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.

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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

Leon Majcen Announces Next Record ‘The Leaving Kind’, Releases Stellar Single ‘Don’t You Cry’

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff August 2, 2026

Leon Majcen is proving to be prolific, but he’s not sacrificing quality for quantity. In tandem with the release of his latest single, the Clearwater, FL native announced on Friday that his next record The Leaving Kind is due out on September 4. And if the tracks released thus far are any indication, it’s going to be an album you won’t want to miss. Marking his 5th album since 2020 – and 4th since 2024 – Majcen has been on an […]

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Alaskan Fisherman Has Front Row Seat To Bear Chowing Down On Salmon Just A Few Feet From His Boat

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff August 2, 2026

For a second, I’m sure this fisherman in Alaska thought to himself, “We’re gonna need a bigger boat.” Jaws wasn’t in the water, but the next best thing was: A mama brown bear. The fisherman was out on the water in Soldotna, Alaska when the fishing charter he was a part of turned into a grizzly bear tour. And hey… it must have been a good fishing charter if they ended up right in the middle of a bear feeding […]

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Music Reviews: ‘The Air That You Breathe,’ by Lance Cowan, plus NRBQ, Mary Flower with Leon Cotter, and Boone Creek

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff August 2, 2026

Lance Cowan is on a roll. A music publicist for decades, he only recently reinvented himself as a folk/Americana recording artist. But he has now issued three excellent albums in as many years, and the latest of these is arguably his best. Called The Air That You Breathe, it cements his reputation as an affecting […]

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REVIEW: The HillBenders “Live at the Grand Ole Opry Vol. 1”

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff August 2, 2026

The HillBenders Live at the Grand Ole Opry Vol. 1 Short is sweet, they say — and with Live at the Grand Ole Opry Vol. 1, The HillBenders prove that brevity can still leave a strong impression. Across just three tracks, they offer the first glimpse of their upcoming BeatleGrass project, and it’s an enticing […]

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