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Thread #62413 Message #3602144
Posted By: Martin Graebe
17-Feb-14 - 04:49 AM
Thread Name: John Crane Broadsheets.
Subject: RE: John Crane Broadsheets.
Just found this and it prompted me to catalogue my collection of John Crane's broadsheets (See below)
I haven't spoken to John for many years but I know that he is still around and in the Midlands. One of his more recent artworks is the wonderful stage back-drop at the Black Diamond Folk Club in Birmingham - I hope that this has gone with them to their new venue.
I still have some of the broadsheets that John produced of my songs. Just a handful of 'Harry the Hawker' but a larger pile of 'Honiton Lace'. The reason for this was a misunderstanding between John and I which led to him illustrating a Buckinghamshire lace-worker rather than one from East Devon. A valuable lesson for me in working with illustrators and printers !
It would be interesting if someone could identify John's other broadsheets and chapbooks, so that we could have a complete list.
I also have some other collections of modern broadsheets, notably those of Barry Roberts, who was active at about the same time as John Crane, but working with a duplicator, rather than lithographic printing.
Martin
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John Crane Artwork in Martin Graebe's collection
I have a number of John Crane's Broadsides and other items. Many of these were purchased from Peter Kennedy in the 1970s when he had his shop (The Cider House) in Dartington and had some incomplete sets and damaged items. Others were bought from John at festivals. And, of course there are the two that he produced for me of my own songs.
There are I have three collections that are in folders:
'Broadsheets by John Crane – Set of Twenty-Five songs' (Complete Set March 1974)
1. The Lowlands of Holland Traditional
2. Pretty Saro Traditional
3. Our Budgie is Dead Malcolm and Carol Fern
4. A Wife for Sale Jon Raven
5. The Wizard of Alderley Edge Peter Coe
6. The Gay Fusilier Peter Coe
7. The Congleton Bear Peter Coe
8. Friar Francis Peter Coe
9. Joseph Baker Peter Coe
10. John O' Dreams Bill Caddick
11. The Marbury Dunne Peter Coe
12. Fare Thee Well Traditional
13. Kilmarnock Town Traditional
14. Cowd Stringy Pie Traditional
15. Danny's Johnny Handle
16. The Apprentice Traditional
17. Jack went A-Sailing Traditional
18. The King's Whim Chris and Toni Hicks
19. Harry the Hawker Martin Graebe
20. The Men o' the North Sheila Douglas
21. The Land of Three Rivers Vin Garbutt
22. The Starlings Vin Garbutt
23. Whilstlebitch Well Peter and Chris Coe
24. Blue Cap Peter and Chris Coe
25. The Salt Tell Peter and Chris Coe
'Broadsheets by John Crane – The Cheshire Songs of Peter and Christine Coe'
(a set of eight songs)
5. The Wizard of Alderley Edge Peter Coe
7. The Congleton Bear Peter Coe
8. Friar Francis Peter Coe
9. Joseph Baker Peter Coe
11. The Marbury Dunne Peter Coe
23. Whilstlebitch Well Peter and Chris Coe
24. Blue Cap Peter and Chris Coe
25. The Salt Tell Peter and Chris Coe
The numbering of the 'Complete Set' is retained. My set is missing numbers 23, 24, and 25.
'Broadsheets by John Crane – Ten Songs'
3. Our Budgie is Dead Malcolm and Carol Fern
4. A Wife for Sale Jon Raven
5. The Gay Fusilier Peter Coe
10. John O' Dreams Bill Caddick
14. Danny's Johnny Handle
18. The King's Whim Chris and Toni Hicks
19. Harry the Hawker Martin Graebe
20. The Men o' the North Sheila Douglas
21. The Land of Three Rivers Vin Garbutt
22. The Starlings Vin Garbutt
The numbering of the 'Complete Set' is retained. My set is missing numbers 23, 24, and 25.
In addition to these I have two broadsides that were not included in the above collections:
28. Honiton Lace Martin Graebe
31. Dust to Dust John Kirkpatrick
I also have two booklets:
No 2 Twa Sisters (arranged by Toni Hicks) (10.5 x 14.4 cm, 16 pages)
Eddie Baker's Muckspreader by John Kirkpatrick (A4, 8 pages)
I do have some duplicates of the broadsheets, including those of my own songs.