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

Singer/Guitarist Cheyenne Dalton Let Go From Zach Top’s Band

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff April 22, 2026

Zach Top’s rhythm guitarist and harmony singer Cheyenne Dalton Meyer has been let go from his backing band. It also appears that Zach Top’s bass player and Cheyenne’s husband Jimmy Meyer is also no longer with Zach.

The post Singer/Guitarist Cheyenne Dalton Let Go From Zach Top’s Band first appeared on Saving Country Music.

Couple Fined $9,500 for Enterprise Rental After Being Accused of Putting Diesel in SUV

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff April 22, 2026

A close-up image shows a gas station attendant’s hand holding a blue fuel nozzle, filling a car with gasoline, symbolizing the supply of energy, transportation costs fuel prices, everyday automotive (via Getty Images, credit: Thitaporn Yaroteak)

A Canadian couple faced a $9,500 rental car bill over a fuel dispute before Enterprise Rental dropped the claim months later.

The post Couple Fined $9,500 for Enterprise Rental After Being Accused of Putting Diesel in SUV appeared first on Wide Open Country.

This Mormon Wife Isn’t Returning to ‘Secret Lives’ Show… For Now

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff April 22, 2026

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MAY 08: (L-R) Jennifer Affleck, Mayci Neeley, Miranda McWhorter, Mikayla Matthews, and Taylor Frankie Paul attend SiriusXM’s Radio Andy Presentation: Town Hall with the cast of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” at SiriusXM Studios on May 08, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images for SiriusXM)

The reality show The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives is set to resume filming soon, but without one of its cast members.

The post This Mormon Wife Isn’t Returning to ‘Secret Lives’ Show… For Now appeared first on Wide Open Country.

‘Storage Wars’ Star Found Dead at Home at 67

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff April 22, 2026

Darrell Sheets (Jennifer Graylock / Getty Images)

Actor Darrell Sheets of Storage Wars is dead at the age of 67, per TMZ. According to the outlet, “Lake Havasu Police in Arizona tell TMZ Sheets apparently died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.” They had reportedly been summoned because of a report of “a deceased individual” at Sheets’ residence in the […]

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