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

Dolly Parton Says She Gave Up A Lot For Her Iconic Career: “I Never Had Children… But Was Willing To Make That Sacrifice”

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Dolly Parton Says She Gave Up A Lot For Her Iconic Career: “I Never Had Children… But Was Willing To Make That Sacrifice”

She gave up a lot. Dolly Parton is gearing up to release her new book Star of the Show: My Life on Stage by Dolly Parton, which comes out on November 11th, and she sat down with Entertainment Tonight ahead of the release to talk about meeting her late husband Carl Dean on her first trip to Nashville, the new musical about her life that’s headed to Broadway, and her incredibly iconic country music career at large. Of course, Dolly […]

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Kelsea Ballerini Gets Real About Choosing Her Career Over Starting A Family With Incredibly Vulnerable New Song, “I Sit In Parks”

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Kelsea Ballerini Gets Real About Choosing Her Career Over Starting A Family With Incredibly Vulnerable New Song, “I Sit In Parks”

Speaking her truth. This week, Kelsea Ballerini released an incredibly honest song about the failed expectations of where her life is right now with “I Sit In Parks.” Solely written by Ballerini, she lays it all out there in terms of admitting that her life isn’t exactly where she thought it would be at 32-years-old, or maybe even more so, she struggles with wondering if the path she’s chosen in terms of her big career has been the right one. […]

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