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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.

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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

Country Music Star and Wife Present Erika Kirk With First Charlie Kirk Legacy Award: “Evil Wins When Good People Stay Silent”

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff November 7, 2025

Erika Kirk (Roy Rochlin / Getty Images)

Erika Kirk is dedicating herself to upholding the mission and the memory of her late husband, conservative activist Charlie Kirk. After his death, she took the helm of the organization he founded, Turning Point USA. (She is now its CEO.) For vigorously continuing his work, Erika was presented with the first Charlie Kirk Legacy Award. […]

The post Country Music Star and Wife Present Erika Kirk With First Charlie Kirk Legacy Award: “Evil Wins When Good People Stay Silent” appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Kash Patel’s Country Music Girlfriend, Alexis Wilkins, Responds To Rumors Of Her Being A Spy… With A Lawsuit

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff November 7, 2025

Country music artist and political commentator Alexis Wilkins isn’t going to take spy accusations lying down. Wilkins, who is the girlfriend of FBI Director Kash Patel, has been in the news lately for a number of different reasons. She made headlines not too long ago when she revealed that record labels allegedly told her to take the American flag out of her bio. Wilkins fought back against that, and said that being patriotic shouldn’t be something that’s sileneced. And that’s […]

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Larry Fleet Was Going To Keep “Man Made A Bar” For Himself Until Morgan Wallen Wanted It For His ‘One Thing At A Time’ Album

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff November 7, 2025

Gotta think he’s not too upset about the checks he’s getting for letting that one go. Larry Fleet scored his first #1 hit at country radio with the song “Man Made A Bar,” which he wrote alongside Rocky Block, Jordan Dozzi, and Brett Tyler. The song was, of course, recorded by Morgan Wallen featuring Eric Church for Morgan’s 2023 album One Thing At A Time, and tells the familiar tale of a man hitting up a bar after going through a […]

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Shenandoah Teams Up With Nickelback For New Version Of “The Church On Cumberland Road” – And It Kind Of Rips

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff November 7, 2025

I shouldn’t enjoy this as much as I do. I’ve got a confession: I actually like Nickelback. I know it’s fun and cool to hate on them, but you can’t deny that they have some bangers in their catalog. Songs like “How You Remind Me,” “Animals,” “Photograph,” and of course, “Rockstar.” Of course Nickelback isn’t exactly a country band, but they’ve definitely been dipping their toe into the country world here lately. This past summer they headlined the Rock the […]

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