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

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.

EVENTS

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

Alabama Police Officer Resigns After Being Arrested During Morgan Wallen Concert

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff May 7, 2026

I guess he was the problem… A police investigator from Hamilton, Alabama has turned in his resignation after an embarrassing incident at a Morgan Wallen concert that saw the officer in handcuffs and facing charges himself. According to WBRC, Cody McCullar was arrested during the show back on April 18 at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama after police received a call for someone who was under the influence of alcohol. (Imagine how drunk you have to be for someone to […]

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8-Year-Old Hospitalized After New Jersey Beaver Attack

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff May 7, 2026

(Photo by: Margit Kurvits/FOCUS/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

The beaver attacked the boy while he was fishing on the shoreline of a New Jersey park’s body of water. He was hospitalized following the incident.

The post 8-Year-Old Hospitalized After New Jersey Beaver Attack appeared first on Wide Open Country.

Popular Influencer Charged After Allegedly Shooting Alligator Live on Stream

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff May 7, 2026

(Photo by Darren Carroll/PGA of America via Getty Images)

The popular influencer was charged with unlawfully discharging a firearm in public after he shot at an alligator live on stream.

Carrie Underwood Talks Getting Her Hands Dirty on Farm

Americana NewsBy Echoes Staff May 7, 2026

Carrie Underwood (Eric McCandless / Getty Images)

Carrie Underwood always looks stunning. Whether she is at the judges’ table on American Idol or in concert, she has perfect grooming, impeccable style, and wonderful outfits. Except, however, when she is at home on her farm, that is. Then the “Before He Cheats” singer, 43, gets happily down and dirty. Whatever Underwood does, she […]

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