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

Cheyenne Frontier Days Announces STACKED 2026 Lineup, Featuring Riley Green, Zach Top, The Red Clay Strays & More

Cheyenne Frontier Days Announces STACKED 2026 Lineup, Featuring Riley Green, Zach Top, The Red Clay Strays & More

Bringing out the heavy hitters for the iconic event. Cheyenne Frontier Days is of course legendary in the rodeo world, but they’re equally legendary for the incredible country music concerts that they bring along to Wyoming every summer. The rodeo, which started all the way back in 1897, is the “World’s Largest Outdoor Rodeo & Western Celebration” and draws upwards of 200,000 people to Cheyenne – nearly quadruple the city’s population for 10 amazing days during the summer. While people […]

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Who Is Maxx Morando? 3 Quick Facts About Miley Cyrus’ Future Husband

Maxx Morando and Miley Cyrus ( XNY/Star Max / Getty Images

Has Miley Cyrus found her happily-ever-after with musician Maxx Morando? The “Flowers” singer evidently thinks that she has. The two are engaged, per People. She was seen with him strutting on the red carpet at the Avatar: Fire and Ash film premiere on December 1. That alone was not headline-making, but the significant sparkler on […]

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Lainey Wilson Seemingly Set To Be Featured On Song With Aerosmith And Yungblud, “Wild Woman”

Lainey Wilson Seemingly Set To Be Featured On Song With Aerosmith And Yungblud, “Wild Woman”

Honestly… I’m here for it. It looks like one of country’s biggest stars, Lainey Wilson, is teaming up with two rockers in Aerosmith and Yungblud. In November, legendary rock band Aerosmith teamed up with current British rock phenom Yungblud (whose real name is Dominic Harrison) for an EP called One More Time that features four new songs and a new version of Aerosmith’s classic “Back in the Saddle.” Not long ago, Lainey shared a cover of Yungblud’s song “Zombie,” and […]

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4 Times Netflix’s Hit Series ‘Stranger Things’ Put A Spotlight On Country Music

4 Times Netflix’s Hit Series ‘Stranger Things’ Put A Spotlight On Country Music

Do you call yourself a fan of Stranger Things and country music? Well then, you’ve probably been happy with the genre’s representation in the hit Netflix series. At least for the first three seasons, that is. The country music genre was absent from Season 4, and a country song has yet to be used in Season 5. There’s still hope though for the fifth and final season, which dropped its first four episodes on November 26 (I won’t be spoiling […]

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