Sprout Wings and Fly
7.0
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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Part of Les Blank: Always for Pleasure
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Cast
1 person
Les Blank Director · Cece Conway Director Alice Gerrard Director
United States release October 1, 1983 · Produced in United States
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 1, 1983
Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
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