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

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Taylor Swift’s Team Used A Reference To Travis Kelce’s Dong To Promote Her New Song From ‘Toy Story 5’ & Even Her Fans Are Uncomfortable

Weird choice for a kid’s movie… After weeks of teasing, Taylor Swift finally confirmed yesterday that she would be releasing a new track for the fifth installment in the Toy Story franchise this Friday, June 5th, titled “I Knew It, You Knew It.” View this post on Instagram Though it’s not explicitly confirmed by Swift, Disney itself is touting the song as her “return” to country, where she got her start in music: “Inspired by the rootin’ tootin’ cowgirl Jessie’s ongoing […]

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Looking Back at Country Music’s Bizarre 2010s Obsession With Name-Dropping Old Songs

Looking Back at Country Music’s Bizarre 2010s Obsession With Name-Dropping Old Songs

There were so many. I think we can all admit that country music itself is no stranger to tropes, clichés and the like. Of course, you have your classic beer, trucks, dirt roads, dogs and mama clichés that have invited critics and haters to subsequently dunk on the worst the genre has to offer. That’s not to say that songs with any or all of those cannot be good — look at Chris Stapleton’s “Maggie’s Song” or his penned Luke […]

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