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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

Zach Bryan Wants To Clear The Air With Upcoming Book: “If You Don’t Tell Your Own Story, A Thousand People Will Tell It For You”

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Zach Bryan Wants To Clear The Air With Upcoming Book: “If You Don’t Tell Your Own Story, A Thousand People Will Tell It For You”

Controlling the narrative. Today, Zach Bryan dropped his highly anticipated EP, Young Manhood and Other Donatable Organs. The stellar project included the likes of fan-favorites on tour like “Lodi When,” “Robot Killed The Working Man,” “Backwards” and “You’ll Get By,” as well as features from the likes of the legendary Turnpike Troubadours on “Plainsman” alt-pop star, Lana Del Rey, on “Lies,” which seems to be the runaway hit. With that being said, however, it’s not just the new project that […]

The post Zach Bryan Wants To Clear The Air With Upcoming Book: “If You Don’t Tell Your Own Story, A Thousand People Will Tell It For You” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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Bystander Who Stopped Deadly School Shooting May Have Been a Student’s Dad, Dispatch Audio Suggests

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Crime scene tape at Laney College in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025. The school was placed on lockdown after an individual was shot on campus, according to police. (Photo by Santiago Mejia/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)

More details are being released about the horrific tragedy that occurred at an Oregon elementary school on Thursday afternoon (October 15). The shooter claimed the lives of four people. Three students aged 5, 8, and 11 years old. But the shooting could have been even more deadly. If not for the heroics of a “community […]

The post Bystander Who Stopped Deadly School Shooting May Have Been a Student’s Dad, Dispatch Audio Suggests appeared first on Wide Open Country.

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From John Mayer & Kacey Musgraves, To Springsteen & Turnpike: Ranking Every Zach Bryan Collaboration

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From John Mayer & Kacey Musgraves, To Springsteen & Turnpike: Ranking Every Zach Bryan Collaboration

Zach Bryan added a couple more collaborations to his catalogue with the release of his EP Young Manhood and Other Donatable Organs… so I thought it’d be as good a time as any to rank every collab the country superstar has ever done. The “Something In The Orange” singer has always seemed to enjoy including features on his albums that push himself sonically. His long list of collaborators includes but is not limited to Bruce Springsteen, John Mayer, Kacey Musgraves, […]

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