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

THE READING ROOM: The Best Books of 2026 (So Far)

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff July 2, 2026

I’ll admit that my summer reading runs more to marine biology, medical narratives, and Victorian fiction. Since I write about music books in this column and for Publishers Weekly, I like to take a little break in the summer and be transported to the depths of the oceans

Studio Spotlight/Tree Sound Studios, Paul Diaz

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff July 2, 2026

Back in the year of our Lord 2001 (in the year 2000…in the year 2000…) I ventured with my band to Tree Sound Studios to record. We liked what we’d heard with The Tender Idols’ album Distressor and saw that the guitar player produced it. So we struck a deal with the young Dave Cobb […]

Hardy Says He ‘Moved to Town to Write a Song for Blake Shelton’

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff July 2, 2026

Hardy moved to Nashville with one goal — write songs for the artists he admired. Turns out, Blake Shelton was at the top of that list. Continue reading…

Jason Aldean Reveals That His Wife Brittany Requested That They Sign A Prenup Before Getting Married

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff July 1, 2026

Probably expected that one to be the other way around. Jason Aldean and his wife, Brittany Aldean, have been married since 2015, a year after going public with their relationship following the country singer’s divorce in 2013. At the time of their marriage, Aldean was already one of the biggest artists in country music, having been nominated for four Grammy Awards since releasing his debut album a decade prior. Brittany, on the other hand, was a dancer for the Charlotte […]

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