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

The Palomino Club

If the Ryman is the mother church of country music, North Hollywood’s Palomino was its tent revival/medicine show cousin–a lot more raucous, less bound to tradition, but with no less passion about its spiritual foundation. I had the good fortune last week to attend a private screening of the soon-to-be-released documentary, simply called The Palomino, […]
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AI Music Company Suno’s New “Incubator” Program is Especially Evil

Suno has just launched perhaps its most sinister campaign yet that is attempting to exploit independent and up-and-coming artists, and tug at the heartstrings of the independent music community. They’re doing it through a program called “Spark.”

The post AI Music Company Suno’s New “Incubator” Program is Especially Evil first appeared on Saving Country Music.

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Director Adam McKay Reveals “Talladega Nights 2” Almost Happened & Would Have Dropped Ricky Bobby Into F1

Director Adam McKay Reveals “Talladega Nights 2” Almost Happened & Would Have Dropped Ricky Bobby Into F1

There was almost a sequel to Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. The 2006 NASCAR film poking fun at the sport and the culture around it is widely considered to be one of the best comedy films of all time. The all-star cast of Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Sacha Baron Cohen, Gary Cole, and Jane Lynch (and many more) brought a zany, stock-car-racing world to the big screen, and provided quotable moments that will likely stand the test […]

The post Director Adam McKay Reveals “Talladega Nights 2” Almost Happened & Would Have Dropped Ricky Bobby Into F1 first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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The ACM Awards Are Returning To Las Vegas In 2027

The ACM Awards Are Returning To Las Vegas In 2027

Wasting zero time. For all intents and purposes, the 61st annual ACM Awards were a hit. Though there were your standard snubs, with Turnpike Troubadours absent from the Group of the Year nominees and Eric Church getting left off the Album of the Year list for Evangeline vs. the Machine, it was a bit of a refreshing list of winners. Notably, Ella Langley made history by taking home a staggering 7 awards for Female Artist of the Year, Artist-Songwriter of the Year, […]

The post The ACM Awards Are Returning To Las Vegas In 2027 first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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