John Crafton & Fable

<font face="Times New Roman"><strong><em><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #3366ff">John Crafton is from </span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #3366ff">Baltimore</span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #3366ff"> </span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #3366ff">Maryland</span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #3366ff"> and has lived in </span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #3366ff">New England</span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #3366ff"> for most of his adult life. Years spent in </span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #3366ff">Newport</span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #3366ff"> </span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #3366ff">Rhode Island</span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #3366ff">, </span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #3366ff">Stow</span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #3366ff"> </span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #3366ff">Vermont</span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #3366ff">, and the coastal towns of </span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #3366ff">Main</span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #3366ff">, </span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #3366ff">Nova Scotia</span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #3366ff">, and the mid-Atlantic have matured the music. </span></em></strong></font><font face="Times New Roman"><strong><em><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #3366ff">John&nbsp;was a formally trained piano and horn player in the 60&#39;s and a member of numerous rock bands in the late 60&#39;s and 70&#39;s when he learned to play guitar. In the 70&#39;s, He worked as a single act, singer / songwriter&nbsp;in&nbsp;</span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #3366ff">New England</span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #3366ff">&nbsp;and lived and played in </span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #3366ff">Europe</span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #3366ff"> for a year and a half.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></em></strong></font><font face="Times New Roman"><strong><em><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #3366ff">He formed the band&nbsp;Fable in 1977 in </span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #3366ff">Baltimore</span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #3366ff"> and toured the mid-Atlantic developing a rich vocal harmony sound for which they became popular.&nbsp;Life and several incarnations of the band&nbsp;have kept him moving around the country in pursuit of his personal goals as a musician, sailor, &amp; gentleman explorer. </span></em></strong></font><font face="Times New Roman"><strong><em><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #3366ff">He currently resides in </span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #3366ff">Akron</span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #3366ff"> </span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #3366ff">Ohio</span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #3366ff">, </span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #3366ff">Baltimore</span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #3366ff"> </span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #3366ff">Maryland</span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #3366ff">, and </span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #3366ff">Portland</span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #3366ff"> </span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #3366ff">Oregon</span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #3366ff"> working for Soft Wind Productions as a producer and recording engineer. Whenever possible he is off-shore sailing. Everything else and the music of John Crafton can be found at <a href="http://www.softwindproductions.com/">www.softwindproductions.com</a>.</span></em></strong></font> <p align="center"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px"><strong><em><font face="Garamond" color="#0000ff">Our mission is to bring the listener a pleasant and sometimes emotional repast centered in the time and&nbsp; life experiences we all share. Acoustic instruments, beautiful harmonies, and the occasional keyboard or&nbsp; electric guitar bring the story like lyrics to life in a way that is Fable&#39;s alone.<br /><br />Fable continues to expand its audience and it is our hope to add you to our broadening family of listeners.<br />We welcome you.<br /><br />John Crafton &amp; Keith Bachman</font></em></strong></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px"></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px"><span class="text"><strong><em><font face="Garamond" size="6" color="#0000ff"><span style="font-size: 30px; line-height: 34px">Forty Years of Fable<br /><br /></span></font></em></strong><strong><em><font face="Garamond" size="4" color="#0000ff"><span style="font-size: 20px; line-height: 24px">John Crafton (Founder), Richard Crafton, Scott Wilson, John Flanders, John Fisher, <br />Miriam Fisher, Tim, Mike Marzoulo, Mike Fox, David Jacobson, David Richardson, &nbsp;<br />Terry Battle, Lynn Travor, Mack McNichol, Phil Brecher, Jimmy Taylor, Paul Aurillio, <br />Kelly Smith, Pearley Evans, C.W. Johnson, John Crafton III, Nick Watson,<br />Mark Unruh, Douglass MacConnell, Greg Evans, Tony Gavoli, Chuck Smith, <br />J.P.Jones, Medrick Bellair, Sean Galooly, John Sprier, Josh Williams, Sarah Tallarico, <br />Bob Wood, Don Henson, Keith Bachman, Lisa Blayney, Samuel Salsbury, Leslie Wake, <br />Sashir Ali, Saam Cabot, Tom Schurr, &amp; Richard Crafton (The Younger)&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></font></em></strong></span></span></p>