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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

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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

What Brings Kenny Chesney and His No Shoes Nation Fans Together: “The Community We’ve Created Is Real”

Kenny Chesney (Jason Kempin / Getty Images)

In these fraught times, people turn to music to relax, escape, and just enjoy themselves. Country music superstar Kenny Chesney knows that very well. He and his loyal “No Shoes Nation” fans like to be more chill than shrill. The singer, whose buzzy new memoir, HEART*LIFE*MUSIC, was just released this week, discussed that per Holler […]

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Tennessee Governor Makes A Pitch To New York City Businesses Who Want To Leave The City After Zohran Mamdani Elected Mayor

Tennessee Governor Makes A Pitch To New York City Businesses Who Want To Leave The City After Zohran Mamdani Elected Mayor

Just leave your policies up there if you come. I’m sure by now you’ve heard about the election in New York City last night, which ended with 34-year old state assemblyman and self-described “Democratic Socialist” Zohran Mamdani winning the race to become the next mayor of our country’s largest city and financial center. What could go wrong? His platform throughout the campaign was pretty much what you’d expect: Make everything free, reduce incarcerations instead of locking up criminals, and implementing […]

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Brandon Lake Teases Powerful New Song Co-Written With Lainey Wilson, “The Jesus I Know”

Brandon Lake Teases Powerful New Song Co-Written With Lainey Wilson, “The Jesus I Know”

A potential duet coming soon? Since breaking out into the mainstream in 2022 with his first #1 hit on Billboard’s Hot Christian Songs chart, “Gratitude,” Brandon Lake has firmly planted himself as a staple in Christian/worship music genre. As one of the biggest stars in Christian music today, the Texas native has scored major awards within the genre, including but not limited to multiple Grammy awards for his work with Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music as well as over […]

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Is Country Music Star Stephen Wilson Jr. Related To John Mellencamp?

Is Country Music Star Stephen Wilson Jr. Related To John Mellencamp?

Does rising country music star Stephen Wilson Jr. have family ties to John Mellencamp? There’s all kinds of fun facts about the “Year To Be Young 1994” singer. Stephen Wilson Jr. has lived a couple of different lives in his lifetime (he started out as a boxer, then he worked as a scientist for the MARs company for years). Hailing from Southern Indiana, Wilson Jr. has certainly made waves in country music over the past couple of years. Wilson Jr. […]

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