High Plains Morning is a long-standing tradition at HPPR. A daily mix of singer-songwriters, folk, roots, jazz, Americana, international artists, blues, reggae, bluegrass, rock and just about anything else that you can imagine. Add a few live in-studio performances, interviews with authors, community leaders, and area nonprofits — not to mention news from NPR and 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, 3701 Plains Blvd., Suite 1001, Amarillo, TX, 79102. (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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The Amarillo Museum of Art is throwing open its doors on Saturday, August 8th, for a Family Day that's equal parts art studio, block party, and birthday bash for a very famous highway. -
Grab your lawn chair, tune up your mandolin, and point the car toward Wilson Lake—the 9th Annual Lovegrass Music Festival starts this afternoon, and it's shaping up to be three of the best days in Kansas bluegrass all year. -
Amarillo, get ready to grab a lawn chair and your appetite—St. Andrew's Episcopal Church is turning its courtyard into a Wednesday night hangout, and everyone's invited. -
This Saturday, Colorado turns 150 — and thousands of Coloradans plan to mark the occasion by heading straight for the top of the state. -
It's a rare chance to hear directly from the writers shaping how the state sees itself — and it promises to be one of the most thoughtful, heartfelt stops on this year's Dodge City Days schedule. -
For anyone who caught one of his earlier visits to Pampa, this is a chance to see him again in one of the region's most storied listening rooms. For everyone else, it's a chance to see why critics keep reaching for big comparisons to describe him. -
The farm's first-ever Sweet Corn Fest kicks off Friday, July 24th, and runs through Saturday, July 25th, promising two full days of farm-fresh food, live music, hands-on classes, and enough family activities to fill an entire weekend. -
Sayre, Oklahoma is about to get loud. The 5th Annual Wild Plum Jam kicks off Friday, July 17, at Historic Sayre City Park, bringing a bona fide Texas country double bill to the Panhandle stretch of Route 66 as part of the town's Dust Bowl Days Festival weekend. -
This hour-long special features a discussion of Will Rogers' time growing up in Oklahoma, and his time traversing Route 66 as his fame grew -
Thanks so much to Jennie Hayes Kurts, David Bingaman & Andrew Thomas for stopping by HPPR studios in Amarillo for a fabulous LIVE SET for our listeners! They'll be back on Sept. 25th for a show (with their full band) at the Golden Light Cantina — and Chill Son is opening! (Niiiice.)
