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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Folks, since 1937 Kansas has had a Noxious Weed law. Among those on the Most (not) Wanted list are some fearful dangers: Kudzu, Bindweed, Canada and other… -
Folks, some years ago, when I heard Kansans in the legislature were looking for a new State Symbol to recognize fossil life in Kansas, I was excited. In… -
Folks, last February I was paying attention. When all the other old coots at the Here, Kansas, Co-op were drowsing through the cold, or standing at the… -
Well, folks, one morning I woke up to a completely still morning in Here, Kansas. No birds, no insects, no wind brushing the curtains through the screened… -
In Here, Kansas, we citizens gather together every 4th of July. We don't call it an Old Settler's Reunion, because everyone in Here is already old, and we… -
Folks, how many of you plan to vote in November? How about having to show that ID?Claude Anderson is trying to get me ready. He reminded me of the time,… -
Well, folks, the family came to Here, Kansas, from all over for Memorial Day. They drove all morning from Kansas City and Topeka, from Amarillo and Denver… -
Folks, when I was a boy, we gave May Day flowers to everyone we could find home on the first of May. Well, I don’t have flowers, so I decided this year on… -
Folks, when my great-grandson came to Here for a visit I took him for a long walk at the Oleander home place along No Mile Creek. He needed some outdoors,… -
Folks, used to be I’d plant potatoes on St. Patrick’s Day even if I had to get muddy doing it. This year, I was lazy. Or was it tired? Or was it just…
