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

Cole Hauser Details His Deep Ancestral Ties To Montana… Which Explains Why Rip Wheeler Looked So Natural In ‘Yellowstone’

Cole Hauser Details His Deep Ancestral Ties To Montana… Which Explains Why Rip Wheeler Looked So Natural In ‘Yellowstone’

There’s a reason why Cole Hauser looked so natural playing Rip Wheeler in Yellowstone. The Dutton Ranch star first played the fan-favorite character in the flagship series created by Taylor Sheridan. The ranch’s “fixer” was always willing to get his hands dirty for the Duttons, and that’s continued in the sequel spinoff that focuses on Hauser and Kelly Reilly’s characters. Dutton Ranch takes place in Texas, but Yellowstone was famously set in the Paradise Valley area of Montana. If you […]

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WWE Star’s Wife Files For Divorce After 12 Years of Marriage

Jey Uso’s wife has filed for a divorce
Jey Uso

WWE star Jey Uso and his wife, Takecia Fatu, are calling it quits. According to TMZ, Fatu is filing for a divorce from the former WWE Heavyweight Champion after 12 years of marriage. In her filing, Takecia wrote that her and Uso’s marriage is “irretrievably broken” and “there are no prospects for a reconciliation.” She […]

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10 Artists You MUST Check Out If You Love Sturgill Simpson

10 Artists You MUST Check Out If You Love Sturgill Simpson

Check ’em out. At this point in his career, Sturgill Simpson has reached God-like status in country music. Arguably being the forefather of the independent/alternative country renaissance, along with the likes of Tyler Childers, Cody Jinks and more, the Kentucky native has probably influenced your favorite artist in some capacity or another in the past decade. The “Long White Line” singer, for lack of a better term, has nearly gone in every direction possible. Delivering an atmospheric journey on the […]

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