vitry’s song “Traveller” from her forthcoming album All My Faith, which is set for release on July 24. The album was produced by Maya; engineered and mixed by Sean Sullivan; sequenced by Ethan Jodziewicz and mastered by Raelynn Janicke with artwork and design […]

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Song Premiere: Drew Ryder Smith “Memory”

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff July 14, 2026

Drew Ryder Smith “Memory” Americana Highways brings you this premiere of Drew Ryder Smith’s song “Memory” from his forthcoming album. It was produced by Glenn A. Tabor III, with Logan Strahley engineering and Kenzie Richey as assistant engineer, and recorded at GAT3 Studios in Charlotte, NC. It was mixed and mastered in Dolby Atmos by […]

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“Who Gives A S***, This Is Who I Am” — Ella Langley Has A Blunt Message For Anyone Comparing Themselves To Others On Social Media

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff July 13, 2026

Go ahead and preach, Miss Ella. Ella Langley has taken the music world by storm, and her song “Choosin’ Texas” just keeps breaking records. It’s the longest-running #1 hit by a female country artist on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, the only country song by a woman to triple up and go #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100, Hot Country and Country Airplay chart simultaneously and just one of 25 songs in history to stay at #1 for 12+ weeks on […]

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