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.
DirectorsAlice Gerrard, Les Blank, Cece Conway
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Includes: God Respects Us When We Work, But Loves Us When We Dance, The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins, A Well Spent Life, Spend It All, Dry Wood, Hot Pepper, Always for Pleasure, Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers, Sprout Wings and Fly, In Heaven There Is No Beer?, Gap-Toothed Women, Yum, Yum, Yum! A Taste of the Cajun and Creole Cooking of Louisiana, Sworn to the Drum: A Tribute to Francisco Aguabella, The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists
