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.

EVENTS

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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

“Lean Into the Things That You’ve Loved”: How a Doctor’s Wise Words Changed Amy Grant’s Life and Career

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Amy Grant (John Nacion / Getty Images)

Singer Amy Grant experienced a significant head injury in 2022. Per Fox News Digital, she fell off her bike and sustained a traumatic brain injury, Her recovery was lengthy and arduous. Grant endured problems such as “short-term memory problems, a slowed response time, balance issues, fatigue and difficulty remembering lyrics,” per the outlet. As a […]

The post “Lean Into the Things That You’ve Loved”: How a Doctor’s Wise Words Changed Amy Grant’s Life and Career appeared first on Wide Open Country.

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Man Charged With Attempted Murder of Boy Band Singer

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Daniel Seavey, Jonah Marais, Jack Avery, Zach Herron, and Corbyn Besson of Why Don’t We at the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards held at Shrine Auditorium on March 22, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Gilbert Flores/Billboard/Penske Media via Getty Images)
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A former college soccer player and surf coach from Hawaii was arrested as part of a murder-for-hire plot involving a boy band singer.

The post Man Charged With Attempted Murder of Boy Band Singer appeared first on Wide Open Country.

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Death Certificate Sheds New Light On Kyle Busch’s Illness Leading Up To His Death

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Death Certificate Sheds New Light On Kyle Busch’s Illness Leading Up To His Death

Did he even realize he had pneumonia? There are still plenty of questions surrounding the sudden and shocking death of 41-year-old NASCAR driver Kyle Busch last week. Busch passed away on Thursday, just hours after it was announced that he was suffering from a “severe illness” and would miss this past weekend’s Coca-Cola 600. And immediately, many began to speculate that his death was related to an illness that he was suffering during a race at Watkins Glen two weeks […]

The post Death Certificate Sheds New Light On Kyle Busch’s Illness Leading Up To His Death first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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