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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Don't miss George Saunders LIVE IN CANYON, TX, at a free lecture on campus at WTAMU on Thursday, April 4th at 7pm CT. If you can't make it, the event will be livestreamed as well. Scroll down for the link to the FULL INTERVEW with George from the "Humanities on the High Plains" podcast, as well as the link to stream it tomorrow night.
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Born in Montana, now living in Colorado, songwriter Cary Morin has spent his entire life in close proximity to the Rocky Mountains. In his latest release, he paints and sculpts scenes borne of the landscape of his native state, all in tribute to the painter, sculptor, conservationist, and outdoorsman, Charles Marion Russell. We talked to Cary about the project, how Russell's art influenced his own, and a possible shared family history surrounding Great Falls, Carthage and Ulm, Montana.
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This week Classical Music Amarillo revisits performances by the musicians of Chamber Music Amarillo from the 2022-2023 season!
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Deep Cuts, Fan Interviews & Herb HIMSELF! ~ Somehow the stars aligned and HPPR scored a chat with living legend Herb Alpert, the man responsible for the rollicking theme song you hear every weekday at 9am on High Plains Morning. Scroll down to hear our three-hour tribute to his music and his art, as well as the music of his brilliant partner, jazz vocalist Lani Hall. They're coming to Amarillo's Globe-News Center on Thursday, March 28th for live show. Thanks to Herb & his team for sharing some time with High Plains Public Radio!
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GREAT MUSIC IS COMING, HIGH PLAINS! Thanks to your support, we were able to develop a robust, artist-led HPPR Living Room Concert Ambassador Tour program — and it made 2023 as a record year for live performance across the High Plains. So thank you to all of our members, listeners, and concert attendees for making this series a success. It's a new year, and HPPR is ready with a new crop of LIVE SHOWS coming to towns across TX, KS, CO & more. Check it out!
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Putrid poets of the Texas Panhandle, tonight's the night! WTAMU's Bad Poetry Contest returns on Friday, March 1st at 6:30pm in the Recital Hall (located in the Fine Arts Complex on Russell Long Blvd.).
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Thanks to Michelle Hoggatt, Co-President of the Amarillo League of Women Voters, for stopping by High Plains Morning this week. She shared a rundown of what citizens can expect at the upcoming Candidates Forum taking place Thursday night, Feb. 15th at Happy State Bank's Virgil Patterson Auditorium (7th & Taylor). Doors open at 5:30p CT, and the forum begins at 6p.
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This week, the Amarillo historian released his second book, Speed Capital: Indianapolis Auto Racing and the Making of Modern America, which takes us back in time to the early days of driving and racing in the US.
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As we celebrate Black History Month, tune in for HPPR's on-air celebration with unique programming spotlighting the majesty of the African-American contribution to our shared history, arts and culture. Click the links to explore further on each of the specials.
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"We need more people taking concrete actions to regenerate our degraded water cycle in ways that respect the limits of our semi-arid environment." - Darryl Birkenfeld (Deputy Director, Ogallala Commons)