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

Emily Ann Roberts And Ian Munsick Team Up For Whiskey-Drenched New Duet, “Jack & Jill Daniel’s”

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Emily Ann Roberts And Ian Munsick Team Up For Whiskey-Drenched New Duet, “Jack & Jill Daniel’s”

It’s always the dang whiskey. Yesterday, Emily Ann Roberts released a new version of her song “Jack & Jill Daniel’s,” which she first put out as a solo single in August of 2025. She wrote it with Ryan Beaver, Jeremy Spillman, and Trent Willmon, and it’s a brilliant spin on the “went up the hill” nursery rhyme. Emily was nominated for ACM New Female Artist of the Year award this year, and it’s a well-deserved recognition for Roberts, whose incredible voice […]

The post Emily Ann Roberts And Ian Munsick Team Up For Whiskey-Drenched New Duet, “Jack & Jill Daniel’s” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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Now & Then: The Rolling Stones’ Foreign Tongues and the reach of Berry Is on Top

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The Rolling Stones have spent their career making their influences easy to hear, and Chuck Berry remains one of the clearest. Foreign Tongues connects through its guitar-driven arrangements, Jagger’s character-based singing, and the band’s preference for direct, rhythm-first rock and roll. Chuck Berry’s 1959 album Berry Is on Top offers a useful point of comparison because it contains several songs and techniques that helped shape the Stones from their earliest years.
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