High Plains Public Radio

High Plains Public Radio serves up a curious but compelling mix: Stravinsky one moment, Woody Guthrie the next. The classical programming leans toward 20th-century Americana (Copland, Barber) rather than warhorses, and the folk slots dig deep into the '60s revival and contemporary troubadours. It's cerebral without being stuffy. The afternoon drive-time show, 'Folk Allegro,' blends banjo and cello in ways that shouldn't work but do. Morning blocks can drag with too much talk-news inserts, but the midday music-free stretches are pure gold. This is public radio for listeners who want their class…