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

Tracy Lawrence Gives Honest Take On Why He Gave Up On California: “It’s Disheartening”

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Tracy Lawrence Gives Honest Take On Why He Gave Up On California: “It’s Disheartening”

Country music legend Tracy Lawrence felt like he had no choice but to “pull the plug” on pursuing a side career in California. There’s been a mass exodus from the “Golden State” over the years. Whether it be wildfires, do-nothing politics, or rising prices, Californians are ditching the west coast for places like Austin, Texas, and Nashville, Tennessee, (just to name a few landing spots). Ask any of them why and they’ll tell you that California isn’t what it used […]

The post Tracy Lawrence Gives Honest Take On Why He Gave Up On California: “It’s Disheartening” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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“It’s A Gospel Song” – The Heartwarming Reason Aaron Watson Wrote ‘July in Cheyenne’ for Lane Frost’s Mother

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“It’s A Gospel Song” – The Heartwarming Reason Aaron Watson Wrote ‘July in Cheyenne’ for Lane Frost’s Mother

A little part of every heart of every rodeo fan died there in the rain and the mud in July in Cheyenne. Today marks 37 years since the tragic death of rodeo legend Lane Frost, the 26-year old world champion bull rider who lost his life while competing at Cheyenne Frontier Days on July 30, 1989. Frost, whose father Clyde competed on the rodeo circuit as a saddle bronc and bareback rider himself, got his start in the rodeo early […]

The post “It’s A Gospel Song” – The Heartwarming Reason Aaron Watson Wrote ‘July in Cheyenne’ for Lane Frost’s Mother first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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