Sprout Wings and Fly (1983)
• October 1st, 1983 • 0h 30min
Documentary, Music
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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