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

REVIEW: Afton Wolfe & The Snake Hunters – Live From the Fallout Shelter

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff August 24, 2026

Afton Wolfe & The Snake Hunters – Live From the Fallout Shelter Cutting through with a cross-blended approach of Tom Waits & the late Jon Dee Graham, the skillful & bearded Afton Wolfe, with his signature fedora, is no imitator. He has a smartly conceived repertoire, bluesy tact & sincere bellowing tone. Some tunes have […]

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Trouble the Water: The Birth of the Spirituals

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff August 24, 2026

Editor’s Note: Santi Elijah Holley has been awarded one of two No Depression Reporting Fellowships to write four in-depth features on a topic deeply impacting roots music today. The Reporting Fellowships kick off with this historical piece introducing spirituals as a foundational form of American roots music

Album Review – Brandon Flowers – “Thrasher”

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff August 24, 2026

Though the rest of the world knows him as the frontman for the new wave rock and roll band The Killers, he might have just accidentally hauled off and made an Album of the Year contender in country.

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Video Premiere: Patrick McCormic “Hydrangea Blue”

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff August 24, 2026

Patrick McCormic “Blue Hydrangea” Americana Highways is hosting this premiere of Patrick McCormic’s song “Blue Hydrangea” (co-written with Sam Woods) from his recently released album Crisis of Confidence. The album was produced by Jim Reilley, mixed by Josh Hastick, and mastered by Alex McCullough. Musicians playing in this video are Patrick McCormic on acoustic guitar […]

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