Appalachian Vibes Radio Show

Appalachian Vibes is a radio show and podcast from WNCW dedicated to challenging the expectations and celebrating the diversity of music, art and literature created in and around Appalachia.

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Joel Beverly-In the Absence of Belief

by applachianvibes | September 14, 2026 | Music Podcasts | 0 Comments

Believe in nothing and experience everything for what it is. That's the main concept behind...

Mike Franke

by applachianvibes | September 14, 2026 | Music Podcasts | 0 Comments

Mike Franke is a blues and roots singer-songwriter who has lived and made music in places all...

Bob Schmucker; A Good Friday I’ll Never Forget

by applachianvibes | September 14, 2026 | Music Podcasts | 0 Comments

Bob Schmucker, is an author from Joliet, IL, but he's been in Appalachia long enough we...

Stephen Poplin

by applachianvibes | March 23, 2026 | Music Podcasts | 0 Comments

Stephen Poplin is a spiritual hypnotherapist, transpersonal astrologer, author, and longtime...

Emma Jean Oakley

by applachianvibes | February 10, 2026 | Music Podcasts | 0 Comments

Emma Jean Oakley is an alt-country and Americana artist blending the heart of ’90s country with...

Maggie Dillow

by applachianvibes | January 3, 2026 | Music Podcasts | 0 Comments

Maggie Dillow is the founding member of the Post-apocalyptic Poets for a Pre-apocalyptic World,...

Catherine the Great mini

by applachianvibes | December 16, 2025 | Music Podcasts | 0 Comments

Catherine the Great is a project by Catherine Backus that primarily exists as a repository for her...

Home Is Where The Heart Is- Doc McClintock, Chanell Burnette, Solar Hex

by applachianvibes | December 5, 2025 | Music Podcasts | 0 Comments

Novembers theme is reflecting on the idea of home and how we connect to our communities. My guests...

Chanell Burnette Mini

by applachianvibes | December 1, 2025 | Music Podcasts | 0 Comments

Chanell Burnette is a newly returning citizen to Roanoke after serving 19 years in an Appalachian...

Doc McClintock mini

by applachianvibes | November 30, 2025 | Music Podcasts | 0 Comments

Doc McClintock is a folk singer-songwriter born and raised in Roanoke, Virginia. Her songwriting...

Appalachian Vibes from WNCW

Airing every Saturday morning at 6am EST & alternating Tuesdays on Morning Edition. The podcast is live every Monday on every podcasting platform. Appalachian Vibes is in it’s third season and in a new home on WNCW, a public radio station covering Western NC, AKA: Grassroots Radio. Appalachian Vibes is listener nominated, you can nominate an artist that inspires you in the form below.

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