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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Come join our Facebook Page to engage around topics of interest in the Americana Music and Appalachian Music spaces. Want to hear an emerging artist we may not know about? Contact us and tell us more about them.

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

Billy Strings Tapped To Cover “If You’re Gonna Be Dumb, You Gotta Be Tough” For ‘Jackass: Best & Last’

Billy Strings Tapped To Cover “If You’re Gonna Be Dumb, You Gotta Be Tough” For ‘Jackass: Best & Last’

The collaboration we didn’t know we needed. You won’t find a lot of modern-day superstars in the bluegrass music scene, and that’s honestly okay, because Billy Strings has it pretty much covered. Tyler Childers and Sturgill Simpson sometimes dip into the realm of bluegrass, but there’s no one who can fill an arena by flat-pickin’ quite like William Lee Apostol, A.K.A. Billy Strings. Billy Strings didn’t just magically turn into a master bluegrass player overnight. He dedicated himself to playing guitar and learning music […]

The post Billy Strings Tapped To Cover “If You’re Gonna Be Dumb, You Gotta Be Tough” For ‘Jackass: Best & Last’ first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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How Taylor Swift Inspired This Legendary Rocker

BEVERLY HILLS, CA – MAY 18: Musicians Taylor Swift and John Fogerty attend the 58th Annual BMI Pop Awards held at the Beverly Wilshire hotel on May 18, 2010 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Mark Sullivan/WireImage)
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Typically, it’s the legends who inspire younger generations. But if you’re Taylor Swift, you inspire everyone. Age doesn’t matter.

The post How Taylor Swift Inspired This Legendary Rocker appeared first on Wide Open Country.

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Lemonade Stand Robbed at Gunpoint in Broad Daylight

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Some crimes just leave your shaking your head in utter disbelief. This is one of them. According to a news release from the Boston Police Department, on Wednesday, June 10, two enterprising children were running a lemonade stand “in the area of West Ninth Street.” Per the New York Post, they were “an 11-year-old girl […]

The post Lemonade Stand Robbed at Gunpoint in Broad Daylight appeared first on Wide Open Country.

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