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A touching tribute to Appalachian culture in the form of a profile of the legendary mountain fiddler, Tommy Jarrell - “I eat when I’m hungry, I drink when I’m dry. If I get to feeling much better I’m going to sprout wings and fly”.
Credits
director
Les Blank
co-producer
Cece Conway
Alice Gerrand
production company
Flower Films
Language
English
Duration
00:30:25:00
Colour
Colour
ACMI Identifier
34065
Subject categories
Biographical
Documentary
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
History → Biography
Music & Performing Arts → Folk music - United States
Music & Performing Arts → Music - United States
People → Biography
Short films
Short films → Short films - United States
Sound/audio
Sound
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
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