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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Come join our Facebook Page to engage around topics of interest in the Americana Music and Appalachian Music spaces. Want to hear an emerging artist we may not know about? Contact us and tell us more about them.

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

Google Honors Dolly Parton: “We Will Always Love You.”

Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton

It feels like the entire music world is mourning the loss of country music icon Dolly Parton. The star singer passed away on Tuesday (August 26). Parton wasn’t just one of the biggest stars in the music industry. She was one of the biggest stars in the entertainment industry overall. And everyone was lining up to […]

The post Google Honors Dolly Parton: “We Will Always Love You.” appeared first on Wide Open Country.

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Dolly Parton – In Memoriam

As a kid growing up I didn’t like Dolly Parton. She and her musical partner, Porter Waggoner, represented everything I hated about country music at the time. They were well-coifed, fancily dressed, polished, with heavily produced records. Absolutely nothing of value to a teenage boy. Fast forward a few years and she’d shed Porter and, […]
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“Like It’s His Dog” – Yellowstone Hiker Has To Use Bear Spray on Wolf That Followed Him For Over 5 Minutes

“Like It’s His Dog” – Yellowstone Hiker Has To Use Bear Spray on Wolf That Followed Him For Over 5 Minutes

This Yellowstone tourist had an unexpected visitor join him on his hike, and things got so tense at one point that he had no choice but to deploy the bear spray he had on hand. The National Park Service says that Yellowstone National Park is home to the largest concentration of mammals in the lower 48 states. Most notably, there’s a whole lot of prey (bison, elk, moose, mule deer, etc.), and a healthy amount of predators (black bears, lynx, […]

The post “Like It’s His Dog” – Yellowstone Hiker Has To Use Bear Spray on Wolf That Followed Him For Over 5 Minutes first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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