

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.
You can stream Sprout Wings and Fly on Criterion Channel.
Sprout Wings and Fly was directed by Les Blank, Cece Conway and Alice Gerrard.
Sprout Wings and Fly holds an average rating of 6.1/10 on TMDB, and it lands best with fans of documentary and music. Join the discussion below to add your take.
Sprout Wings and Fly runs for 30min, and was released in 1983.
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