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

“My B-Hole Is So Puckered”: Jelly Roll’s Wife Bunnie Xo Has Huge News, and Nothing Has Scared Her More

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff December 17, 2025

Image via Penske Media for Getty / Gilbert Flores

Back in September, Bunnie Xo announced that her memoir would be coming out in February 2026. Titled Stripped Down: Unfiltered and Unapologetic, her husband, Jelly Roll, was excited to share the news with fans. “Bunnie’s book is completely stripped down. It’s authentic, it’s real, it’s Bunnie unstripped in every way she can be,” he said. “If you know […]

The post “My B-Hole Is So Puckered”: Jelly Roll’s Wife Bunnie Xo Has Huge News, and Nothing Has Scared Her More appeared first on Wide Open Country.

After An Injury Derailed His MLB Career, ‘Landman’ Star Billy Bob Thornton Worked As A Roadie For Johnny Paycheck

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff December 17, 2025

I’m starting to think that Billy Bob Thornton might actually be the most interesting man in the world. He’s one of the biggest names in all of Hollywood in the modern day, but before everybody knew his name, he was a nobody just trying to make it. It’s hard to imagine that the actor known for such classic films as Sling Blade and Bad Santa was struggling to get his foot in the door, but like many that chase the dream of becoming […]

The post After An Injury Derailed His MLB Career, ‘Landman’ Star Billy Bob Thornton Worked As A Roadie For Johnny Paycheck first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

“They Were Our Best Friends”: Children of Rob and Michele Singer Reiner Break Their Silence on Parents’ Death

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff December 17, 2025

Jake, Romy, Rob, and Michele Reiner (Neilson Barnard / Getty IImages)

The deaths of director Rob Reiner, 78, and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, 68, rocked the entertainment industry and crushed all who knew them. But no one is feeling their stunning loss more acutely than their adult children, Jake and Romy. They are now breaking their silence about the incalculable anguish that the alleged murder […]

The post “They Were Our Best Friends”: Children of Rob and Michele Singer Reiner Break Their Silence on Parents’ Death appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Ernest Has Already Finished His Next Record & It’s Dropping This Spring: “It’s Like Alabama & Jimmy Buffett Had A Baby”

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff December 17, 2025

“It’s like Alabama and Jimmy Buffett had a baby.” In an industry that never stops moving, one can argue that Ernest is one of the busiest of all artists working today. In addition to co-writing not one but four of Morgan Wallen’s multi-platinum, #1 hits off I’m The Problem, “I Got Better” (platinum), “Smile” (2x platinum), “Just In Case” (2x platinum) and the title track (3x platinum), the “Flower Shops” has been incredibly busy on his own throughout 2025. Back in […]

The post Ernest Has Already Finished His Next Record & It’s Dropping This Spring: “It’s Like Alabama & Jimmy Buffett Had A Baby” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.