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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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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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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

‘The Voice’ Winner Stays Centered Amidst Hoopla Associated With His Win: “It’s Been a Lot To Take In”

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Winning the top prize on a national TV singing competition like American Idol or The Voice is a great feat. Each season, budding vocalists vie for the crown and the juicy perks that go with it. But if you have never been in the limelight, it can be disorienting as well. The money, attention, career […]

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Jason Aldean & Post Malone’s Broadway Bars Will Offer Free Meals For First Responders This Christmas

Jason Aldean & Post Malone’s Broadway Bars Will Offer Free Meals For First Responders This Christmas

Jason Aldean and Post Malone are using their Broadway locations to give back to the Nashville community. The neighboring Broadway bars and restaurants are coming together to offer up a wonderful Christmas gift to first responders: Good food, free of charge. Post Malone’s new bar – officially named “Posty’s” – is 26,000 square foot venue (with six bars, three stages, a full-service dining room and a rooftop) that opened this past summer. As for Jason Aldean’s Kitchen and Rooftop Bar, […]

The post Jason Aldean & Post Malone’s Broadway Bars Will Offer Free Meals For First Responders This Christmas first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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Zach Bryan Has Officially Finished Recording His Upcoming Album, ‘With Heaven On Top’

Zach Bryan Has Officially Finished Recording His Upcoming Album, ‘With Heaven On Top’

The finishing touches are complete. Despite not releasing a full-length album for the first time in four years, 2025 has undoubtedly been one of the wildest years on record for Zach Bryan. In between scoring major career milestones, such as selling his catalog for a staggering $350 million dollars and becoming the eighth highest-selling country artist of all time according to the RIAA, the “Something in the Orange” singer has still managed to find himself in a whole bunch of […]

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NTSB Provides Update On Greg Biffle Plane Crash: “Unable To Verify Who Was Flying The Airplane”

NTSB Provides Update On Greg Biffle Plane Crash: “Unable To Verify Who Was Flying The Airplane”

Still searching for a lot of answers. The investigation has just begun into the tragic plane crash that killed retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle yesterday at Statesville Regional Airport in North Carolina. The private Cessna Citation II with tail number N257BW crashed just minutes after taking off from the airport. According to flight tracking data, the plane took off at around 10:06 AM eastern time from runway 10, but just minutes later made a turn back towards the airport in […]

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