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

A Billionaire In Chicago Won’t Stop Paying People To Feed Expensive Nuts To Rats & Nobody Knows Why

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff October 12, 2026

This may be the ultimate example of free will. All big cities have to deal with rat problems to some extent. But generally, everybody does their best to try to limit the presence of the rodents instead of attracting them. That’s apparently the problem the city of Chicago is dealing with (along with plenty of others) after a Chicago billionaire won’t stop paying people to spread expensive nuts around one of the city’s most popular neighborhoods. It all started when […]

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Florida Woman Allegedly Shoots Storage Manager After Being Told She Can’t Sleep There

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff October 12, 2026

A Florida woman allegedly shot a storage facility manager after being told she could not sleep in a storage unit.

The post Florida Woman Allegedly Shoots Storage Manager After Being Told She Can’t Sleep There appeared first on Wide Open Country.

‘Pretty Little Liars’ Star Shares Hospital Photo and Recovery Update After Armed Robbery

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff October 12, 2026

The “Pretty Little Liars” star said on social media that he is still recovering from an alleged assault in West Hollywood last week.

The post ‘Pretty Little Liars’ Star Shares Hospital Photo and Recovery Update After Armed Robbery appeared first on Wide Open Country.

At Least 11 Dead, 27 Injured After Tourist Bus Collides With Truck on Highway

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff October 12, 2026

At least 11 people have been killed, and 27 are injured following a horrific bus crash in Turkey. Al Jazeera and Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported that the deadly crash took place just after 11 a.m. local time on Sunday, Oct. 11, on the country’s Gebze-Orhangazi-Izmir highway. According to the outlets, the bus overturned after it […]

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