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

Mom Arrested After Toddler Found with Dot Tattoo

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff May 11, 2026

KRAKOW, POLAND – JUNE 15: Decoration at the 17th Tattoofest Convention at EXPO Krakow on June 11, 2024, in Krakow, Poland. For two days (June 15-16), the 17th Tattoofest Convention is taking place at EXPO Krakow. At the event, in addition to the possibility of tattooing and tattoo contests, additional zones are being created, including a piercing zone, a zone for children, a game zone, and a zone dedicated to the 90s. (Photo by Klaudia Radecka/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Can mothers tattoo their child? The question is being raised after a parent was arrested for allegedly giving her toddler a tattoo.

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Comedian Makes Shocking Charlie Kirk Joke During Kevin Hart Roast

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff May 11, 2026

INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – MAY 10: (L-R) Jeff Ross, Pete Davidson, Tiffany Haddish, Cynthia Kaye McWilliams, Draymond Green, Duane Martin, Lizzo, Tony Hinchliffe and Sheryl Underwood attend Netflix Is A Joke Festival Presents: The Roast of Kevin Hart at The Kia Forum on May 10, 2026 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Netflix)

The comedian’s comments about Charlie Kirk were actually directed at the controversial humorist Tony Hinchcliffe.

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Nashville Police Department Honors UK Officer Who Stopped To Helped Nashville Officer Being Attacked On The Side Of The Road

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff May 11, 2026

Stepping up to help a fellow officer. The Metro Nashville Police Department honored a UK police officer recently after he jumped into action to help a Nashville officer who was being attacked by a suspect trying to get to his gun on the side of the road. The scary incident happened in the overnight hours on May 8, when MNPD Officer Peter Kinsey spotted 43-year old Joseph Rainey walking down an exit ramp towards interstate 440. Kinsey stopped to tell […]

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Morgan Wallen To Use Live Audio Description For Blind Attendee At Florida Concert, Believed To Be The First Of Its Kind For Major Stadium Touring Show

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff May 11, 2026

Helping everyone feel included. Morgan Wallen is currently out on the road for his 2026 Still The Problem stadium tour, which will head to Gainesville, Florida for two nights this coming weekend at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, where he will be joined by openers Ella Langley, Thomas Rhett, Gavin Adcock and Zach John King over the course of the two evenings. And he’s doing something no other artist has done before, as the show will feature live audio description for […]

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