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1983

Sprout Wings and Fly

Directed by Les Blank

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.

Duration

0h 30m

Released

October 1, 1983

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  • Tommy Jarrell

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