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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

REVIEW: Tomas Rodriguez “Whispered Awakening”

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff June 8, 2026

Tomas Rodriguez Whispered Awakening While not a vocal album, the showcase features guitar virtuoso Tomas Rodriguez, a Brooklyn-based guitarist with a fluid performance style. Some may think this would appeal only to other guitarists, but guitar-based albums have been popular in the past. While different in nature, the more Americana-oriented guitarists Leo Kottke, John Fahey, […]

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Album Review – Charlie Marie’s “Signs”

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff June 8, 2026

Within the songs and verses of ‘Signs,’ others might also find a path through questions, travails, or difficult times in their lives, or be inspired to take their own journey of personal discovery and enlightenment. It’s not ‘just’ a country album.

The post Album Review – Charlie Marie’s “Signs” first appeared on Saving Country Music.

Monday Morning Video – Bottle Rockets

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff June 8, 2026

What better way to start a Monday than with a band that wrote the definitive song about it? This week’s video runs 40 minutes of the Bottle Rockets live, and yes, “Monday (Everytime I Turn Around)” is in there — along with “Dog,” “XOYOU,” “I Don’t Wanna Know,” “Ship It On the Frisco,” “Shape of […]

Song Premiere: Ok Cowgirl “God Made A Farmer”

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff June 8, 2026

Ok Cowgirl “God Made A Farmer” Americana Highways is hosting this premiere of Ok Cowgirl’s song “God Made A Farmer” from their new album Rhinestone Cowgirl, which is due out August 21st via Easy Does It Records. The album was recorded and produced by Alex Farrar (MJ Lenderman, Wednesday, Indigo De Souza) and mastered by […]

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