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

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

Team USA Men’s Hockey Team Enters The White House To “Free Bird,” Lets President Trump Try On Their Gold Medal

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff February 24, 2026

It’s enough to make a bald eagle cry. The US men’s hockey team is at the White House today celebrating their win over Team Canada on Sunday to bring home the gold medal for the first time in nearly 50 years. And it looks like they’re having a heck of a time. Things got started when President Donald Trump sent a government plane to pick them up in Miami: 🔥🚨 BREAKING: President Trump sent a Government plane to pick up […]

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Top 5 Covers Of Brooks & Dunn’s “Neon Moon” In Honor Of The Country Classic Turning 34

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff February 24, 2026

Brooks & Dunn’s iconic song “Neon Moon” is likely the greatest honky tonk bar stool heartbreak track of all time. And on this date in 1992, the duo released it as the third single from their debut album Brand New Man. A solo write by Ronnie Dunn, it eventually became the duo’s third consecutive #1 single on the country charts. It’s hard to overstate just how important the song has been within the country genre, specifically during the glorious period that was ’90s […]

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“Surrounded By Yes People”: Sturgill Simpson Offers Scathing Review Of Garth Brook’s Chris Gaines Era On An Old Joe Rogan Podcast

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff February 24, 2026

Safe to say that Sturgill Simpson wasn’t a fan of Garth Brooks’ Chris Gaines era. It’s honestly a wonder that anyone was. The country music superstar made his out-of-left-field career turn while he was one of the most popular artists on the planet. Then he kind of went away for a while before returning to his regular, Garth Brooks ways. His alter ego experiment is one that will live on in infamy for years to come. In case you have […]

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Sharon Osbourne Tears Up Talking To Bunnie Xo About Ozzy’s Final Concert: “They Said He Could Probably Die… & He Did”

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff February 24, 2026

He went out like a rock star, as he should. Music icon Ozzy Osbourne became sadly passed away at 76-years old on July 22nd, 2025, and the rock legend and heavy metal pioneer, also known as the Prince of Darkness, reunited with the original members of Black Sabbath just two weeks before his death for the first time in two decades for his final show in Birmingham, England. He had tons of special guests from the rock world also perform, […]

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