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

Check Out Footage From James Van Der Beek’s Final Film

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 22: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been edited using digital filters) James Van der Beek arrives at the 71st Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 22, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images)
James Van Der Beek

James Van Der Beek continued to work until his death on Feb. 11 at the age of 48. He played a college dean for the upcoming television series Elle, the prequel to Legally Blonde. He also had a feature film in the works. Now, a week after his death, the trailer for The Gates has debuted. In the film, Van Der […]

The post Check Out Footage From James Van Der Beek’s Final Film appeared first on Wide Open Country.

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Chris Stapleton, Mumford & Sons, Foo Fighters, and Dave Matthews Band to Headline Bourbon & Beyond

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Bourbon & Beyond is bringing the music for a big, bombastic blast on September 24- 27. The Louisville festival is celebrating its eighth year at the Kentucky Exposition Center with more than 100 artists on five stages. 

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Could Dale Earnhardt Jr. Race In The Daytona 500 Next Year? His Wife, Amy, Wants Him To

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Could Dale Earnhardt Jr. Race In The Daytona 500 Next Year? His Wife, Amy, Wants Him To

Happy wife, happy life… and a whole lot of happy NASCAR fans if this all actually works out. Every married man knows that if you’re wife suggests that you do something, it’s not actually an option. Smart husbands hear suggestions as “orders,” and a whole lot of NASCAR fans are hoping that Dale Earnhardt Jr. takes this latest idea from his wife, Amy, very seriously. In a recent episode of the Dale Jr. Download, which primarily focused on this past […]

The post Could Dale Earnhardt Jr. Race In The Daytona 500 Next Year? His Wife, Amy, Wants Him To first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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