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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Come join our Facebook Page to engage around topics of interest in the Americana Music and Appalachian Music spaces. Want to hear an emerging artist we may not know about? Contact us and tell us more about them.

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

Watch Megan Moroney Perform “Wonder” At Her Best Friend’s Wedding

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Watch Megan Moroney Perform “Wonder” At Her Best Friend’s Wedding

Just your typical maid of honor duties when your maid of honor is Megan Moroney. This past weekend, Megan stood by her bestie’s side as Natalie King, who is an influencer and has been friends with Megan since college, married her now-husband Alex Harp in Turks and Caicos at a stunning oceanfront estate. Megan met Natalie when the two were freshman in college and rushing Kappa Delta sorority at the University of Georgia. They became fast friends after meeting, and have been best […]

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New York Zoo Worker Bitten by Crocodile After Slipping

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BRONX, NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 19: Gharials on exhibit at Jungle World, an enclosure meant to mimic the jungles of Southeast Asia, on February 19, 2020 at the Bronx Zoo in the Bronx, New York. (Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images)
crocodile

The worker slipped in an enclosure that is home to a species of crocodile known as tomistoma, also known as a Malayan gharial.

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Popular Media Personality’s Wife Rushed to Emergency C-Section, Welcomes Second Child

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COLUMBUS, OHIO – AUGUST 30: (Left to Right) Desmond Howard, Rece Davis, Pat McAfee, Nick Saban, Lee Corso and Kirk Herbstreit kick of Lee Corso’s Last “College GameDay” Show at Ohio Stadium on August 30, 2025 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Mowry/Getty Images)
Pat McAfee

Despite a harrowing pregnancy, the latest addition to this television personality’s family made their arrival on Friday night.

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