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

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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

“NEED A WIFE”: PGA Tour Golfer, Alejandro Tosti, Uses Customizable Caddie Bib As Opportunity To Find Love At Valspar Championship

“NEED A WIFE”: PGA Tour Golfer, Alejandro Tosti, Uses Customizable Caddie Bib As Opportunity To Find Love At Valspar Championship

That’s one way to try and find true love. Currently, the PGA Tour is down in Palm Harbor, Florida for the Valspar Championship. Professional golfers are competing in the final leg of the tour’s “Florida Swing” at Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club’s Copperhead Course… and at least one of the competitors out there is looking for something more than just a trophy. Alejandro Tosti is looking for a wife. The 29-year-old Argentinian golfer turned some heads on Thursday and Friday when […]

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Wade Forster Says Australians Tailgate AFTER Rodeo Events & That’s Something Americans Can Get Behind

Wade Forster Says Australians Tailgate AFTER Rodeo Events & That’s Something Americans Can Get Behind

Tailgating after the event? Now that’s something that I could get behind. Australian country music artist Wade Forster recently stopped by the Whiskey Riff Raff podcast, and it was one heck of a ride. The Aussie talked to us about the first time he played in Nashville (thanks to winning an Australian talent competition), living a 22 hour drive from the nearest major city in Australia, being bullied for listening to country music when he was younger, and let us […]

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Keith Urban Announces His First Ever Cover Album… Of Yacht Rock Songs: “You Think I’m Kidding? I’m Not Kidding”

Keith Urban Announces His First Ever Cover Album… Of Yacht Rock Songs: “You Think I’m Kidding? I’m Not Kidding”

Keith Urban is diving into the calm, serene waters of yacht rock with his next project. No need to double take. You read that right. The prolific guitarist and country music artist is evidently changing things up after his divorce from actress Nicole Kidman. He’s taking his talents to the underrated, under-appreciated genre of yacht rock. If you’ve never heard of the style of music before, it originated and became popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s… and dads […]

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