Sprout Wings and Fly

Sprout Wings and Fly (1983)

October 1st, 19830h 30min

Documentary, Music
58%

Overview

Set in the North Carolina Appalachians, Sprout Wings and Fly honors the fiddle playing of 82-year-old Tommy Jarrell of Toast, NC. Tommy was quirky, gregarious and generous, and this film shows him at his best, in fine fiddling form.


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