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

Reba McEntire Says This Era Of Her Life Might Be Her Best Yet: “I Don’t Think I’ve Ever Been Happier”

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Reba McEntire Says This Era Of Her Life Might Be Her Best Yet: “I Don’t Think I’ve Ever Been Happier”

Reba McEntire is as happy she’s ever been. At 71-years-old-young, the country music icon is pushing ahead with new music, a popular sitcom on NBC, wedding planning, and being a grandmother. You would think that 3-time Grammy winning artist would want to slow things down at some point, but one could argue that this is the busiest that Reba has been in the entirety (one might even say McEntirety) of her illustrious career. The “Fancy” singer recently sat down with Woman’s […]

The post Reba McEntire Says This Era Of Her Life Might Be Her Best Yet: “I Don’t Think I’ve Ever Been Happier” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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Dolly Parton Joins Welsh Artist Bronwen Lewis For A Posthumous, Bilingual Rendition Of “Jolene”

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Dolly Parton Joins Welsh Artist Bronwen Lewis For A Posthumous, Bilingual Rendition Of “Jolene”

“Jolene” like you’ve never heard it before. Of course, the song is one of the late, great Dolly Parton’s biggest hits, and today, we’re lucky enough to hear her voice on it one last time. It’s hard to believe it’s been about a month and a half since the queen of country music passed away at 80 years old in Nashville, Tennessee following a “brief battle with cancer,” but there is no doubt she left a lasting legacy that will live […]

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Wynonna Judd Says She Learned Daughter Had Another Baby in Prison Through TikTok

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Wynonna Judd (Raymond Hall / Getty Images)

Wynonna Judd has weathered many tough times in her life. Losing her mom, Naomi Judd, to suicide was one. Dealing with the substance abuse challenges and serious legal difficulties faced by her daughter, Grace Kelley, was another. In fact. per Fox News Digital, “Kelley, 30, has struggled with drug addiction and faced a string of […]

The post Wynonna Judd Says She Learned Daughter Had Another Baby in Prison Through TikTok appeared first on Wide Open Country.

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