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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

Georgia Police Officer Killed 2 Months Before He Was Set To Marry Love of His Life

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff February 27, 2026

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Officer Caleb Abney’s heartbreaking death at the age of just 26 is so deeply tragic. An upstanding young man, he was a Hahira, Georgia police officer who lost his life during a traffic stop mere days ago. Abney would have been married in April to his beloved fiancee, Jordan Alexis Hicks. Instead, he is now […]

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“TREASURE HUNT ALERT”: Sturgill Simpson Surprise Drops ‘Mutiny After Midnight’ At Select Record Stores & Shares Snippet Of New Song

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff February 27, 2026

What’s a pirate era of your music career without a little treasure hunt? In case you didn’t get the memo, Sturgill Simpson is no more. If you are looking for him, you are actually looking for a pirate named Johnny Blue Skies. He and his band, the Dark Clouds, have an album coming out Friday, March 13 that’s titled Mutiny After Midnight. The artist formerly known as Sturgill has stated that the only way to get your hands on the […]

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Taylor Hunnicutt & John Moreland Team Up For Powerful Duet, “Did We Forget About Love”

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff February 27, 2026

The collaboration we didn’t know we needed. From the outside looking in, there isn’t much in common between Taylor Hunnicutt and John Moreland. Hunnicutt is the female lead singer of a blistering hot southern rock-leaning honky tonk outfit. Though they’ve been honing their sound and touring relentlessly for quite a while now to build their brand, she and her band are one of the latest up-and-coming bands out of Alabama to catch fire, and it feels like they are on […]

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Throwback To The Time Johnny Cash Made A Cameo In ‘The Simpsons’ As A Psychedelic Space Coyote

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff February 27, 2026

As strange as this might sound… a space coyote was the perfect cameo for Johnny Cash. For 37 years (and 37 seasons), the adventures of Homer, Marge, Lisa, Bart, and Maggie Simpson have graced TV screens and made people laugh all over the world. The Simpsons is the longest running animated series and sitcom in America, with over 800 episodes and counting. When you make that much content, you’re going to hit the nail right on the head more than […]

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