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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

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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.

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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

Blanco Brown Claims Breaking Rust, The AI-Generated Artist That Topped Country Digital Sales Chart, Is Based On Him

Blanco Brown Claims Breaking Rust, The AI-Generated Artist That Topped Country Digital Sales Chart, Is Based On Him

Blanco Brown believes that an AI-generated song that’s recently been making waves in the music industry actually belongs to him… in a way. You’ve surely heard about the AI-generated song that topped the Billboard Country Digital Songs Sales chart, right? Whiskey Riff reported that a track titled “Walk My Walk,” by an artist called Breaking Rust, had seemingly fooled the masses. It’s a complete AI creation all around – from the artist, to the music video, to the song itself. […]

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Riley Green Surprises Fans With Auburn Legend, Charles Barkley, Ahead Of The Iron Bowl, & He Didn’t Mince Words

Riley Green Surprises Fans With Auburn Legend, Charles Barkley, Ahead Of The Iron Bowl, & He Didn’t Mince Words

Bringing out one of Auburn’s most beloved legends. Ahead of a very important game this evening, Riley Green brought out a very famous Auburn fan in the one and only Charles Barkley, who of course played college basketball there at Auburn University from 1981 to 1984. He left after his junior year to enter the NBA draft, but he made history leading Auburn to their first NCAA Tournament appearance in school history in 1984. He still holds the Auburn record […]

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Morgan Wallen Says He Never Listened To Country Music Until He Discovered Eric Church: “I Knew Every Bit Of His First Three Records… I Could Sing Them All”

Morgan Wallen Says He Never Listened To Country Music Until He Discovered Eric Church: “I Knew Every Bit Of His First Three Records… I Could Sing Them All”

One of his biggest inspirations, and now, closest friends. Morgan Wallen is gearing up to release a limited-edition I’m The Problem CD zine, which is slated to drop on December 19th, and the book promises exclusive interviews with the likes of Wallen himself and other collaborators, articles reflecting on the record penned by the “Whiskey Glasses” singer, exclusive lyric sheets of all 37 songs and, of course, the highly anticipated letter from Morgan’s father. And fans are getting an early look […]

The post Morgan Wallen Says He Never Listened To Country Music Until He Discovered Eric Church: “I Knew Every Bit Of His First Three Records… I Could Sing Them All” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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Now That Cody Johnson Gave Fans His Cover Of “Travelin’ Soldier,” We Need Him To Cut “Wichita Lineman” Next

Now That Cody Johnson Gave Fans His Cover Of “Travelin’ Soldier,” We Need Him To Cut “Wichita Lineman” Next

Not a want but a need. In honor of Veterans Day, Cody Johnson finally released his official studio cover of “Travelin’ Soldier,” which fans have been begging him to do for years at this point. You’ve probably seen the mega-viral video of Cody’s acoustic performance of the song, which first went viral back in June of 2020, during the height of the pandemic, when CoJo did a live stream with his backing band. He eventually released an acoustic cover on […]

The post Now That Cody Johnson Gave Fans His Cover Of “Travelin’ Soldier,” We Need Him To Cut “Wichita Lineman” Next first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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