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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

Court Refuses To Expedite Appeal In Garth Brooks Sexual Assault Lawsuit

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff May 9, 2026

Not gonna be over any time soon. It seems that Garth Brooks is doing his best to get things moving in a sexual assault lawsuit that was filed against him way back in 2024. But this week an appeals court denied his latest request to speed things up in the ongoing back and forth over whether his accuser will be allowed to remain anonymous in court. If you’ll recall, the litigation actually consists of two cases: A lawsuit filed in […]

The post Court Refuses To Expedite Appeal In Garth Brooks Sexual Assault Lawsuit first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

What’s (Likely) Going On with Charley Crockett’s New Album “Clovis”

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff May 9, 2026

We don’t know for sure since nobody is talking in either the Charley Crockett camp, or at Island Records. But talking to numerous individuals within the music industry, there is a handful of likely reasons ‘Clovis’ was pulled.

The post What’s (Likely) Going On with Charley Crockett’s New Album “Clovis” first appeared on Saving Country Music.

What Is “Jimmy Buffett Maxxing”? Why The Margaritaville Mindset Is Taking Over the Internet

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff May 9, 2026

“Live like Jimmy Buffett” could be the health and wellness tip that we all needed to hear. Though the world lost Jimmy Buffett back in September of 2023, the spirit of the man behind songs like “Cheeseburger in Paradise” and “Margaritaville” is alive and well. When the leader of the Parrotheads passed away at 76-years-old after a battle with skin cancer, his passing was announced with a touching message posted on Buffett’s social media accounts: “Jimmy passed away peacefully on […]

The post What Is “Jimmy Buffett Maxxing”? Why The Margaritaville Mindset Is Taking Over the Internet first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

WATCH: Ole 60 Debuts Powerful New Song In Charlottesville

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff May 9, 2026

They can’t miss. Self-described as “not your father’s country band,” Ole 60 has been making waves in the alt. country scene since their debut in 2023. Since bursting onto the scene with the viral, now certified gold track, “Smoke & a Light,” the Kentucky band has continually released stellar track after stellar track, highlighted best by their debut 2024 EP, Songs About You. After dropping both Three Twenty Four in 2023 and the aforementioned, Songs About You last fall, Ole 60 finally pulled the […]

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