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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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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

Riley Green Channels His Inner George Jones With Hilarious New Music Video For “Think As You Drunk”

Riley Green Channels His Inner George Jones With Hilarious New Music Video For “Think As You Drunk”

Now that’s a music video. Riley Green is gearing up to released his new album That’s Just Me will be out everywhere this fall, on September 18th, and the lead single is a humorous, heck of a good time called “Think As You Drunk.” In an interview with Billboard, he explained that he wanted to include a sample of Toby Keith’s 2005  hit, “As Good As I Once Was,” which Riley says his dad used to joke was about him. […]

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“Sometimes A Cowboy Wants To Hunt Cougars & Rabbits” — 24-Year-Old ‘Calabasas Confidential’ Star, Dylan Wolf, On Why He’s Into Bunnie Xo

“Sometimes A Cowboy Wants To Hunt Cougars & Rabbits” — 24-Year-Old ‘Calabasas Confidential’ Star, Dylan Wolf, On Why He’s Into Bunnie Xo

Well, that’s one way to put it. TMZ broke the news that Jelly Roll, whose real name is Jason DeFord, filed for divorce from his wife Bunnie Xo, whose real name is Alisa DeFord, back on May 18 in Williamson County Chancery Court, just outside of Nashville. Whiskey Riff obtained a copy of the divorce complaint that was filed by the “Save Me” singer, which reveals that the couple separated on May 9, a week and a half before the request for a divorce was filed. […]

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Comedian Roasts an Out-of-Touch Hollywood

Jeff Foxworthy (Dominik Bindi / Getty Images)

People like to see films and TV shows that reflect their own lives to some degree. Of course, escapism is okay, too. So watching entertainment about the ultra-rich and powerful does satisfy the heart and mind sometimes. That stuff is aspirational. It’s fine. However, to comedian Jeff Foxworthy, Hollywood is badly out of sync with […]

The post Comedian Roasts an Out-of-Touch Hollywood appeared first on Wide Open Country.

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