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.

EVENTS

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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

How to Spot 3 Planets In the Sky Tonight

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Jupiter and Venus create spectacle view as they appear extremely close, almost touch one another over the Dutch night sky, but they are 600 million km apart. The two planets set to pass each other in what’s known as a conjunction phenomenon. Conjunctions between planets happen frequently as the celestial bodies orbit around the sun while at their closest they are expected to be just half a degree apart which is about the diameter of a full moon. After the moon, Jupiter and Venus are currently the brightest objects in the sky illuminating the European skyscape. Eindhoven, the Netherlands on March 2, 2023 (Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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There is an opportunity to see Venus, Jupiter, and Mercury together as the planets gather low on the western horizon. 

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Family Sues Funeral Home After It Allegedly Cremated Woman Against Wishes

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There are some professions and areas of expertise where mistakes can be hard, maybe impossible, to rectify. Errors made by funeral homes are like that. You are going through the devastating loss of a loved one. Therefore, you need the funeral home you use to follow your or your relative’s wishes to the letter. However, […]

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