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

REVIEW: Russ Green “Stone Cold”

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff May 25, 2026

Russ Green – Stone Cold It’s nice to hear an album sonically wound from the opening notes. Tight as a knot in a piece of string, a ball of aluminum foil, or a rusty bolt on an old truck tire out in the field under a willow. Yeah. This Russ Green plays harmonica like the […]

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George Strait, Randy Travis Get New Spaces Dedicated to Them

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff May 25, 2026

It’s always cool to see country music legends being commemorated, and their legacies solidified in tangible ways that you know will be around for years to come and make sure they don’t go forgotten. Such is the case from Randy Travis and George Strait.

The post George Strait, Randy Travis Get New Spaces Dedicated to Them first appeared on Saving Country Music.

Winners Named In 2026 Kerrville New Folk Competition

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff May 25, 2026

Six singer-songwriters have been named as winners in the 2026 Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Competition for Emerging Songwriters. They were chosen by a panel of judges from among 24 finalists who performed two songs each during the New Folk Concerts on May 23 and 24 as part of the Kerrville Folk Festival, an 18-day event at the Quiet Valley Ranch in the Texas Hill Country near Austin and San Antonio.

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REVIEW: JP Soars & Anne Harris “Gypsy Blue Revue”

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff May 25, 2026

JP Soars & Anne Harris – Gypsy Blue Revue Cross Howlin’ Wolf with some Watermelon Slim & you’ll conjure JP Soars & Anne Harris (fiddle/mandolin), whose fiddle adds a whole new dimension to this blues ensemble with Soars varied & impeccable guitar work. It’s a refreshing blues sketch that retains its aged melodic confines & […]

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