High Plains Morning
Weekdays from 9:00 AM to noon CT on HPPR
High Plains Morning is a long-standing tradition at HPPR. A daily mix of singer-songwriters, folk, jazz, Americana, world, reggae, bluegrass, rock and just about anything else that you can think of. Add a few live in-studio performances, interviews with community partners, and news from NPR + regional weather at the top of every hour, and you have a great way to move through your morning!
If you'd like to submit music for consideration, please mail a CD and one-sheet to: Jenny Inzerillo, Music Director, High Plains Public Radio, 104 SW 6th Ave., Suite B4, Amarillo, TX, 79101. (Please allow one month for processing, and then feel free to check the status of your submission by emailing music@hppr.org.)
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Unique new space off Route 66 offers a variety of services, all with the aim of being creative, being together, and being well. Mckabry Hollis stopped by High Plains Morning to announce the grand opening party, happening today in Amarillo. -
Playchella, an all-ages LGBTQIA+ Pride arts festival, takes place tomorrow in Deerfield, KS from 8a to 5p.
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Downtown Women's Center hosts Covid-19 Vaccine Clinic in Amarillo this Thursday at Thrift City, sponsored by the City of Amarillo Public Health Department
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Checking in with the Canadian bluegrass band's frontman on "High Plains Morning"
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David Waddle hosted the all-star Western Swing band in celebration of their 50th anniversary.
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Live music is BACK! This Friday night, check out an outdoor concert under the stars with Amarillo folksinger Randy Palmer and his buddies The Prairie Dogs at Starlight Canyon Bed & Breakfast (100 Brentwood Rd., Amarillo). Randy stopped by HPPR to play a few tunes with his buddy Byron Williamson. You won't want to miss this event, so bring a chair, a blanket, some beverages, and friends.
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This week on High Plains Morning, we talked to Ben Wilting, the Digital Services Librarian at Amarillo Public Library, about their new MakerSpace — a facility where library cardholders can join together, relax, and work on art, general crafts, sewing/textiles, leatherworking, painting, clay, metalwork, woodworking, jewelry-making, repairs, or even experiment with starting a creative business.
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Look out, Amarillo. There's a new art + music+ vintage resale + counseling collective in town! (Wait, what?) Yes, the creative minds of Caliche Co. have just secured the single weirdest thing that's hit Bomb City since Hayden Pedigo's City Council campaign. This week on High Plains Morning, I sat down with Lance Garza to discuss this highly creative endeavor.
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One of the rare benefits of our world's recent shift to online education involves wider access to literary readings, lectures, and academic discussions…
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As we flap our wings into the summer, live music has been returning across the country. Thankfully, there is no shortage of great bands bustin' a hub for…
