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

ALBUM REVIEW: Steep Canyon Rangers Tell Stories of Their ‘Next Act’

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff May 21, 2026

With the release of Next Act, their 15^th studio album, Steep Canyon Rangers display the dynamics of their partnership—one that cannot be reduced to a formula. The album incorporates their compelling songwriting, strong vocals, and instrumentals that, when played live, seem to channel instruments not even present

THE READING ROOM: Peter Blackstock Revisits Guy Clark’s ‘Old No. 1’

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff May 21, 2026

In November 1975, Guy Clark released his debut album Old No. 1, a now-acknowledged masterpiece, which introduced generations of songwriters to Clark’s spare poetic storytelling.

To celebrate the 50^th anniversary, Tamara Saviano, the Creative Manager of Guy Clark LLC and author of 2016’s Without Getting

Album Review – 49 Winchester’s “Change Of Plans”

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff May 21, 2026

49 Winchester can do what many other artists and bands can. But few artists and bands can turn around and do what 49 Winchester does. That’s because they don’t have Isaac Gibson.

The post Album Review – 49 Winchester’s “Change Of Plans” first appeared on Saving Country Music.

Charlie Musselwhite and the Long Memory of the Blues

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff May 21, 2026

In Clarksdale, Mississippi, where the Delta air hangs thick and the ghosts don’t bother hiding, Charlie Musselwhite sits easy and watches it all come back around. “I’m in Clarksdale, Mississippi. This is where I live,” he says. “Clarksdale just keeps getting better… we really love living in the Delta.” That’s not nostalgia talking. Not quite. […]