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

The Famous “Butt Birth” Rhino From ‘Ace Ventura’ Is Going Up For Auction & It’s Surprisingly Cheap

The Famous “Butt Birth” Rhino From ‘Ace Ventura’ Is Going Up For Auction & It’s Surprisingly Cheap

How can I convince my bosses that we need this for the office? (We work from home, so the office is my living room). I grew up in the ’90s, so of course I spent a lot of time watching Jim Carrey in his Ace Ventura movies. The first in the series, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, was released in 1994 and features the comedy legend in the title role, a private detective seeking to track down a dolphin that was stolen from the […]

The post The Famous “Butt Birth” Rhino From ‘Ace Ventura’ Is Going Up For Auction & It’s Surprisingly Cheap first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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“I’ve Never Even Been To Egypt”: Blake Shelton Trolls Luke Bryan With NSFW Reaction To His “Powerful” New Song

“I’ve Never Even Been To Egypt”: Blake Shelton Trolls Luke Bryan With NSFW Reaction To His “Powerful” New Song

The Luke Bryan and Blake Shelton rivalry continues. Ever since the two country music singers busted out onto the scene around the same time, they’ve somewhat been at odds with each other. Over the years, that rivalry has become more friendly and comical, and this recent video from Blake Shelton is the latest entrant into the overarching Bryan-Shelton feud. It all has to do with Luke Bryan’s new song “Word On The Street.” There’s a line in the chorus of […]

The post “I’ve Never Even Been To Egypt”: Blake Shelton Trolls Luke Bryan With NSFW Reaction To His “Powerful” New Song first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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Legendary Blues Musician Has Died at 83: RIP John Hammond

From left to right, American musicians Howlin’ Wolf (1910 – 1976), born Chester Arthur Burnett, John Hammond, Jr. (John Paul Hammond) and John Lee Hooker, circa 1965. (Photo by Don Paulsen/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
John Hammond

John Hammond has died at the age of 83.  News of the blues guitarist and singer’s death was confirmed on Sunday, March 1, in a Facebook post from fellow musician Paul Smith. PEOPLE reported that the cause of death was cardiac arrest. “Marla Hammond called me yesterday with the heartbreaking news that my dear friend John Hammond […]

The post Legendary Blues Musician Has Died at 83: RIP John Hammond appeared first on Wide Open Country.

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