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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

Mayer’s Picks – the Best of 2026 (So Far), the Albums

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff July 8, 2026

Cat Out of Hell by Fantastic Cat Fantastic Cat’s third album is another classic, nothing but pure pop perfection. Four songwriters with distinct styles blend here in a way that shouldn’t work as well as it does — sharp and spirited in both lyric and melody. And credit where it’s due: any album title that […]

Bunnie XO Spotted Making Out With 24-Year-Old ‘Calabasas Confidential’ Star At Jelly Roll’s Nashville Bar

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff July 8, 2026

She’s moving on. TMZ broke the news that Jelly Roll, whose real name is Jason DeFord, filed for divorce from his wife Bunnie Xo, whose real name is Alisa DeFord, back on May 18 in Williamson County Chancery Court, just outside of Nashville. Whiskey Riff obtained a copy of the divorce complaint that was filed by the “Save Me” singer, which reveals that the couple separated on May 9, a week and a half before the request for a divorce was filed. He cites “irreconcilable differences” […]

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Randy Travis Announces First Album In 18 Years

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff July 8, 2026

Randy Travis hasn’t released an album of original songs since 2008. That’s about to change. Continue reading…

REVIEW: Allison Russell “In the Hour of Chaos”

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff July 8, 2026

Allison Russell In the Hour of Chaos Allison Russell has long found comfort in collaboration. And, if you know a little about her story (raised in part by an oft-absent mother and an abusive stepfather), it makes sense – she had to form her own family in life, and she continues to do so in […]

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