' Somewhere inside me is basically a show-off, wanting to get on stage. There's a peculiar romanticism about travelling around and hawking your wares.'
After 11 years and 15 gold or platinum lps, every performance by this highly-successful British rock group is still dominated by the extraordinary figure of Ian Anderson. His music and lyrics are distinctive and personal, with deep folk roots, and his singing and flute playing command total attention. But behind the compelling stage performer is another IAN ANDERSON - quiet, private man, who puts the same energy into imaginative farming ventures in Buckinghamshire and the Isle of Skye. This film shows the many-sided talents of the group, at home, in the recording studio, and on tour in America.
With MARTIN BARRE , JOHN GLASCOCK BARRIEMORE BARLOW , JOHN EVAN DAVID PALMER , THE SCOTTISH BALLET
Film editor IAN PITCH
Producer DAVID BUCKTON