Crow Crankies

King crow from the story The Moon Crow written and painted by Alison Clark. See more information below.

 Crows  - my favorite!  This collection of crankies includes folk songs, a poem, a Native American folktale and a 16th Century Scottish piping piobaireachd and more. Caw!

The Crow Moon

From Scotland, Alison Clark of the Triple Aspect Puppet Comany,  wrote the story, painted the scroll and created the facade that attaches to the front of the box. The  17m Tyvek scroll illustrates the story of a boastful  young crow made to atone for all his boasting  in front of the king Crow.

You Raise the Hawk
Artwork and narration by Brendan Taaffe of Vermont, letter pressing by Hannah Regier. The poem, You Raise the Hawk, is from the book "Bucolics" written by Maurice Manning, published 2007. brendantaaffe.com
The Two Ravens
The Two Ravens - A Crankie performed by Coracree. Lyrics by Allan Carr based on the Child Ballad 26 "The Twa Corbies" Allan set this version to the tune: "Indian Neck" by Rick Lee. Vocals: Allan Carr and Sarah Gowan Banjo: Jane Rothfield. Crankie design and construction: Bill Quern and Sarah Gowan www.coracree.com www.boxandstringmusic.com
Crow River Song - Katherine Fahey
This ghost story rendition of Crow Song River was performed at the Peabody School of Music Library in Baltimore, Maryland Halloween night of 2014. Story written by Jan Merker. Kaweah or Crow River Song is the story of a girl who is isolated from the world. She is afraid to leave her home until she is lured out of her safe space by the beauty and wonder of the world. She encounters some challenges on the way that drive her to strive harder and lead to an unexpected transformation. katherinefahey.com
Poor Old Crow - Sandy Buchner
This was created by Sandy Buchner of Seattle, Washington!
As The Crow Flies
This Crankie uses an overhead projector and an acetate roll. ‘As the Crow Flies’ is a story in the making, slowly inching nearer to completion. This roll was made during a residency at The Performance Centre in Penryn and is the teaser trailer for the longer story. Made by Hope & Anchor – Joanna Hope Bricher & Alex Goodman. Sound recordings by Samuel Rodgers and music borrowed from Billy Childish. www.hope-anchor.co.uk Alex is from Cornwall, UK and Joanna resides in Manchester, UK.
The Jealous Crow
THIS PAPER CUT CRANKIE IS FROM SINGER, GUITARIST, POET DEJAH LEGER OF SEATTLE. dejahleger.com, 2013.
The Blackbird
THE BLACKBIRD WAS CREATED BY BLAIR THOMAS AND CO. FROM CHICAGO. A SHADOW PUPPET BLACKBIRD FLYING FROM ONE SCROLL TO ANOTHER! 2010. www.blairthomas.org
A Murder of Crows
THIS IS ONE OF MY FIRST CRANKIES. SKYE RICHENDRFER IS PLAYING AN ADAPTION OF A 16TH CENTURY PIPING PIOBAIREACHD ON THE SMALL SCOTTISH PIPES. THE TUNE MIMICS THE SOUND OF CROWS, 2012.

This page created in 2014, updated 2019. Sue Truman❤