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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.

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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

Christian Protestors Set Up Shop Outside Of Dolly Parton’s Tennessee Travel Stop To Call Out “Wicked Perverts”

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Christian Protestors Set Up Shop Outside Of Dolly Parton’s Tennessee Travel Stop To Call Out “Wicked Perverts”

Well alrighty then. Of course everybody’s been paying tribute to the legendary Dolly Parton since her death last week at the age of 80. But apparently some protestors are deciding to honor the late country music legend in another way: By calling out how she’s depicted on the logo for her new truck stop. Dolly made her last in-person public appearance back in June when she celebrated the opening of her Dolly’s Tennessean Travel Stop in Cornersville, Tennessee. The truck […]

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Lionel Richie Hospitalized in ICU After Exiting St. Louis Concert Early

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Lionel Richie has been hospitalized in St. Louis
Lionel Richie

Lionel Richie has been hospitalized in the intensive care unit after struggling to finish his concert in St. Louis on Saturday. The 77-year-old singer checked himself into the hospital to get testing done, TMZ reported. Doctors are currently attributing his illness to dehydration, the outlet reported. During his performance in St. Louis, the “American Idol” […]

The post Lionel Richie Hospitalized in ICU After Exiting St. Louis Concert Early appeared first on Wide Open Country.

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“She’s Shown Me So Much Kindness, So Much Generosity”: Post Malone Pours His Beer Out In Remembrance Of Dolly Parton At Canadian Festival

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“She’s Shown Me So Much Kindness, So Much Generosity”: Post Malone Pours His Beer Out In Remembrance Of Dolly Parton At Canadian Festival

What a light she was to everyone around her. Though it still doesn’t feel real nearly a week later, the queen of country music, Dolly Parton, passed away on August 25th at 80 years old in Nashville, Tennessee. The “Jolene” singer had been dealing with undisclosed health issues for the last year or so, and she previously shared that she was having issues with severe kidney stones. Aside from that, she understandably didn’t share more, though clearly there were more […]

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