
Open Range could bring to mind images of campfires, cowboys, wide open spaces, and endless skies… but here on HPPR, it means the freedom to roam musical airwaves without boundaries or fences. Wherever you find yourself, it's the perfect companion. High Plains Public Radio's own Stephen Johnson weaves music as diverse as the colors of a tapestry into a beautiful soundtrack. The pallet could have the shades of classic Ella Fitzgerald, the hues of contemporary soulful Amanda Marshall, tints of poet Lyle Lovett, the rugged dyes of Bruce Springsteen, or perhaps even the soft watercolor twang of Hank Thompson. Open Range has one guiding thread, and that is great music. (Encore presentation of previous week's show JUST ADDED on HPPR! Tune in Saturdays at midnight — well, Sunday at 12 AM — to hear the rebroadcast.)
Questions? Contact Stephen Johnson.
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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT, here are the two links for the two HPPR Showcases we presented for Folk Alliance International's "Folk Unlocked!" Thanks to all the…
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While it isn’t safe to go to parties right now, HPPR listeners are invited to a one-of-a-kind, on-air birthday celebration this Saturday, June 6th from 1…
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Folks, Iola Humboldt’s family invaded us for the Christmas holiday. Her grandson came on December 23 with his wife and two boys, one 12 and one 10. Her…
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Well, folks, each year Here, Kansas, has a pre-Christmas potluck before we all travel to relatives for the holiday. This year, Claude Anderson’s wife,…
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Folks, Claude Anderson and I were sitting in the Here, Kansas, Co-op, talking about the prospect of the next winter wheat crop. We can already see the…
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Folks, when I was a boy, I spent hours every summer in the garden, picking a feed sack full of green beans one week, a bucket of cherries another, a…
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Folks, when I was a boy, I spent hours every summer in the garden, picking a feed sack full of green beans one week, a bucket of cherries another, a…
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Folks, back in 1910, Carl Becker, wrote what became for years the definitive essay on the nature of Kansas. He begins by describing his first trip to…
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Folks, the older I get the more I like to visit places that have a long history. “What about the Bartlett Arboretum?” I asked Iola Humboldt. She consulted…