Autographs of Jez Lowe
John Gerard "Jez" Lowe (born 14 July 1955) is an English folk singer-songwriter. Lowe was born and raised in County Durham, in a family with Irish roots. He is known primarily for his compositions dealing with daily life in North-East England, particularly in his hometown of Easington Colliery. He attended St Francis RC Grammar School in nearby Hartlepool and later studied languages at Sunderland Polytechnic. He performs both as a solo artist and with his backing band, The Bad Pennies. In addition to singing his songs, Lowe accompanies himself and The Bad Pennies on guitar, harmonica, cittern, and piano.
John Gerard Lowe grew up witnessing the decline of the coal-mining industry that had defined the region's economic profile for generations. A great many of Lowe's compositions address the economic distress that the North Country has suffered as a result of this industrial decline, and the social repercussions thereof. "Galloways," "Nearer to Nettles," and "These Coal Town Days" are among the songs that directly address economic conditions. In the much larger category of social impact songs, well known Lowe compositions are "Big Meeting Day," "Greek Lightning," and "Last of the Widows." (His song, "Last of the Widows", was written in 1991 to mark the fortieth anniversary of the pit disaster at Easington Colliery.) Numerous other songs by Lowe deal with the general issues of poverty and limited social opportunity in the region.\nAmongst those who have recorded Jez Lowe songs are Fairport Convention, The Dubliners, The Unthanks, The Tannahill Weavers, The Young Uns, Bob Fox, Megson, The McCalmans, Liam Clancy, Cherish The Ladies, The Black Family, Tom McConville, Enda Kenny, Men of the Deeps and many more.
In 2006, Lowe contributed to the BBC Radio 2 Radio Ballads documentary series broadcast on Radio 2 as a homage to the original series of the same title, pioneered by Ewan MacColl and Charles Parker in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Jez Lowe was commissioned to write 22 new songs for the documentary-folk series, which were not all performed by Lowe but featured guest vocals from the likes of Barry Coope, Bob Fox and many more. The series went on to win two Sony Radio Academy Awards.
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Traded items with a signature of Jez Lowe
The most expensive item with a signature of Jez Lowe (JEZ LOWE self titled (signed) LP EX/EX-, FE 023, vinyl, album, folk, uk, 1980) was sold in March 2025 for £49.99 while the cheapest item (JEZ LOWE & THE BAD PENNIES DOOLALLY HAND SIGEND CD ALBUM ORIGINAL AUTOGRAPHED) found a new owner for £2.59 in June 2024. The month with the most items sold (2) was March 2024 with an average selling price of £4.99 for an autographed item of Jez Lowe. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2025 with £49.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £2.59 was June 2024. In average, an autographed item from Jez Lowe is worth £10.94.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Jez Lowe were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | JAKE WALTON & JEZ LOWE TWO A ROUE 1986 FE055 12" VINYL RECORD SIGNED | £7.61 |  |
| JAKE WALTON & JEZ LOWE TWO A ROUE 1986 FE055 12" VINYL RECORD SIGNED | £9.00 | |
 | JEZ LOWE & THE BAD PENNIES~NORTHERN ECHOES : LIVE ON THE TYNE~SIGNED FOLK CD/DVD | £7.74 | |
| Jez Lowe - Lowe Life - Cd Signed | £27.37 | |
| JEZ LOWE AND BAD PENNIES - LIVE AT DAVY LAMP 2 x CD *SIGNED & TICKETS* RARE FOLK | £12.99 | |
| JEZ LOWE AND BAD PENNIES - LIVE AT DAVY LAMP 2 x CD *SIGNED & TICKETS* RARE FOLK | £13.50 | |
| JEZ LOWE BAD PENNY 1988 FE 070 12" VINYL RECORD SIGNED | £9.40 | |
 | Jez Lowe Galloways Very Good+ Vinyl LP Record Album FE049 SIGNED & Insert | £24.99 | |
| Jez Lowe Galloways Very Good+ Vinyl LP Record Album FE049 SIGNED & Insert | £24.99 | |
| Jez Lowe Galloways Very Good+ Vinyl LP Record Album FE049 SIGNED & Insert | £24.99 | |
 | Jez Lowe Label: Fellside Recordings – FE023 Format: Vinyl, LP EX/EX SIGNED | £17.99 | |
| JEZ LOWE self titled (signed) LP EX/EX-, FE 023, vinyl, album, folk, uk, 1980 | £49.99 | |
| Jez Lowe – Bad Penny LP Fellside Recordings FE070 **SIGNED** | £11.98 | |
| Jez Lowe – Jez Lowe LP Fellside Recordings FE023 **SIGNED** | £11.98 | |
| Jez Lowe – The Old Durham Road LP Fellside Recordings FE 034 **SIGNED** | £11.98 | |
