Illustrating Appalachia’s Wildlife And Our Song Of The Week, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, nature artist Rosalie Haizlett set out to illustrate some of the birds, reptiles and animals hiding away in the Appalachian Mountains.

Those illustrations became the new book, “Tiny Worlds of the Appalachian Mountains, an Artist’s Journey.” Inside Appalachia’s Bill Lynch recently spoke with Haizlett about the experience.

Also in this episode, we have our Song of the Week from singer, songwriter, poet, and Grammy winner Carrie Newcomer.

She performs “Take More Time, Cover Less Ground” from her 2023 album, A Great Wild Mercy. In the liner note for the song, Carrie states she was inspired by a quote from the contemplative Trappist monk, Thomas Merton, who lived in Kentucky.

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Eric Douglas is our news director, and he produced this episode. Teresa Wills is our host.

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